Helen cried for a long time. When she became tired of it, she lay on the sofa and fell asleep with a blanket over her. Her phone beside her vibrated for a long time, but she did not want to pick it up at all.
It was just Carter Gale—that big liar!
Knock, knock!
Outside the door, someone knocked violently.
However, there was still no movement coming from inside.
Carter woke up the neighbors as he stood outside and continued knocking on the door.
An auntie from the opposite house opened her door and cursed at him, still sleepy and absentminded. "What's going on? Can you let us sleep soundly in the middle of the night?!"
"I'm sorry, my wife’s asleep. If I don't knock louder, she won’t be able to hear."
"You young people must have quarreled. You were driven out by your wife, am I right? I heard your wife crying and howling at home during the day!"
Carter was silent.
After the auntie left, Carter knocked several more times.
Damn! Not only was she not opening the door, but she also was not answering her phone!
Did she fall asleep? Was she so deep in slumber?
Carter realized that knocking the door would not work. He turned around and hurried downstairs.
...
Half an hour later, Carter bought a set of 'thief' equipment.
A rope was hooked onto the air-conditioning condenser stand on the sixth floor. Fortunately, he often did rock-climbing so his body coordination was pretty good. Climbing such a height was not difficult for him.
After Carter climbed all the way to the sixth floor, he found that the windows were unlocked. As this was an old-fashioned residential building with poor security measures, not all the windows were anti-theft.
Carter easily opened the window and climbed in...
The little woman sleeping on the sofa slept so soundly and did not hear anything.
Carter felt like scolding her. He was not at home. How dare she sleep without locking the windows?
What if a thief climbed in through them?
Carter walked over. When she had just woken up, she was startled and yelled, slapping him with her hands!
"Ah!!! Help! Thief!"
In the darkness, Carter was unprepared and was pressed onto the sofa by Helen!
Carter hurriedly held her moving arms and shouted deeply, "Look clearly! Who am I?"
"..."
Helen finally opened her sleepy eyes and took a closer look...
C-Carter?!
"You... How did you get in?!"
Pursing his thin lips, Carter stared at her shocked little face and said, "You didn't answer the phone and wouldn't open the door when I knocked. How else could I get in?"
Helen's heart trembled and her eyes widened. She looked at the half-open window...
"D-Did you come in through the window? Carter, are you crazy?! This is the sixth floor! Not the second floor! What if you fell?!"
Seeing her being anxious because she cared for him, Carter's tense handsome face finally smiled. "Were you worried about me?"
"..."
When Helen thought of his crimes, she immediately pushed him away. "Wh-Who’s worried about you? I haven't made you pay for your wrongdoings!"
How could Carter give her a chance to leave? He pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly. "It's okay to make me pay, but we’re not getting a divorce."
"..."
Helen's face became flushed. Luckily, the lights were not on so he could not see her.
"Let me go! It’s so uncomfortable! Carter..."
Carter kissed her lips and slowly trailed up her face. When his lips reached her forehead, it felt warm.
The man furrowed his eyebrows as his big hand touched the area. "Why is your head so hot?"
Helen did not feel it. "I-I don't think so."
"Mrs. Gale, you’re pretty brave. Mr. Gale was not home and you still dared to open several windows. Aren't you afraid of a rapist breaking in?"
Helen snorted softly. "Then it would be a rapist like you. Thieves nowadays cherish their lives very much. None of them would climb so high."
After closing the windows, Carter went back to the bed and sat next to her. He was still uneasy and used his big hand to touch her forehead again. "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"Nope. It’s not there that’s uncomfortable..."
"Where then?" Carter asked anxiously.
Helen's small face became dispirited. "My heart feels uncomfortable."
Seeing her sluggish look, Carter also became distressed. He knelt by the bed and locked eyes with her before saying, "Leen, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have hid it from you all this while."
"Why... Why did you lie to me? Carter, in your eyes, am I particularly stupid and easy to cheat?"
This man made a complete turn from an ordinary programmer to the successor of a multinational company. Helen was still confused so confused.
"That's because you're innocent."
"What's the difference between being innocent and being stupid?" Helen glared at him.
Carter smiled and kissed the back of her hand. "Being innocent is cute, but being stupid isn’t."
When Carter said the word 'cute', a peculiar scene happened in front of him.
Helen could feel her face getting hotter.
"Don't think that I'll forgive you if you say some words to curry favor from me. I haven't forgiven you yet."
"Then Mrs. Gale, what should I do to make you forgive me?"
Remaining calm, Carter looked at her. He appeared confident, as if he was sure she would forgive him regardless.
Helen pouted her face. "I'm hungry. Go make supper for me."
"Okay, can you eat tomato and egg noodles?"
Helen nodded.
Carter went out of the bedroom to the kitchen, only to see an instant noodles cup in the kitchen trash can. This woman had only eaten instant noodles tonight. No wonder she was hungry.
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