I will Love You Forever - Chapter 146

Gerard was speechless for a second but soon took control of the situation. He moved swiftly and held Ayla by her waist. His movements were so fast that she didn’t even see him move.

“Then you know just how I feel when I see you smile with other men.” Gerard’s voice was soft and warm and his gaze was as beautiful as the sun.

‘How can it be possible that he was cursed by the moon but looks as beautiful and bright as the sun.’ she wondered, lost in his unending beauty.

“Master, your food is ready,” Grace spoke and Ayla tried to free herself from his clutches but failed miserably.

Grace didn’t need a response and slowly walked back with a smile on her face. “He may be hot-tempered but he certainly has a soft spot for her. Should I twist the plot a bit?” she whispered as she walked back to her post.

Gerard looked at Ayla closely as though she was a beautiful painting that he didn’t want to let go of. “Shall we?” he asked and Ayla couldn’t say anything but nodded in response.

Gerard finally let go of her and she began to walk away almost instantly but he caught up with her and held her hand.

“We are married yet you act like we’re just colleagues working from home.” he didn’t like ok with her when he said this and his face revealed no emotions but she couldn’t stop staring.

Ayla was surprised by how fast he was when he grabbed her waist because that was the very first time he was showing her that side of him.

She was inquisitive to know what else he could do but was sure that he wasn’t going to show her.

As they ate at the table, Ayla couldn’t focus. All she could think about was him. She wanted to know more like a curious child but she didn’t know how to force it out of his mouth.

‘Should I jump out from the highest floor?’ she wondered but shook her head almost instantly. It wasn’t going to be good since Gerard said he didn’t know how to fly.

She hit her fork on the plate hard as she got frustrated thinking about how to make him reveal all he has to her.

“Even if you break the plate, I still wouldn’t show you,” Gerard spoke surprising her. She didn’t know that he was listening to her thoughts all this time. Hearing him make it obvious that he wasn’t going to show her just infuriated her even more.

“But why?!” she exclaimed frustratedly.

Gerard placed his spoon down and looked at her with an indifferent expression. It took a while for him to speak but when he did, Ayla could not believe the words that left his mouth “It’s ugly.” was Gerard’s short response before picking up his spoon again.

This response of his left Ayla speechless and annoyed. ‘How dare he end the conversation like that? Does he want me to beg him? Tch.’ she snared and picked up her spoon as well.

Gerard stared at her as she ate. She was the last person he ever wanted to show that side of himself to. It was horrendous and he didn’t want her to be frightened or look at him differently after seeing him like that.

He sighed and raised his spoon again to continue eating.

Days went by and Ayla had to juggle between school and work. It was stressful for the first few days but she soon got used to it.

Although Lisa tried all she could to make things difficult for Ayla, Ayla always had a way around it and worked extra hard without complaining.

The semester’s exams had already begun and she had to be in school as early as possible to read a little before the exams starts. Although she was a fast learner, she still felt the need to read because she had been too busy lately.

“You should really take it easy. You can’t continue to deprive yourself of sleep.” Kel warned after sitting next to Ayla.

Ayla chuckled and shrugged. “It’s nothing compared to a good future.” there was silence for a while until they both laughed thinking about the irony of life.

In the world today, certificates do not guarantee a successful future. Most of the time, it’s connection and other times, it’s grace.

“Nevertheless, I have to do my best.” although she had Gerard, she didn’t want to depend on him for everything. She wanted to make it to the top as well and be amongst the few who became successful because of grace.

Kel took out a book as well and began to read. “In that case, I guess I should do the same.” she chuckled and they both laughed.

“I heard Kara would be coming for exams today. Do you think she would be able to do it?” Ayla asked worried that Kara wouldn’t be able to write the exams well because she had been away from school for far too long.

Kel scoffed. “She’s a jack of all trades. She’ll find a way around it.” was her response and Ayla didn’t think too much about it.

Ayla looked at Kel closely. Although she noticed something strange in her behaviour, she couldn’t pinpoint what it was and decided to ask after the exams.

Soon, it was time for the exams and everyone sat quietly facing their papers alone. The hall was big with so many students sitting for the exams.

As soon as the invigilator pressed the stopwatch, all hands were on deck. Everyone began to write as though they were robots and time went by swiftly.

Kel broke so many pencils because she had a hard time concentrating. Before the exams started, she was fine and calm but as soon as everyone began to write, she couldn’t concentrate anymore.

She could hear the sound of pencils scribbling and students bitting their pencils, others hitting the pencils on their forehead and even some, turning the tables into drums and the pencils as drumsticks.

She shook her head to clear her mind but it didn’t do her any good. Soon, she felt suffocated she began to breathe heavily because of the effect of the noise and the suffocation she felt.

Ayla who was focused on what she was writing heard Kel panting heavily. She looked over and saw the unsettled look on her face and wondered if she was sick.

She didn’t know what to do and was about to draw the attention of the invigilator when she noticed that Kel stopped breathing heavily. She blinked twice and finally found it.

Derick’s hands were on her hand and he was patting her gently but his eyes were on his paper and his other hand was writing as though he was subconsciously patting her. He did this until she finally became calm and even after she was calm, he didn’t stop.

He was writing this exam because he had not passed it in his second year and had to take it again.

Ayla sighed seeing that Kel was fine and waited till she began to write before she continued writing as well.

Soon, the exam for the day was over and everyone walked out of the happened except Kel and Ayla. Ayla hurried to Derick and thanked him for what he did with Kel.

“I had to stop her from distracting me. I don’t want to take the exam for the third time,” he spoke with a straight face and after saying that, he walked away like the snobby guy that he was.

Ayla snared. She didn’t even know why she thanked him in the first place and wanted to take it back immediately.

She turned back to go to Kel but when she turned around, she couldn’t find her there. She blinked twice and wondered where she could have gone but even after looking around the hall, she couldn’t see her shadow.

Ayla sighed and walked out as well. She took her bag and hoped that she would find Kel but even after checking the restaurant, she couldn’t find her.

It was time for her to go to work and she had to rush over because Lisa would make her life a living hell if she was a minute late.

Kara finished her exams early and waited for Kel so they could go home together but even after waiting for hours, she didn’t show up at the decided location.

“Wait here and call me when Kel arrives,” she told the driver before leaving to look for Kel. Kara went to the hall where Kel took her exams but couldn’t find her there. She got worried and ran to the restroom to check and that was where she found Kel.

Kel was breathing heavily and washing her face thoroughly. It was as though she wanted to peel her skin.

“What are you doing?” Kara ran up to her and hugged her worried that she was having a censure or she was sleepwalking again.