“We’ll talk about it later!” Philip said, putting on a long face, “If you keep worrying about who I sleep with, I’ll throw you into the mice hole!”
“Ah… Mice? No.” As soon as she heard that, her face turned pale. ” You take revenge,” she yelled.
“I didn’t expect you to be so afraid of mice when you grow up!” Philip sniggered, and his gaze suddenly fell on the grass not far behind Esther, where a mouse was basking in the sun. “Esther, what’s behind you? ”
“What?” Esther turned her head, and her eyes fell on a field mouse that was looking for food. Her face suddenly turned pale, and she was scared and flustered. “Help…” she screamed.
She screamed in horror. Esther raised her foot in panic. The stool fell backward because of her movement. She fell heavily on the ground as the stool tilted, her fist shaking.
“Esther…” Philip was distressed to see how horrified she was. He comforted, “Don’t be afraid, the mouse has gone!”
Elijah rushed over as soon as he heard her scream.
The vole ran away and disappeared from her crying.
“Esther!” Philip was a little guilty, “It’s gone!”
“Esther!” Elijah ran over and held her into his arms. “What’s the matter?” he asked anxiously.
“Honey, there are mice!” Esther’s pale face tangled together, and she shrank into a ball. When she saw him coming, she immediately threw herself into his arms and put her arms around his neck. The only thing left was her frightened voice with a cry. It seemed that she shouldn’t preach Philip. She was retaliated by him in an instant!
“No, it’s gone!” Philip comforted, who couldn’t bear to see her feared face.
“Honey, Philip bullies me. I don’t want brother anymore. He invited the mouse!” Esther’s voice had been out of tune. In shock, she trembled and huddled in Elijah’s arms. Her tears fell and moistened her face.
“It’s all right! There were no more mice.” Elijah’s face sank and he stared at Philip.
“Well! I can’t talk to mice. How can I invite a mouse?” asked Philip, rolling his eyes.
As a result, next, Esther had been nestled in Elijah’s arms and insisted on not leaving him. Seeing that they were devoted to each other, Philip had mixed feelings, narrowing his slightly. At this time, the phone rang.
He answered the phone. “Hello.”
While answering the phone, he held the phone tightly and his face slightly sank. “I have nothing to do with her!” said Philip over the phone.
Esther was interested and she asked, “Who is it?”
Philip was stunned and he put on a smile. “Well, nothing. Aren’t afraid?” he replied insincerely.
“I’m afraid!” Esther continued to nest in Elijah’s arms, enjoying his warm, generous and safe embrace.
Elijah also enjoyed the feeling of holding her. His eyes swept across Philip’s face sharply, but he didn’t speak.
Esther soon forgot about the mouse incident and enjoyed the delicious food.
They fed each other, but Philip, who hadn’t eaten much, stopped eating. After a while, he dialed the phone again and asked in a deep voice, “Is she really ill? Send her to the hospital… The best hospital…”
Esther and Elijah looked at each other, and she whispered, “What’s wrong? Philip is a little strange!”
“Are you full? Go home and have a rest!” he said.
“But hasn’t Josh Gunn been caught yet?” She was a little scared.
“From now on, I will be with you every moment!” To ensure her safety, he decided to be with her every moment.
Philip hung up the phone, his mind wandering.
“Philip, who is sick?”
“My dog!” Philip smiled faintly, “Esther, go to the service desk and help me get cigarettes!”
“Just ask the waiter to deliver it!” Esther was reluctant to leave Elijah’s warm arms.
Knowing that Philip had something to say, Elijah said to Esther, “Good girl, go!”
Pursing her lips, Esther stood up unwillingly and went to ask for cigarettes at the front desk of the restaurant hall.
As soon as she left, Philip said, “Does Evan Gray want you to take over?”
Elijah nodded and said seriously, “He wants to play big this time!”
“You refused him?”
“Yes!”
“I’m afraid he will start to move in on Esther. This is a warning!”
Without speaking anymore, Elijah put on a serious expression.
“How long does it take to clean LN Bar?” asked Philip, who looked serious as he worried that Evan Gray started to move in on his sister.
Elijah closed his deep eyes, frowning. Well! How long would it take? He was really worried about what would happen next if he refused to take over.
“I’m worried about my sister being with you!” said Philip.
Elijah remained speechless, wondering how to stop Esther from being hurt.
“Esther is here!” said the Philip.
“Well!” Elijah opened his eyes, and his face turned calm, but his deep eyes seemed to be in deep thought.
“Here you are!” Esther put the cigarette on the table and looked at the expression of the two, frowning. But soon, Philip said, “You guys go back!”
Without saying a word, Elijah stood up, took Esther’s hand, and left.
“Philip, remember, don’t play with the girls. Bring your puppy to me someday. I like animals too!” Esther said as she turned around.
Philip’s expression became serious. Puppy?
Taking out the phone again, Philip dialed a number.
After a long time, it finally went through. There came a husky voice, ” Hello!”
“…” Philip closed his eyes and hung up the phone.
On the way back, Esther fell asleep again.
Elijah turned to look at her, his eyes lingering on her.
Esther didn’t wake up until he drove home. “Oh! Are we home? What do I do with my classes in the afternoon?” she asked.
“Skip it!” Elijah grabbed her hand. “You don’t need to go to class recently. I have someone record the courses for you, and I can watch it at home!”
“Is that okay?” Esther frowned and stretched out. She felt tired. “Elijah, why do I feel so tired recently?”
Hearing her words, Elijah thought if she was pregnant.
What should he do if she was pregnant?
“Get off!” he said in a low voice.
Esther got off the car with a complex expression on her face. Looking at his tall figure, she felt strange that he looked so lonely.
She got off the car, closed the door, and walked to him. “Honey, aren’t you happy?” asked Esther.
Elijah shook his head immediately. “No, I’m fine!”
He took her hand upstairs and went to the door of the apartment. Looking at the locked door, Esther sighed, “Honey, do you think Kattie knows that the man who slept with her is Josh Gunn? Would she think it was you?”
Looking at the door, Elijah said, “It’s not what you should think about. You just need to eat well every day and have a good time. This is the biggest happiness for me!”
Love a person meant one shall grant happiness to the other at any time. As long as she was happy, he would be infinite satisfaction.
Esther only felt strange, but she couldn’t say what was strange.
Back home, Esther sat on the sofa watching TV, and Elijah went to the study to deal with his business.
After watching TV for a while, she fell asleep on the sofa with weariness. Elijah came out, looked at her sleeping face, and his eyes were soft again. He went over to picked her up and put her on the bed. As soon as Esther was in bed, she woke up. “Elijah?”
Esther reached out her arms around his neck and said, “Honey, can you hold me to sleep?”
He looked out of the window, seeing the sun in the sky. He didn’t seem to have the habit of taking a nap in the afternoon, but he couldn’t bear to refuse her as she tied his neck tightly with her little hand. He nodded after a moment of hesitation, “Alright.”
Putting down her, Elijah lifted the quilt and lay on the bed. It was slightly cold in the late autumn. She came back in cotton pajamas, and he also changed home clothes.
“Elijah, is there something on your mind!” Esther squinted her eyes halfway, and her long eyelashes flickered, which were very attractive.
He was slightly shocked. Did he write everything on his face, or she had begun to pay attention to his expression? He smiled, “Nothing.”
“You look a little bit out of your wits!” She said, “Are you still worried because of Josh Gunn?”
“No! Sooner or later, he will be found!” he said.
“That man is really strange. He said he was going to break us apart. Why does he break us apart? Have we offended them?” Esther said as a light flashed in her mind, and suddenly she said, “Is he in love with you?”
“What!” Elijah looked at her in a daze. “Baby, am I that attractive? Loved by men?”
***
“You bought him and saved him from those old women. He was very fond of you at first sight, which might be the case.”
“…” Elijah was speechless, holding her shoulder. He looked at her side, his eyes misting.
She was really cute in such a little way, like a woman who was fond of gossiping, making her much more cute and attractive.