Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 3194

Chapter 3194

A Gift With Ribbons

Unable to fathom why he was mad all of a sudden, Megan stared at him in bewilderment. It wasn't until the door was slammed behind him with a loud bang that she snapped out of her daze.

"Did he get up on the wrong side of the bed today?" she muttered under her breath. With her thoughts still all over the place, she scanned the empty ward and sat in silence for a long time. In the end, she decided not to think about it anymore.

After all, many things were impossible to figure out no matter how much one tried to. That was because sometimes, the disparity wasn't merely the gap of mountains and rivers between two people, but four trillion cells, many memories as well as past events to take into account.

Megan sighed softly. After shoving those annoying thoughts to the back of her mind, she planned to call Donna to fetch her back.

This girl is really something. When Jonas was manhandling me earlier, she had the nerve to slip away unnoticed.

She fished out her phone and was just about to give Donna a call when the door to the ward was opened once again.

But this time, it was Jake.

Megan was stunned to see him, and her mind instantly went blank. Subsequently, all kinds of thoughts flashed across her mind. In her gobsmacked state, she almost dropped her phone. "W-What are you doing here?"

"Why are you so surprised?" Jake surveyed Megan who was sitting on the bed. Then, he stepped into the room and closed the door behind him with a soft click.

"Yes. I'm indeed a little surprised." Megan school her features the moment the door was closed, but her heart was pounding in her chest.

She forced herself to meet his eyes, but faced with those amber orbs which seemed to be able to see through one's soul, she felt like she could no longer maintain the most ideal facade.

However, Megan knew she couldn't let Jake notice the guilt she was feeling. Gritting her teeth, she feigned calmness and stood up, then gingerly went up to greet him.

A hint of intrigue gleamed in Jake's eyes when he saw her docile demeanor. He could still remember how nervous she was at the launch event earlier. That vaguely tensed body had evoked curiosity in his heart for the first time.

It was like a gift with ribbons, but he had only looked at it and hadn't opened it yet.

"Has Jonas gone out?" Jake naturally took her hand and pulled her to the bed indifferently. Megan stiffened and immediately tried wriggling her hand out of his.

"Let me go first, then I'll answer you."

This sudden act of intimacy made Megan feel uneasy. As she nervously tried to withdraw her hand again, her face grew hotter and she was convinced he could hear the sound of her rapid heartbeat in the silent ward.

She didn't quite understand whether her reaction stemmed from her guilty conscience or some other bizarre emotion.

In the large room, even the air seemed too thin because of Jake's oppressing aura. Megan subconsciously held her breath. Her throat had already gone dry and she couldn't make a sound.

I never thought I'd be this nervous and uneasy around him. I was fine the last time.

Why is this happening?

"Are you scared?" Jake lowered his head to have a clearer view of her nervous expression. However, he still held her hand tightly as his eyes shone with an indecipherable emotion.

"I'm... not."

In the quiet room, the atmosphere grew strained, but both of them did not move to break the silence.

After a long time, Jake seemed to be tired of seeing the same distant expression on Megan's face. Thus, he lifted his other hand to tuck a stray lock of hair behind her ear. When his fingertips grazed her burning hot cheek, her eyes finally showed a ripple of emotion.

"Oh? So you're not scared of me." Jake chuckled softly. Suddenly, his face inched even closer to hers.

Megan felt herself go light-headed like she was floating on clouds. For a while, she was unable to react, but her eyes went wide when Jake's warm breath tickled her cheeks. As though she was scalded by hot water, she instinctively wanted to take a few steps backward.

"No..." She failed to calm her galloping heart. Even her mind went haywire.