When Dylan was out of the bathroom, Elena was no longer in the room. A hot wave of anxiety engulfed him, and he almost tore out of the room to chase Elena before he put his clothes on. Sarah reassured him that the young lady was in the hall, so he got dressed in a hurry and zoomed downstairs.
Elena was in the dining hall, and she was having soup while she waited. Dylan was relieved to see that she had not left. He wanted to go to her, but he hesitated. He was a little flustered, and he was afraid that he would scare her away. From the first time he saw her until he discovered that she was his ugly future sister-in-law, he had not stopped his search for her during that period. He had tried to look for her for a long time, but there was no news.
He had never been so troubled for a woman. He was the second master in the Williams family. Countless beautiful women had approached him during the past twenty years of his life.
He had never sweated so profusely when he looked at a girl. He did not know what to do. He was reluctant to walk away, but at the same time, he was afraid that he would frighten her if he went too close to her. It was the first time he had felt like that in his entire life.
“Go ahead. The meals are ready.” Sarah nudged him gently.
Dylan snapped back into reality and finally decided to walk toward her. His mind had wholly awakened after that shower. He took the seat across Elena and sat down, but his movements were a little stiff. If it had not been the wrong time, or if she had not hated the man, Elena would possibly laugh out loud. It was her first time to see Second Young Master Williams so awkward and embarrassed. She lowered her bowl and looked at him. Dylan seemed surprised and almost looked away; he was afraid that he would frighten her with his gaze.
“Am I so scary?” Elena asked.
“No, I’m the one who’s terrible!” Dylan quickly explained.
She had had to escape him repeatedly, so she had a bad impression of him. Furthermore, he had always ridiculed her and even hurt her when she was his ugly future sister-in-law. The more Dylan thought about it, the more he felt like he had been a jerk to her. He lost his courage to look at Elena in the eye when she was in front of him
“You… How are you recently? I heard that you were sick earlier, how are you feeling now?”
He had gone to the hospital to visit her, but she was in a coma, and he did not have a chance to see her. Besides, he was in a battle with the thoughts in his mind. He could not even figure out his own emotions. He thought that he hated Elena, yet he had wanted to see her.
His mood was so entangled that he did not even dare to glance at her. She was also heavily guarded by Second Young Master Sharp’s people, so it had been difficult for him to get close to her.
“Don’t I look okay now?”
Elena did not want to interact with the man, but Sarah pleaded at her with a look.
She sighed before she said, “I heard that you haven’t eaten for two days. Aren’t you hungry?”
Dylan froze as he wondered about how he should answer the question.
Elena held her bowl up and signaled him to do the same. “Let’s eat.”
“Okay. Okay, let’s eat.”
Dylan picked up the chopsticks and looked up at her. “Is the food okay? If you don’t like them, we can ask the cook…”
“It’s fine.” Elena’s eyes fell on his chin.
Second Young Master Williams had always paid attention to his image, but he had two blood-stained scars on his chin then. His beard stubble was gone. It looked like he had shaved too quickly and accidentally scraped his skin. She did not know what to say about the man. He had been mean to her, so it was silly to think that he would change his attitude toward her. She could not stay annoyed at him when she saw him in such a helpless state.
Elena glanced at Sarah and said, “Eldest Madam, let’s eat.”
“Okay, let’s eat.” Sarah saw her son pick up the chopsticks obediently and started to eat.
She felt a little jealous, but her heart lifted when she saw her son finally ate something. The three of them did not talk while they ate. It was a quiet and peaceful meal.
When Elena put down her chopsticks, Dylan also put his chopsticks away nervously. “Shall we go and have something to drink?”
Would she leave after the meal? He had no idea how Sarah invited her that day, but he knew Elena must have hated it. Eldest Young Master Williams had dumped her, and everyone had accused her of hurting the old madam. It was a place filled with painful memories. She must have hated it a lot.
Sarah glanced at Elena as she stared at her son. She said, “Elena has nothing planned for the night, so she can go back a little later. Let’s relax in the living room for a while.”
“Yes, let’s go to the living hall.” Dylan breathed a sigh of relief and immediately stood up.
He moved around clumsily. His foot smacked against something, and he fell onto the ground.
“Son!” Sarah was terrified and quickly went to him to help him up.
“It’s okay. No need to come over. I’m okay!” Dylan felt embarrassed; it seemed like he had lost the ability to walk properly in front of Elena!
Sarah watched as her son got up unsteadily, and she did not know how she felt about it. Her son… Alas, how embarrassing! How could he be so nervous?
Dylan was apprehensive that night, but he was even more afraid that Elena would hate him even more. His handsome and cool facades were shattered entirely that night. What if she despised him even more and decided to leave? He blamed the chair that tripped him!
“I… I didn’t mean it…”
“Pfft!” Elena could no longer hold it in, and she burst out in a fit of laughter.
Sarah was speechless, and her heart grieved for her son. He must have been ashamed and embarrassed about that little mistake.
“Elena…”
“It’s my fault.” Dylan bowed his head and regretted his terrible behavior. Why was he so clumsy in front of her? His face flushed red, but it gradually became pale again.
Elena held her laughter and looked at him. “Second Young Master, if you can’t tolerate the alcohol, then don’t drink so much in the future. You have lost your mind after so much drinking.”
“I…” He stumbled over the chair because he was drunk? That explanation gave him some of his dignity back.
Dylan breathed a sigh of relief and promised, “I promise I won’t drink so much in the future…”
“Aren’t we going to the living hall for tea?” Sarah waved her hand, and the servants immediately went to get some tea.
Sarah held Dylan’s arm and advised him softly, “Listen to Elena and drink less next time.”
“Okay.”
“Go and have some tea.”
Dylan seemed more relaxed after they hung out for more than an hour. He constantly stared at Elena while they enjoyed their tea. He did not say much, even though he kept his gaze on her. He dared not make any willful remarks.
When Elena decided to leave, he offered to send her home. “Let me take you home!”
“You don’t have to.” Elena shook her head. “You’ve had alcohol, and I don’t want you to drive like that.”
“I won’t! I won’t be driving, but I can send you all the same.”
Even though Elena refused, Dylan followed her into the car. Just as they passed the WongRiver Pavilion, Eldest Young Master Williams’s car drove past them as well.