about opening the door and arriving at the office.
Paige looked up and looked out. The first thing she saw was the thin-necked vase on the desk. Ever since the flowers at Rose Estate bloomed, the vase has always been filled with fresh roses.
Enrico was sitting behind the computer, resting his head in one hand and sleeping.
She walked over very quietly, staring at him silently. His shirt was properly buttoned, and she had tied his tie herself.
Her gaze swept over his deep contours, his beautiful eyebrows, his long eyelashes, which even faded when his eyes were closed, his thin lips pursed slightly. She wondered how long he had been sleeping like this, and whether his shoulders and neck were tired.
After watching him for a while, Paige walked over to him, raised her hand and placed it on his shoulder, slowly massaging it.
Enrico suddenly opened his eyes, but there was no wariness in his eyes.
Her soft fingers were not very strong, but they had a certain skill, and each rub was in the most comfortable position.
Enrico raised his hand and pressed it against her hand, “Did you sleep well?”
“If you were tired, why didn’t you go to your room and sleep?” Paige continued to massage him, asking softly.
Enrico shifted his body to lean comfortably against her, and closed his eyes, saying, “I’m afraid that if I go in and see you, I’ll want to play something forbidden again, and wake you up.”
“…”
Shameless.
“Press down on my head.” Enrico leaned back against her, tilting his face up.
Paige stood there, raised her hands, and pressed them on both sides of his temples, feeling the powerful beats there, and rubbing them gently in a circular motion with the tips of her fingers.
After a while, she gazed at his thin lips and lowered her head to kiss him.
A ray of sunlight came in.
It was as if she was kissing the sun.
Enrico opened his eyes suddenly and stared at her with burning eyes, “Seducing me?”
“Kissing you is considered seducing?” Paige stared at him with clear eyes.
“It is to me,” Enrico said with justification.
“…”
Just a kiss, and you’re so noble?
Paige was amused and continued to massage his temples. She looked down at him and said, “Do you still remember what I told you before?”
“Huh?” Enrico’s tone was seductive and sexy.
“After all this is over, let’s go live in hiding,” she said.
Upon hearing this, Enrico’s eyes deepened, and he stared at her straight on, giving a definite answer, “Yes.”
“I’m looking forward to it just thinking about it,”
Paige said, turning her head to look out the window. The weather seemed particularly nice today, and the sunlight was exceptionally bright.
Suddenly, her wrist was tightened.
Enrico pulled her onto his lap and made her sit down, then lowered his head to kiss her.
She raised her hand to embrace his neck, and his body closed in around her little by little.
The sunlight leaked onto the floor next to them, blindingly bright.
…
Before going on their date, Paige spent some time playing hide-and-seek with Gabriel at Rose Estate.
The little guy didn’t care about winning or losing, and he was lazy. Whenever he had to hide, he would just hide under the table, so Paige had to pretend not to see him and look for him somewhere else over and over again to spice up the game.
Blanca sat by the side, watching the two of them laugh happily.
“Mommy, I’m over here!”
Seeing that Paige couldn’t find him, Gabriel was afraid that she would be sad, so he simply climbed out on his own and jumped into Paige’s arms.
Paige bent down to hug him, and they played a game of pushing their foreheads together. Gabriel gave her a big kiss on the cheek, “Mommy, Mommy.”
He loves his mommy so much.
Only his mommy doesn’t make him study.
Paige sat down next to Blanca with Gabriel in her arms. Afraid that Blanca might be jealous, Gabriel leaned over and gave Blanca a kiss on the cheek, “Pretty grandma.”
Paige hadn’t yet decided on a name for Gabriel’s nickname for Blanca, but Blanca taught him one.
Grandma.
Not too close, not too far, just the right distance.
Blanca laughed and gave Gabriel a rub on the head, saying, “It’s still happy to be a child, without any worries.”
“Adults work hard so that children can have happy childhoods,” Paige said.
Gabriel had not been out and about for a long time, and he had no connection to any playgrounds. On such special days, he would rather stay at home where it was safe, rather than go out.
“Yes,” Blanca nodded, a little emotional, “I hope this will all pass soon and we can return to peace.”
“Peace for what?” Gabriel was ignorant of the Ferris wheel virus and had no concept of it.
“Nothing. In a while, Mommy is going to go out for a while, so you play with Grandma and Olivia by yourself and study with your teacher, okay?” Paige said.
As soon as he heard this, Gabriel’s little face immediately became depressed. ‘Ah… you’re going out again. You’re always going out with Daddy and can’t play with me properly.”
“When I come back this time, I’ll be able to play with you properly,’ Paige reassured him with a smile.
Blanca sat on the side and frowned, “You want me to stay?”
During this time, she has been following her every step.
“Well, you can keep Gabriel company for me. I’ll be back soon,” Paige said lightly.
“…”
Blanca looked at her, her eyes darkening, and then nodded, “Okay, I understand.”
Paige sat for a while longer, then returned to her room alone and stood in front of the full-length mirror for a long time.
She looked at herself in the mirror and remembered that it had been four years since she had left the slums. It seemed like she had changed a lot, but also like nothing had changed.
Paige lifted her hand and brushed the hair on her forehead. She was wearing a casual all-white outfit today, very similar to what she wore four years ago.
She slowly pulled the zipper from the bottom to the top, sealing her neck and only exposing her face. When she lifted her long eyelashes, the coldness and decisiveness of her beautiful almond-shaped eyes flashed.
She lifted her hand, picked up the car keys on the side cabinet and walked out.
Blanca took Gabriel’s little hand and walked him to the front door of the courtyard, her brows furrowed the whole time.
“Go on in,” Paige said, smiling at them from in front of the car.
“Be safe,” Blanca said, squeezing Gabriel’s hand.
Gabriel winced and looked at Blanca strangely, but paid no attention and just waved at Paige, “Mommy, drive safely.”
After that, the little guy threw a kiss.
“I’ll play with you when I get back,” Paige said with a smile, opening the car door and getting in.
Sitting in the driver’s seat, Paige took out a mint from the side, opened the wrapper and put it in her mouth before methodically fastening her seat belt and driving off.
…
The location of Rafael’s third meeting was not as deserted as the first, but in the downtown area.
There were far fewer passers-by than before, but after all, this was the busiest part of The Capital, and there were still quite a few people out and about, both masked and unmasked.
Paige parked in the underground car park of the Yindu Building, locked her car and left.
The huge underground car park could not match the good weather outside, it was very cold and quiet, and Paige could clearly hear the sound of her own footsteps.
She walked step by step towards the observation elevator, got in alone and pressed the number for the 68th floor.