Rift in the perfect picture

Chapter 0232

“Huh?”

I had yet to snap back to my senses. While I was in a daze, Pete urged, “I’m downstairs at your place. Didn’t you ask me about the fireworks? Let me explain it to you properly.“”

I hesitated. I was utterly drained today, but Pete suddenly put on a coquettish tone just as I was about to refuse him.

“Ari, hurry up!”

“What do you want?”

“Come down! You can’t make me come all this way for nothing, can you?”

“I didn’t ask you to come.”

“You’re such a heartless woman. But you said the sooner, the better!”

Well, I did say that, but this was a bit too much.

My heart raced because I couldn’t distinguish the boundaries between us. I couldn’t tell whether this was what the push and pull dynamic between lovers was. But I didn’t want this.

“No. I’ll come find you tomorrow.”

Pete sounded upset. His voice was tinged with sorrow as he said, “Fine. But it’s really dark out here, and I’ve made it all the way here though…”

His voice gave me goosebumps, but I found it amusing at the same time. I was reminded of the “refreshing” part Nicholas mentioned to Jasmine at the hospital before.

My feelings, which had once died because of Nicholas, suddenly stirred again because of someone else. It felt refreshing to me.

There used to be many men who pursued me, but I always quickly distanced myself from them. I was always striving to improve myself so I could keep up with Nicholas, and I really didn’t think that any other man would’ve done

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the same for me. Indeed, no one had ever gone to this extent for me.

This wasn’t a big deal, in fact. People who had experienced puppy love before might find it normal, but it genuinely made me feel “refreshing“.

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This feeling stemmed from an unexpected situation. I wasn’t sure whether it had anything to do with hormones, but I was fairly certain that I felt a surge of adrenaline.

“Ari, I’m going to come up if you don’t come down. And if I do, I might not. leave afterward. You know how menacing I can be.”

But the way Pete spoke didn’t sound like a threat at all. In fact, it seemned as if he was hoping for me to not go down,

While I was amused, I thought I should have the right to pursue something” refreshing“.

“Alright. Wait for me,” I concurred.

He actually sounded disappointed. “I should’ve brought you to the doctor. You’re literally blind to my coolness!”

Countless stars scattered across the night sky, yet their glistening light dimmed in comparison with the look on Pete’s face.

His exquisite features remained chiseled in the dark, but he looked rather foolish holding a blanket in his arms. Spreading the blanket wide open, he lunged at me and wrapped me in the blanket.

I cried for help inwardly. Setting aside his dramatic gestures and personality, it was undeniable that Pete was an attractive man. But the problem was that I couldn’t set aside these aspects…

Before I could even greet him, he lifted me like a sack and settled me in the passenger seat. The car was already warm. He adjusted my seat and gave me what he thought was a very charming wink.

“You can sleep now!”

I was at a loss for words. Who else would order someone to go to sleep as soon as they met?

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Just as I was about to ask Pete what he meant, he started the car and said, ” You can sleep for three hours while I drive you to the seaside. The fireworks. are already prepared, and we just have to show up there.”

I stared at him in silence for quite some time. His expression turned smug as he asked, “What’s the matter? Have you finally noticed how charming! am?”

I shook my head. “No. I’ve just realized how cringy you can be.”