Love’s Change of Heart

Chapter 808 No Other Thoughts

Although her voice was small, Daniel heard it clearly.

His heart felt like it had been pierced, causing a slight pain and making it beat more intensely.

So, this is why...

Daniel swallowed and gently lifted her head with his dark eyes glaring at her. "I'm sorry."

Perhaps his gaze was too intense, and Zoe could not look at his eyes directly, so she looked away. "Why are you apologizing again? It's not your fault if you don't like me. You don't have to apologize for that..."

"I'm saying sorry not because I don't like you. It's because I've never formally responded to your feelings, which led to a misunderstanding between us," Daniel said softly.

Zoe felt slightly confused as she listened and looked back at him. Tears still filled her eyes, full of confusion and helplessness. "What do you mean?"

Daniel spoke word by word. "If I didn't like you, I wouldn't be constantly by your side. If I didn't like you, we wouldn't have been intimate. If I didn't like you, I wouldn't have "

I wouldn't have wanted that child if I didn't like you.

"But back then, I thought this kind of liking was not the most important thing in my life. I thought I could balance it while taking care of other matters."

Zoe already felt her head clouded, and now she listened to him speak in circles. She remained silent for a while. Finally, she focused on one specific point. "Back then... So what about now?" she asked hesitantly.

Daniel chuckled. "Now, I've realized that liking someone is an uncontrollable and immeasurable emotion that originates from the depths of one's heart. So, I can't control it anymore."

Zoe widened her eyes and could not understand what he said.

Daniel's lips curled up slightly as he placed his hand on the back of her neck and leaned in to kiss her.

Zoe maintained her posture while sitting on the ground. Her pupils dilated in shock.

However, the kiss did not last long.

It was just a brief touch, like a dragonfly skimming the water's surface, and soon it was over.

Daniel sighed softly. "Go to sleep. We'll talk about it when you wake up."

He could not take advantage of her while she was drunk.

Besides, he was unsure if she would remember what he said when she woke up.

Regardless, he should clarify these things when she's sober.

Zoe watched him silently in the darkness. Her head was slightly tilted as she was lost in her thoughts.

Daniel got up and carried her to the bed.

Just as he was about to leave after he tucked her in, she wrapped her arms around his neck.

Daniel looked back at Zoe and found her eyes shining brightly. She still carried the watery traces of her tears, which were misty and shimmering.

Daniel's Adam's apple bobbed. "What's wrong?" he asked with a hoarse voice.

"I can't sleep," she said.

Alcohol, at times, can make people unusually excited.

Daniel glanced at the heavy rain outside. "Shall I pour you a cup of hot milk?"

"I don't want to drink."

"Well..."

Just as Daniel was about to speak, his lips were tenderly covered.

Zoe lifted her head slightly and slowly closed her eyes.

In a foreign country, at a charming and unfamiliar inn, with the rain pouring outside, the two lovers who just confessed their feelings for each other, everything seemed to be in perfect harmony.

Daniel placed her on the bed and deepened the kiss. His hand slowly explored Zoe's body.

Yet, in that pivotal moment, he hesitated, his eyes clouded with uncertainty. "Are you sure about this?" he asked with a darkened gaze.

Deep down, he feared she might wake up regretfully the next day.

Zoe, who had been somewhat groggy, suddenly became remarkably clear-headed.

"Haven't you heard? Being tipsy brings some clarity," she said as she knew what Daniel was concerned about.

"Who wouldn't want to have a romantic encounter in a place like this, to experience a little passionate story? Even if it's not with you, it's—"

"It can only be me." Daniel kissed her lips again, and his voice slowly seeped out from their lips.

Two minutes later, Zoe regained some rationality amidst the intimate affair. "Use protection," she said.

Daniel paused and remained silent for two seconds. "Let me check if there are any," he said.

He got off the bed and finally found one on the TV cabinet.

From that point on, everything happened naturally and seamlessly.

The sound of rain effectively masked all the ambiguous noises emanated from the room.

After a long time, they finally returned to calmness.

Zoe rested her head on Daniel's arm. She quietly turned away from him and remained silent.

Daniel glanced at her as he got up. "Still can't sleep?"

Zoe murmured in agreement and felt a throbbing sensation in her head.

Despite being tired and exhausted, she just could not fall asleep.

Is there coffee in the alcohol?

Daniel pulled the blanket over her and gently patted her shoulder.

After a while, Zoe finally spoke up. "There's something I've been hiding from you."

"What is it?"

"I... I broke up with Brandon a long time ago."

Daniel nodded. "I knew it."

"When did you find out?" she asked.

"The day you broke up."

Zoe fell silent for a moment.

So he has been intentionally asking me about Brandon all this while?

Zoe hesitated for a moment before continuing to explain her previous thoughts. "But don't get me wrong. I'm telling you this has nothing to do with anything else. I just don't want you to think I have a boyfriend and still..." did that thing with you.

She was halfway through her sentence but then felt like it was not really necessary.

No matter how he felt, what difference would it make?

After hearing this, Daniel furrowed his brows. "What do you mean by 'this has nothing to do with anything else?""

"It means that attraction between a man and a woman is natural and shouldn't be taken seriously. As I said earlier, something would naturally happen in this kind of environment and situation, and it doesn't have to be you. We happened to be single adults, so it was normal that the atmosphere led to something."

She used the same reasoning as last time.

Daniel turned Zoe's shoulder and made her face him. "So you see this as a one-night stand?"

Zoe also looked surprised. "Is it not?"

Daniel's frown deepened. "Do you think I was lying when I said those things to you?"

"No, I know you weren't. But I'm also aware that emotions are not something you can control just by thinking. Whether liking someone or not, it's just a matter of attitude and the mode of interaction. That's all between us. If we like it, we can do it, but there's no need to be together because we would eventually break up even if we were. Isn't that how it is?" Zoe responded calmly.

Daniel almost burst out laughing at her words. "So you think I said those things just because I wanted to sleep with you?"

"I don't think so because I, too, wanted to get intimate. I'm just stating a fact," Zoe replied.