Mrs. Cox was not belittling Hoyt. It was just that there was such a big gap between Kyran and Hoyt. She had seen a lot of men in her life, and none of them was better than Kyran. Deirdre chuckled and lowered her head. “But I’m sure Mr. Leigh is treating me as one of his friends.”“Really? I don’t think so,” said Mrs. Cox. “You didn’t come back with Hoyt yesterday, so I asked him where you had been. He was kind of dejected while explaining the whole story to me. He looked very sad, and I’ve never seen that kind of expression on his face before.”Deirdre was stunned, but before Mrs. Cox could say anything further, Kyran returned. She stopped saying anything and changed to another topic. “Why don’t you two stay for a meal? I’ll go prepare some food for you.”“Okay, but Kyran and I still have to go somewhere else.”“Where are you going?”“We’re going to Mr. Leigh’s house.”“I see,” replied Mrs. Cox. “Well, he has helped you a lot as well, so you should go and say thank you to him
“Miss McKinnon…” He pressed down the bitterness in his heart and forced a smile on his face. “What brought you here today?”“I’m here to thank you. When I was injured, if it hadn’t been for you riding your bike to the market every day and buying me medicine, my hands wouldn’t have recovered so soon.” Deirdre looked at Kyran. After receiving her signal, Kyran went to the car and took some gifts from the trunk. The village head took them over and said embarrassingly, “I… I didn’t do much. It’s a bit inappropriate for me to receive the gifts.”“Well, although you didn’t do much, your son has provided us with a lot of help,” typed Kyran with a fake smile tugging at the corner of his lips.Even though he did not mention it explicitly, Hoyt knew what he was implying and lowered his head.Deirdre sensed his hostility and cleared her throat. “Mr. Leigh, can I have a minute with you?” Hoyt walked over to the side. Just when Deirdre followed after him, Kyran grabbed her hand.“I’ll be
Madame Leigh felt it strange as well.“Are you sure about that?” Hoyt asked, “Mr. Reed was using his phone to talk yesterday. He’s mute, right?”“I don’t think so.” The village head frowned. “I’ve heard his voice with my own ears. He was very cold and indifferent toward us. Whenever he opened his mouth, he would only be asking about Miss McKinnon’s whereabouts. That’s why I remember him so clearly.”“Me too,” said Madame Leigh. “He was talking to Mr. King that day, and I didn’t see him using any phone at all.”Hoyt was stunned. If that were the case, why was he using his phone when talking to Deirdre?Also, if Kyran was not mute, wouldn't he feel inconvenienced talking to Deirdre using the phone? Or was he doing it on purpose? Was he hiding something from her?Hoyt frowned and fell into deep thought.The village head shrugged and said, “Maybe he isn’t feeling well. Or he just doesn’t feel like using his voice today. It is none of our business anyway. Let’s go inside. The weather
Although it was tough, Kyran had been refraining from thinking about those things and keeping his distance from Deirdre the whole time.Now that he thought he was going to sleep with Deirdre on the bed, his heart raced into a gallop, and he gulped hard.“Can I sleep on the floor?” he typed on his phone.“Sleep on the floor?” Mrs. Cox was stunned. “It’s humid here, not to mention it’s raining now. As such, I don’t think you can sleep on the floor. I can assure you that the mattress and blanket will become wet in just half an hour.”Kyran frowned.Mrs. Cox wondered and asked, “Aren’t you two a couple? Why does it seem to me that you guys are embarrassed to be in the same bed?”Deirdre froze. Even though she also felt it was inconvenient for them to sleep in the same bed, she felt differently when Kyran asked to sleep on the floor.‘Does he not like being close to me?’“Yes, we’re a couple, but we haven’t married yet, so it’s inappropriate for us to sleep on the same bed,” Kyran r
“When do you mean a long time ago? I spent a whole day with you, yet why haven’t I heard you coughing so profusely?” Deirdre felt her heart racing, and she took a deep breath before she said, “Kyran, you’re not well. No one will blame you, so just sleep with me on the same bed. You’d rather ruin your health than share a bed with me? Are you scared that I might do something bad to you?”Kyran was stunned. He furrowed his eyebrows and thought, ‘Why would she think like this? It’s obviously my problem… It’s me who is scared that I can’t control myself…’“You’ve misunderstood, Deirdre. I just think it’s inappropriate because we’re not married yet…”“Excuses.”Deirdre felt powerless. She was already trembling in the cold just by standing at the door, so she found it unimaginable that Kyran could stay here for more than a few hours.She walked over and stretched out her hand to feel the blanket. She could not feel any warmth, just as expected.“Give me your hand.”“Deirdre.”Deirdre
Upon saying that, Deirdre grabbed Kyran’s hands and stuffed them under her shirt once again without being bothered by his reluctance. He could feel the curve above the woman’s abdomen.Kyran kept his fingers curled, yet he could not stop his mind from wandering. His palms were sweaty from holding himself back. Kyran pulled back his hands, turned over, and lay down on the bed, yet his body was burning with sexual desire.“That’s enough.”Deirdre could feel the cold wind stirred up by the movements of the man turning over and also his steel wall-like back within her visual field. She was stunned for a moment.Deirdre could not conceal the dejection she felt in her eyes, but she inquired closely, “Do you feel better, Kyran? Does your throat still feel uneasy? Do you still feel cold?”Kyran did not answer her. She mustered the courage to stretch out her hand. “I’m only going to touch your back, and I will have peace of mind to feel that you’re warm.”Her palm pressed on his back,
Kyran was afraid that he would be impulsive. Deirdre’s face was scarlet. She lowered her gaze and said softly, “You can totally tell me if that is the case.”“Tell you what?” Kyran found himself ridiculous. “Tell you that I have indecent thoughts and that I might possibly hurt you?”“What you have is not indecent thoughts. Kyran, we’re in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. It’s normal for you to have desires for me, just like how I feel about you—”Before she could finish her sentence, Deirdre came to realize what she was about to say, and her face turned scarlet instantly. Kyran appeared astonished and could not help inquiring closely, “Deirdre, how do you feel about me?”Deirdre was evasive. “Nothing much.”Kyran was delighted but felt slightly sad in his heart. He lowered his head and kissed the woman’s lips.Deirdre accepted the kiss and said gently, “However, I can’t do it with you now. The bed can’t withstand the process, and the room is not soundproof…”Kyran held h
Mrs. Cox said smilingly, “No. You didn’t make much noise. I found that both of you were rather quiet. However, after seeing the condition of your lips, I can say that Mr. Reed’s behavior doesn’t match his mannerism.”Deirdre was stunned and touched her lips subconsciously. She could feel that her lips were obviously swollen and even a little tender to the touch. At the thought of Kyran’s ferocity at the time, Deirdre’s cheeks burned with embarrassment. She felt rather shy in her head but also delighted. That seemed to be Kyran’s first time losing control of himself. It was a good thing. After all, a person in love was not always sensible enough. Mrs. Cox was delighted in her heart as she looked at Deirdre’s reaction. When she was done binding the rack, she asked Deirdre, “What would you like to have for lunch today? I reserved some pork from Alby, who lives at the village entrance. Shall we have it with roasted carrots today?”“Sure.”“Where’s Mr. Reed? Does he have any diet