Kelvin disdainfully shrugged off Old Bray’s hand and then took out a handkerchief to wipe it. “Thanks for the invitation, Old Bray. I’ll go buy a bottle of water instead. She’s used to having a drink after dinner.” With that, he walked away.
This left Old Bray seething with anger, pounding the table behind him. “Look at that! A grown man, seven feet tall, serving a woman food and water, how pathetic!”
“Whereas in my younger days, so many women chased after me…”
Before he could finish, Leandro stuffed a piece of pig’s feet into his mouth, silencing him instantly. “Alright, old man, let’s eat… All you do is brag all day long. You weren’t even half as handsome as me in your younger days.”
Old Bray: “…”
“When you were young, not even dogs wanted to pay attention to you. How dare you say you were handsome?”
After dinner, they bought some snacks at the service area and continued their journey. Cheyenne was worried about Kelvin getting too tired, so she suggested letting her drive in the afternoon. Kelvin was initially concerned about her driving skills, but then he thought it would be a good practice, considering the entire route was on the highway and shouldn’t be too dangerous.
“Alright, honey.”
“Hmm, why don’t we just take a plane? This is so tiring.”
They had discussed this issue before. Given their conspicuous identities, they knew they would attract a lot of attention if they flew. So they decided to drive to Greka first, then take a private plane to Dragon Serpent Isle.
“I see, maybe I was asleep and didn’t hear your plan.”
Going to Greka for a layover was good since Cheyenne hadn’t been there yet.
At eight o’clock in the evening, they finally arrived in Greka. Cheyenne had said she would drive, but after just two hours, she was too exhausted. Kelvin took over the wheel again.
“I really admire taxi drivers and bus drivers. Driving for 12 hours a day, 365 days a year, it’s so tiring!”
“And our drivers at home have it tough too. Getting up early to pick up Oliver and then giving him a raise when we get back!”
Kelvin agreed and helped Cheyenne out of the car to meet everyone.
Iker was the first to arrive in Greka, and during the spare time, they had already booked a hotel. Whether accidentally or intentionally, he booked six rooms. With seven people in their group, five males and three females, logically Old Bray could share a room with Paisley, Kelvin and Cheyenne could share a room, leaving four rooms for the rest.
However, Paisley didn’t want to share a room with Old Bray, which meant giving up one room.
“I’ll just stay with Cheyenne; we get along well, and I can learn some medical skills from her.”
Cheyenne readily agreed. She had been exhausted last night and spent the whole day in the car today. She was afraid Kelvin, that beast, would have her at night. Even if that didn’t happen, she would still be taken advantage of in some way. Now she could avoid that.
But this news was like a thunderbolt for Kelvin! They had been separated for over a month, finally reunited, and now he had to stay with an old man for a night?
“No, Cheyenne, you don’t sleep soundly; you kick the blankets and snore, which affects Paisley’s sleep.”
Cheyenne felt humiliated by his public defamation and gave him a cold glare.
“What nonsense are you talking about? Who kicks blankets and snores?”
“It’s you! You kicked me in the face last night, and I even recorded you snoring on my phone. Want to hear it?”
Cheyenne’s face changed drastically, even beginning to doubt if she really snored in her sleep. Maybe… she was just too tired?
“I won’t listen to your nonsense, Paisley, don’t believe him, I…”
Before she could finish, Paisley, in order to ensure her own sleep quality, reluctantly chose to stay with Miss Araceli, whom she wasn’t very familiar with.
“Cheyenne, don’t blame grandma for being fickle. It’s mainly because I’m a light sleeper.”
“Kelvin has been married to you for many years; he must have used to it.”
Kelvin nodded frequently with a smile on his face.
“Yes, I’m immune already, so Cheyenne doesn’t need to worry about disturbing me.”
Cheyenne was speechless.
She was now certain that all of this was Kelvin’s slander, trying to make her abandoned by Paisley.
Humph!
We’ll see about that; let’s see how she deals with him tonight.
Iker stood aside, occasionally showing a jealous look in his eyes, but he quickly adjusted his mood.
Now, the main thing is the priority.
“Everyone, if there’s nothing else tonight, rest early. We leave at five o’clock in the morning!”
“Yes.”
At night, in the room, because of the bad things he said about her just now, Kelvin was driven to sleep on the sofa by Cheyenne.
He had just finished showering, wearing only a white bathrobe, holding the pillow Cheyenne threw at him in his hand.
“Cheyenne, I was wrong. Are you really willing to let me sleep on the sofa in such cold weather?”
“I am.”
Fortunately, there was a blanket in the room. His tall figure of over 1. 8 meters wouldn’t catch a cold sleeping on the sofa for one night.
Cheyenne, on the other hand, lay on the soft big bed, covered with a velvet blanket, feeling comfortable both physically and mentally.
Kelvin was still struggling.
“Cheyenne, without me, you won’t be able to sleep at night.”
“Nonsense, I can sleep even better without you.”
“Aren’t you afraid of the cold? I can be your warm bag, isn’t that great?”
In the past, she used to love putting her feet on his legs to keep warm during winter.
Well…
Cheyenne hesitated for a moment, but soon shook her head.
“No need, there’s air conditioning in the room. I can adjust the temperature.”
“Using the air conditioning too much will dry out your skin. Have you forgotten that you had a nosebleed last time because of the air conditioning?”
Cheyenne was speechless.
That’s true.
While she was pondering with her head tilted, Kelvin seized the opportunity to throw away the pillow and quickly jumped onto the bed.
He swiftly hid under the blanket, wrapping himself tightly into a ball.
By the time Cheyenne reacted, he was already lying beside her. She was angry, hitting him and kicking him with her feet.
“You, Kelvin! I shouldn’t have trusted you. You liar, get off me!”
“Oh, I’ve been driving all day today, so tired… Cheyenne, stop messing around, let’s sleep.”
Kelvin pretended to be tired, closing his eyes, but actually a triumphant smile curled up at the corner of his lips, he wouldn’t get off.
She couldn’t push him away, so she could only be angry inwardly.