“Then, I also received all kinds of inexplicable pursuits, some indirect, some direct, and even some reckless ones.”
She looked at him and said, “You also know that on this island with nothing, people give up on themselves, there are no laws and no morals, and children are created in such an irresponsible manner. Even if I am capable of protecting myself, I cannot deal with this every day.”
Among the people who survived on the island, there has always been a disparity in the ratio of men to women, with more men than women.
Here, she has seen too many absurd and disgusting scenes. Without the constraints of laws and morals, some men behave wantonly, and even the women in the forest of lunatics are not spared.
The crying of a baby is a joyful thing in any normal city, but here, every time she hears a baby cry, she only feels anger and sorrow.
Therefore, she will do everything she can to protect herself.
“…” Hearing this, Enrico already understood, and a cold look flashed in his eyes.
He should have thought of it earlier. In a place like this, the most terrifying thing is not its poverty, but its chaos.
The relationships between men and women are particularly chaotic.
And she, being able to fight and find food, and being pretty, naturally the men would admire her, and they would covet her body and her ability to provide for a better life.
As he thought about this, Enrico’s face grew even more unpleasant, and with a twist of his fingers, he directly extinguished the cigarette in his hand.
The burning heat imprinted itself on his palm, burning him with a desire to kill.
He stared at her, slowly loosening his fingers, and the cigarette, which had been crushed into a ball, fell to the ground, scattering the ashes and leaving no trace of brightness.
Paige leaned against the cool tree and continued, “So I came up with a way to put an end to all this. I asked a friend of mine who I was on good terms with to pretend to be my boyfriend, so that everyone would know that I already had someone.”
“I can understand the second half without being told,” Enrico said coldly.
What he heard about being someone’s boyfriend and already having someone rankled.
“…”
Paige looked up at his gloomy eyes, “Then I let it be known that I only wanted a man, and unless someone was better looking than my friend, I wouldn’t choose anyone else. Gradually, the number of people harassing me decreased, and I was spared some worry.”
Not only that, but at that time, she also positively guided the people to love cleanliness and hygiene. During that period of time, the appearance of the island was quite good.
She thought the idea was very good at the time, but now that she thinks about it, she has left a hidden danger for herself.
“Did he never have any romantic thoughts about you?” Enrico asked with narrowed eyes.
“No,” Paige said without hesitation, “do you remember Arjun? He is Arjun’s cousin. His family was the victim of the chaos of the plutocrats a century ago. They were the first people to be driven to this island. From generation to generation, the number of people has decreased, but the family rules have been maintained. Everyone is a gentleman and will not do anything reckless. Moreover, his family has a certain reputation here, so no one dares to bully them easily. This is also the reason why I chose him.”
“Have I seen him today?” Enrico quickly sifted through the people he had seen today.
“No, I haven’t seen him today either, and I don’t see his name on the roster. Maybe the person has already…” Paige’s gaze darkened.
Death came too easily on Wind Island, and it was no surprise when someone died.
Oh.
Dead.
Enrico looked at her lips, which were now a deep red from his kiss, and quickly changed the subject, “Then why is there still something about Kevin here?”
He had memories of living in the New Rose Estate, and Kevin had confessed to him that he had feelings for her.
It was bad enough that he had feelings, but now there was even a past!
Hearing this, Paige had a headache. “At that time, Kevin was trapped on Wind Island, and I rescued him. For some reason, everyone dug up all those things I said back then and started arguing about whether Kevin was better looking… Later, because Kevin lived on my side, everyone spread more and more rumors, saying that I had found two men.”
She remembered that Bastion was the most excited about it, calling him “older brother-in-law” and “younger brother-in-law” every day.
She had even thrown him twice for that, but he just kept calling him that.
“He lives on your side?” Enrico gritted his teeth.
“…”
That was the key point.
Paige looked at him with clear eyes, “You’ve seen the shacks. Everyone lives in clusters there. When I say I live on my side, my teacher, Uncle Artie, and Brother Arjun are actually all over there.”
“…”
Enrico stared at her with a dark expression in his eyes, wondering what she was thinking.
“Enrico,” she said softly, reaching out to take his forearm in her hand. “I used to just want to survive, just to leave this island. I never thought about anything else.”
“But I really should have told you about this earlier. I only remembered before I came to the island, and I was afraid that you would get all sorts of crazy ideas in your head. And I thought that everyone would have forgotten about it after so long, but I never thought…”
She didn’t expect that she would still be told.
She gently stroked his arm with her fingertips, “Are you not angry anymore? I really haven’t been there in the past.”
Enrico lowered his eyes and stared at her slender fingers, breathing heavily.
“Enrico?”
He has been silent for a long time.
Paige was not sure about his psychological state at the moment, and looked up at him. Enrico’s long eyelashes moved, and he looked at her with a gloomy face, “Come here and hug me.”
Paige immediately opened her arms and wrapped them around his narrow waist, hugging him tightly.
“Say you love me.” He hung his arms down without moving, only commanding her.
“…”
This man…
Paige tilted her head in front of his chest, listening to the sound of water from the beach, staring at his gloomy face, and smiling, ‘If I don’t love you, who else can I love?’
“You have a lot of options, anyone who is good-looking will do.”
Enrico snorted, and under the dark blue night, his shirt was blown about by the wind.
“Not everyone who is good-looking is called Enrico,” she said softly.
Enrico’s heart stirred.
“And not everyone who is good-looking is my Paige’s heaven,” she continued.
The soft, gentle voice was like a small hand, rubbing directly into Enrico’s heart.
He still stood motionless, but his lips involuntarily curled up in a little smile, a little smug, but he quickly put it down and turned his head to look at the sea, coldly saying, “This is not going to be that easy.”
Paige hugged him and smiled, “Enrico, why are you so easy to please?”
She could no longer see any anger in him.
“Can’t you understand what people are saying? I said it’s not going to be that easy!” Enrico glared at her.
“Do you want to kiss me?” Paige asked, tilting her head and gazing into his deep grey alluring eyes.
“No, I don’t want to kiss you,” Enrico said with disgust.
“Then I’m leaving.” Paige simply let go of him, turned around, and walked away. Someone grabbed her hand from behind and pulled it over. Enrico pinched her chin and lifted it up, then lowered his head and kissed her, kissing her hard, ‘When you’re coaxing a man, can’t you be more serious?’
What does it mean to leave in the middle of coaxing?
“How can I be more serious?” She felt that she was quite serious.
“Kiss me for a while longer.”