Vampire was at a loss of words after hearing what I said. I could feel his confused and awkward gaze directed at me before he heaved a sigh of relief. “I was just that? I was worried for nothing.”
That flared my anger even more. I glared at the person before me and turned my eyes away. I didn’t want to talk to him after what happened at that time. I was angry at the fact that the man standing before my eyes dared to climb on two boats.
I pursed my lips at the thought.
I still remembered that day perfectly. I remembered the emotion of heartbreak after seeing Vampire sitting inside a luxurious car beside that rich lady. I squinted my eyes at the thought.
Right now, I wanted to promise to myself that I wouldn’t ever associate with Vampire ever again! Just as I was about to go inside the house and hide from this person, he grabbed my wrist and dragged me to sit beside him. His expressions carried a trace of helplessness at this time.
“Elise, were you jealous?”
My expressions changed, but I didn’t say anything. Jealous?! Of course I was! Who wouldn’t be when the person they liked ended up finding someone else? I wanted to scratch that lady’s face and make her wear a beggar’s clothes so that he wouldn’t be able to see her like before at all!
Suddenly, I heard a chuckle from his mouth.
I glanced at his face, and realized that the dullness that I had seen before dimmed as brightness reappeared in his eyes. I couldn’t help but be surprised at that. What was happening? Just why did this man laugh at this point when I was angry to the point of killing someone?
He was clearly amused after seeing my face!
I glared at Vampire again and turned my face away.
After receiving another scary look from me, he coughed to hide his embarrassment and said, “My dear Elise, do you know who that girl was?”
“I don’t care!” I threw another glance covered with ice spikes and thorns.
He laughed again and caressed my cheeks. “Ah.. I didn’t think you would be this amusing.”
I got so angry at his words that I wanted to vomit blood on the spot! What was so good about laughing at my expressions?
After a long time, he finally stopped laughing and said, “You really can’t guess who that lady was?”
“Your lover, of course!” I spat. “Otherwise why would you go out on a date with her?”
“It wasn’t a date.” Vampire didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at this time. So he jts sighed helplessly and caressed my cheeks. “That girl was one of my top writers and wanted to discuss her storyline. She was going to start another novel. So I had to go out and talk about her outline in detail.”
I turned to look at him in shock. An author? So all this time, when I was thinking that Vampire had broken my heart by approaching another girl, he was actually having a meeting with one of his writers?
Did I just create a misunderstanding and made myself cry at night because of it?! I couldn’t help but stare at him with widened eyes.
Vampire chuckled after seeing my expressions. “Yup, and she’s not even from this city. So you don’t even have to worry about it.”
But even after this, I still had a trace of doubt in my heart. I narrowed my eyes at him and didn’t believe a single word. Even if that girl was just a writer, he didn’t have to abandon me right in the middle of the ‘divorce’ topic?! I glared at Vampire and said, “Really? But you abandoned me when you got her phone call, didn’t you?”
Vampire couldn’t help but face-palm himself. “Elise, you’re thinking too much.” He took a deep breath and parted his lips.
I squinted my eyes but didn’t say anything. I was done with this kind of two faced person. First, he would approach me with all kinds of expressions on his face and would coax me with words that could warm my heart effectively. And when I would be fully under his control, he would just abandon me and go to find another rich girl to spend his time with! Hah, I wouldn’t fall for his lies again!
But when I turned to glance at his laughing face, I frowned. Why did I suddenly feel like I had been making a mistake by venting my anger on this man just because of that rich girl? I pursed my lips and averted my eyes. I still remembered that day clearly. I remembered how Vampire had reacted when I had talked about divorce.
It seemed as if my editor didn’t want me to be separated from my husband. Didn’t that mean he had already planned to fool me and get away from me? I bet he would have gone to that rich girl sooner or later even if I hadn’t opened the topic of divorce.
When I thought about this again, I felt a pang in my chest that created a turbulence of pain in my heart. Just when I was about to immerse myself in painful memories of the past, I heard Vampire’s soothing voice. “Elise…” He raised his hands to caress my cheeks and said, “That day she suddenly said that she was ready to help me find producers.”
“Producers…?” My mind instantly became clouded with confusion. I didn’t remember what this guy was talking about.
“Silly girl.” Vampire shook his head. “Did you forget that I was trying to find a producer to create a movie out of your novel? The rich author I met that day was nothing more than a medium. She knows that I have another few writers that need help with producers, and since she has already been famous for her work with a lot of contact at hand, she didn’t hesitate to help me. So that day, we met for two things. One was to discuss her outline, and another was to ask her for help.”
I was stunned. I looked at him with widened eyes. Producers for my novel?! And here I was neglecting him and my writing work all this time! How foolish I had been in the past to just stop everything because of a rich girl who wasn’t even Vampire’s close friend.
My cheeks burned in shame as I lowered my head, but Vampire didn’t want to stop teasing me this time. His smile only stretched to form a grin. “And do you know an interesting thing? I’m in love with a certain stupid girl who only likes to burn in jealousy. That rich girl is nothing in my eyes. But for the person I love, I’m even letting go of my sleep to find producers. How could I have time and energy to find someone else?”
After this, my cheeks reddened even more at those words. I knew that Vampire was talking about me, who was a stupid little girl.
All this time, Vampire only had me in his eyes, and I was foolish enough to believe the voice in my mind that kept forcing me to go away from this person standing before me. I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed. I even felt like I had stopped writing for nothing.
In fact, I should be grateful for this person before my eyes to help me find my career in something I love. I shook my head and instantly made a decision. I would never stop writing that novel until I finished it! Determination flashed in my eyes at that.
Just then, I suddenly felt him pecking my lips and backing away a little. I glanced at him with a stunned expression on my face. I could still feel his warm breath on my face that made me blush even more.
At this time, I could see nothing but his face before my eyes that had a touch of affection. My lips parted automatically. I was about to lean closer and capture his lips when I heard the front door opening. I instantly jumped back and saw my husband standing before my eyes as he glanced at me and Vampire.