Chapter 3
No sooner had the words fallen than the sound of a man’s footsteps suddenly came from behind, and the whole hall fell into silence.
She looked up and saw everyone staring at her behind with pale faces.
Victoria suddenly turned her head and saw a man standing three steps away, with the dampness of the night dew on his black overcoat, obviously bringing Beatrice back because of the rain.
Howard’s eyes were very cold, she hadn’t seen this look for a long time, only to see Beatrice hoolding his little finger, blinking innocently.
“Howard, what is playing house?”
His eyes softened again, and he raised his head to pat Beatrice on the head.
“I went upstairs to wait for me.”
As the girl bounced away, he walled step by step towards Victoria,
“It seems like I have been indulging you too much recently.”
Howard’s voice was soft, but it made the entire hall hold its breath.
I you come in.”
“Go outside and kneel down. When did you learn to control your tongue, when did y Victoria’s pupils contracted suddenly, and outside the window, there was lightning and thunder, raindrops hitting the glass like countless tiny bullets. She opened her mouth but couldn’t make a sound. In fact, Howard know better than anyone that she was most afraid of nights like this with torrential
On that rainy night when she was fifteen, if Howard hadn’t shown up, she might have died in the ditch on the outskirts.
After following him, every time it thundered and rained, Howard would come back to accompany her no matter how busy he was.
Once she was discussing a project in the outskirts and encountered a heavy rainstorm, Howard abruptly interrupted the negotiation with the foreigners and drove back at high speed, getting caught speeding three times on the way back.
Now, he made her kneel in the rain.
Victoria’s high heels clicked on the marble floor as she pushed open the glass door, and in that moment, the damp wind with raindrops hit her face. She lifted the hem of her skirt and knelt slowly on the blue stone slabs in front of the villa.
Her subordinates had almost left when the first lightning struck, she saw through the French window that Howard was bending down to tie the belt of Beatrice’s robe, the girl said something, making him smile.
Victoria counted the seconds and waited, perhaps Howard would, as before, “soften his heart” and pull her into the house in less than ten minutes, wrapping her shivering body in a dry towel.
But three hours passed, and the door remained unchanged.
The rain flowed down her spine into her skirt, as if countless cold fingers were caressing her. She began to shiver uncontrollably.
There was a moment when she almost fainted, but was suddenly awakened by the light coming on. Howard appeared at the window on the second floor, holding Beatrice in his arms. The girl was wearing a fluffy pajamas, watching cartoons in his arms.
When dawn broke, the rain stopped.
Victoria’s knees had gone nuimb, her lips this feeling?”
purple from the cold. Howard finally pushed the door open and looked down at her, saying,
“Remember
Victoria lifted her hood, wet hair sticking to her face. She wanted to say “I remember,” but her throat was too hoarse to make a sound. Howard squatted down–and suddenly wiped away the rainwater on her face with his fingertips.
This gentle gesture brought tears to Victoria’s eyes, but she heard him say, “Beatrice has a weak heart, don’t let me hear anything that will u dpain
So Victoria wanted to laugh, but found that she didn’t even have the strength to move the corners of her mouth.
Beatrice walked out of the villa gate holding a doll at this moment,
1, squinting her sleepy eyes.
upset her
When Victoria’s gaze shifted upwards and caught sight of the glaring hickey on Beatrice’s neck, her body suddenly stiffened as it struck by lightning
The hickey stood out conspicuously on Beatrice’s fair skin.
Victoria laughed out loud directly.
“Howard, you really could eat.”
“You even pick on fools,”
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