I will Love You Forever - Chapter 156

He smiled and turned to leave but unexpectedly, she held onto his hand. This was the first time she was taking the initiative of holding his hand and rather than happy, he was surprised.

‘Is she that scared?’ he wondered then turned around and looked at her sceptically. He couldn’t read her because unlike other girls he had met, she was unpredictable.

“Do you need something?” he asked gently and she sat up straight then pursed her lips. She indeed needed something but didn’t know how to say it to him.

He raised a brow and looked at her sceptically. She was still holding onto his hand and her head was lowered a bit. ‘I’ll never understand her completely. One time she’s indifferent, another time she’s feisty and now, she’s like a cute little cub.’ her behaviour change was something that he couldn’t completely understand.

Sigh. He sat on the chair beside her bed and waited patiently for her to say something. Although he was the curious type whenever he was with people he was familiar with, he was patient and didn’t persuade her to talk until she wanted to.

Slowly, Kara let go of his hand and looked up at him with an entirely different expression which confused him even more.

Kara raised a brow and scoffed. “How can you handle my sister with such delicate hands? They feel like you never even used them to work. Hump!” she turned around and laid on her bed again then covered her head with her blanket once more shutting him out.

Qin blinked twice. He wanted to say something but she rendered him speechless. How can she even come up with something like that when he was trying to be nice to her? Why is she so inconsiderate?

He sighed and stood up from the chair with a furious expression then turned to look at her body that lay on the bed again. He couldn’t help but scoff before returning to the sofa.

As he sat there, he couldn’t help but toss and turn thinking about how she once again belittled his abilities. First, she compared him to a nurse and now, she is saying his hands has never worked. ‘Hey! These hands have saved more lives than you can count.’ he wanted to shout it out loud but could only suppress his emotions while staring at her body in disbelief.

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Soon, it was night and Gerard was still not home yet. Johnathan was worried and although Qin felt anxious as well, he didn’t show it on his face. He believed that although Gerard might be late by a few minutes, he would definitely show up.

“The moon is already out. She would be here anytime from now.” Grace ran to the living room to tell Qin and got a sigh in response. He stood from where he sat and spoke. “Double check all the windows and doors. Make sure everywhere is sealed and make sure the salt is in every corner of the house,” he calmly spoke.

Grace nodded and hurried away. He walked to the window and looked up at the moon. ‘Hurry. We don’t have much time left.’

Patiently, they all sat in the living room. The silence was frustrating but no one dared to say anything. They had been waiting for a while but got no sign of Kel’s coming. Even at that, they were all afraid of what was about to happen if they lose their guard except for one person.

“Why are we all seated as though someone is about to die? This silence is worse than death you know.” Kara lamented feeling as though the silence would eventually kill her even before Kel gets there.

Qin looked at her and could hear the sound of her heart beating fast. She was equally worried about what might happen to her but she was masking up her fears with these few words of hers.

“This is not the right time for jokes Kara.” Johnathan calmly responded. Even he could feel the tension their silence was causing but he couldn’t bring himself to say anything because of how scared he was.

Kara sighed and leaned back frustratedly. Qin also tore his eyes from her and focused on hearing any strange sound.

Tired of waiting, she stood up abruptly and began to walk away causing everyone to worry.

Johnathan stood up as well and asked worriedly, “Where are you going? You shouldn’t leave our sight.” he complained and Kara looked at all of them as though they were jailers.

“What? I’m just going to get a drink from the fridge. It’s not like I’m going to elope with my invincible boyfriend.” she retorted and Qin got distracted for a second.

‘Did she have to say the word boyfriend?’ he wondered.

She walked to the fridge and got the drink then smiled at their nervous eyes. “See… I told you I’ll just be getting some dr…” Kara was walking back to her seat when Qin looked down and widened his eyes. He dashed to her side with incredible speed but Kel’s razor-sharp tongue was able to cut Kara’s skin a little.

They rolled on the ground as that was the only way he could stop her from getting hurt in time. They all thought that Kel would come from one of the openings in the house but to their greatest surprise, she attacked from underground and it didn’t even make her presence known until she almost got Kara.

“Ah…” Kara grabbed her bleeding arm slightly and looked at it surprised. Who would have thought that her sister would one day attack her like this?

She furrowed her brow and looked at the opening Kel made on the floor. Qin held her close and they all silently kept quiet because they didn’t know where Kel went again.

Qin sensed something from underground again but was certain that that couldn’t have been Kel. He squinted his eyes and in the next second flipped Kara over as Kel attacked from the wall.

“What is she now? Molten magma?” Johnathan yelled seeing that she could even get in through the walls. From every side of the wall, Kel began to penetrate with her tail making it hard for them to escape.

With Kara in his arms, Qin managed to dodge most of them and hurried upstairs with her. Kel trailed them from underground and between the walls following them as fast as the waves in the ocean.

He got to her room. Which was covered in salt all through and shut the door then held her hand tightly with a serious expression on his face. “Stand close to me, don’t leave my side,” he whispered softly.

Kara nodded. This wasn’t the time to make jokes and act stubbornly. After all, she was also worried to death about what Kel would eventually do if she gets a hold of her.

As she looked down at his waist, she nothing that it was wet and she could slightly perceive the iron scent of blood but she couldn’t afford to make him panic at that moment.

Qin could hear the sound Kel made as she was going up the walls but maintained his cool. There was only little he could do to fight such a terrible demon before Gerard came.

Suddenly, the sound stopped and there was silence. All he could hear was the sound of Kara’s heart beating and her suppressed breathing.

He turned and looked at her for a second. This time, he could see pure fear in her eyes but he was determined to protect her with all he had even if it costs his life.

“Kok Kok Kok” the sound of heels walking in the hallway could be heard. Soon, it was more than one and it sounded like a man’s shoe and a female’s heel.

Suddenly, he began to feel dizzy and shook his head slightly to get a grip of his senses. This was a result of the cut he sustained from Kel’s attack but he wanted to fight it off as much as he could.

The doorknob cracked open and he squinted his eyes and tightened his fists ready to fight but it was Gerard at the door.

Qin furrowed his brow then sighed in relief to see that he had finally come. “I had to fight her off. Come out now or else she might attack again.” Gerard warned.

Ayla also ran to the door and looked at Kara then sighed. “I’m so glad you’re fine. Come down. She might attack from the walls again.”

Qin grabbed Kara’s hand and was about to go to the door but Kara didn’t move an inch from where she stood. Her brow was furrowed slightly but her heartbeat relaxed.

Qin turned and looked at her confused. He couldn’t understand why she wasn’t coming with him. “We need to hurry,” he warned her already weak because of the cut.

Kara smiled slightly and held on to Qin’s hand tightly surprising him then sealed their lips together. Qin was not only surprised but shocked.

While she did this, she looked at the duo at the door and her eyes revealed a smile seeing their fist tightened.

‘Kel wants you and she can’t stand to see this. You must have sensed the anger already.’

Qin’s brow raised slightly hearing her thought and knew at that moment that those people weren’t who he thought they were.