I will Love You Forever - Chapter 153

“Ah!” her hands waved in the air as she struggled to maintain her balance. Just as she thought she would definitely collide with the floor, she fell but surprisingly, it wasn’t painful at all.

‘Ah… It seems the floor in this house was made of cushions.’ she thought to herself then slightly opened her eyes but she came face first with someone she tried so hard to avoid.

Kara blinked twice and wondered when he came in. She moved swiftly and wanted to get off h but he held her down.

“What… What are you doing?” she asked confused but Qin said nothing and just stared at her.

She tried to get off again and yet, he didn’t let go. “Dr Qin… Don’t you think this is an uncomfortable position?” she asked without thinking too much about it.

Qin shook his head without looking away. Kara was speechless for a second. “Umm… It might be comfortable for your but it’s…” she didn’t finish her statement when his hand reached for her hair and tucked it behind her ear.

He looked back at her speechless face and indifferently spoke. “You were saying?” he asked as though nothing just happened.

Kara blinked twice wondering what he was up to. How could he just do that and yet pretend to be so calm?

She was still staring at him speechlessly when a knock came from the door. Her eyes widened and she immediately got off him.

Qin got up immediately after Kara did. He was equally surprised but concealed it properly. He cleared his throat and watched as Johnathan walked in.

Johnathan rushed to Kara seeing her stand like that and held her arms. “Finally. I heard you were awake and came as fast as I could.” Johnathan was ecstatic to see his daughter awake.

Qin cleared his throat and excused himself. Before he left, he turned and looked at her again then the corner of his lip slightly curved upwards before finally leaving.

Johnathan stayed for a long time and when he finally left, she sighed in relief. All the while when her father was talking, she couldn’t help but think about that indifferent face Qin made.

She patted her chest softly to calm her beating heart. “He sure knows how to make a statement. Will I be able to sleep this night?” she groaned in frustration and hit her bed repeatedly like a little child.

She looked up and sighed in frustration then rubbed her stomach that was equally frustrated. “Why did I tell him to take the porridge back? Now both I and my stomach are frustrated.” she pouted the pursed her lips and walked out of the room with the sole intention of grabbing a meal and hurrying back up.

She sneaked out of her room like an undercover agent just because she didn’t want to run into someone.

Hiding behind pillars and in corners, Kara finally made her way to the kitchen. It was a massive kitchen unlike the one back at her home.

While in the kitchen, she felt relaxed and searched for food like a mouse. Finally, she stumbled across the long-anticipated food left with no one claiming it.

As soon as she finished eating, she cleaned her mouth and sighed heavily. “So this was at home yet he offered me porridge… Ha!” She scoffed the rubbed her stomach as she walked out of the kitchen but as soon as she opened the kitchen door, she came face first with the same person she was running away from all this time.

Qin raised a brow seeing her surprised expression. Then walked in slowly causing and to take a few steps back.

“I left my food in there. I’ll just take it.” Qin pointed to the spot where he left his food and began to walk in that direction.

Kara’s eyes widened. She had mistakenly taken Qin’s food without knowing. “Aish… How do I get out of this situation now?” she bit her lips and cursed under her breath for being so quick to devour the food. ‘It was delicious though.’

“Oh… Where did it go? I’m sure I left it here.” he wondered after stumbling across an empty pot.

He looked under the cabinet and behind the curtains but each time he did that, a wide smile crept on his face. “Yes…” he whispered then furrowed his brow and searched more.

“I…” Kara wanted to confess and Qin looked at her quizzically.

“I… I… I took the food from the pot.” she bit her lips after she finished saying this.

Qin looked at her with a puzzled expression. “Where did you keep it?” he asked looking as though he still had hopes of finding it.

“Huh?” Kara looked up at him and

bit her lower lips. ‘Why does he want to know the details?’

“Um…” she couldn’t find the courage to say that she ate it so she just pointed at her stomach and lowered her head.

Qin raised his brow seeing her point to her stomach. She looked so cute when she had that guilty look on he face. She looked up at him almost catching him ogling at her.

“Urgh.” he looked away quickly before she could figure out that he had been staring at her the whole time.

“I got so hungry. What can I do now?” he lamented while stealing glances at her.

Kara became really sorry. If she had known that it belonged to him then she wouldn’t have taken it. “How about you wait here. I’ll make something for you.” as soon as she finished saying those words, she regretted it because she was a terrible cook. In fact, she didn’t know how to turn on the cooker.

Qin’s face lightened up. “Really? You would do that?” he asked with an ecstatic expression.

Kara wanted to curse under her breath but there was no way she could take back her words now.

“I don’t want a sick person making my meal because I don’t want to fall ill as well.” Qin bloated out and Kara glared at him. She didn’t know whether or not that was supposed to make her feel relieved.

“So… Let’s do it this way, once you get better, you’ll treat me to dinner.” he made an offer that she was delighted to take. Treating him to dinner wasn’t such a bad idea.

“Deal?” he asked and she nodded almost immediately. “Yes… Deal.”

“Don’t break your promise or else I’ll remind you of this day.” Qin threatened and Kara nodded like a woodpecker.

“Okay… That’s enough talking. Go to your room now and get some rest before night falls.” He advised and she gladly went back to her room.

As soon as the kitchen door closed, Qin jumped happily. “Yes!” he murmured the stood straight and fixed his clothes and collar before walking out of the kitchen with a serious expression. No one would know that he was happy that she agreed to treat him to dinner.

***

Finally, they arrived at Salem when it was already late in the afternoon. Although this was where she grew up, Ayla didn’t feel comfortable with the environment anymore.

She recalled how the villagers willingly gave her up to the monster without thinking twice but at the same time, she was grateful that that same creature that everyone feared was none other than her husband, Gerard. As she thought about it now, she couldn’t help but feel lucky that he chose her.

Gerard could not get out of the car because the sun was out already and it wasn’t exactly a fan of his.

“Did you find it?” Diana asked standing outside the cave.

Ayla soon walked out with the cloak in her hand. She had a puzzled expression on her face. Usually, when a cloak is kept in such bad condition, it would lose quality but it still looked as new as ever. She even began to doubt if it was truly hers and to make matters worse, it was complete.

“Why? Isn’t that it? Or did something bad happen to it?” Diana asked confused by why Ayla had that expression on her face.

She looked up at Diana and showed her the cloak. “It’s complete. I tore it when Gerard was injured but it’s not torn anymore,” she explained.

Diana moved closer and looked at the cloak. She was about to touch it but stopped midway. “That’s it. Let’s go.”

They both rushed to the car but someone saw them get in the car. “Ayla?” Mare was surprised to see her daughter but before she could chase after her, the car was already gone.

*

Ayla stared at the cloak surprised that it didn’t look old at all and the part she had torn was not torn at all. She knew she wouldn’t get the answers but she couldn’t help but wonder.

Gerard was sitting next to her in the back seat and held her hand gently. “You look tired. Well be there before you know it,” he assured her and she nodded then leaned on her shoulder.

As Diana drove the duo, Gerard recalled what Johnathan said to him. The day Gerard was cursed was the same day Kel was supposed to become a lone demon.. The curse somehow affected her initiation rite and that was why she became uncontrollable.