บท 77: I'm taking the room!
"There is no signal to make phone calls and no internet connection. Nothing... the doors of all the buildings are also locked. Where are we gonna stay?" Bella Lim's eyes widened with exasperation. She noticed this when she tried to reply to Madam Olivia's message.
"You accept the so-called punishment just like that?" Eric Wu asked. He found her acceptance of the current situation as weird. If the person in this situation wasn't her, he or she would probably be panicking as they were talking.
Bella Lim nodded her head and smiled, no words to reply to his query. Instead, she asked him about their accommodation. "I need a bath, clean clothes and something to eat. Do you think Madam Olivia thought about it before leaving us here? Her plan would fail is she ignored these requirements," she talked casually.
Eric Wu raised an eyebrow. He thought about what she said for a while before coming to a full understanding. He let out a soft laugh, staring interestedly at the woman in front of him. Something was stirred inside him at her intelligence. For whatever reason, he found her extremely appealing.
All these while, most of the women he was introduced with were trying to look sexy by revealing their skin, yet he found them unattractive.
But, what was the situation right now? Bella's comment actually made him see her as the sexiest woman ever! Holy, could someone tell him this beforehand so he could be ready?
Eric Wu frowned, trying to calm himself down.
'Damn it!' he internally cursed. At the same time, he scooped Bella Lim off the ground, hoping that this skinship was enough to tame his beastly side.
"Eric!" the lady screamed in shock. She stared at Eric Wu in disbelieve. How dare him?!
"So you already knew her plan all along? Then, allow me to make her wish come true. Bella, we're going to have the whole day as our first date," he declared with a laugh. His brown eyes stared deeply into her blue pairs of eyes.
Bella Lim bit her lower lip as she was really embarrassed. Never would she thought that Eric would take such a measure to tease her. She regretted trying to act cool when she found out about Madam Olivia's plan because it only made Eric let go of his worry and acted however he wanted. Little did she know about the conflict he was facing inside.
She struggled in Eric Wu's strong arm, however, the man was also fighting her effort. "Don't struggle, you'll get hurt. I'll carry you to my mom's living quarters. It's far from here," he said firmly as Bella Lim wasn't trying to hold down her strength. Eric Wu facepalmed. He tried to flaunt his strength, but she made his attempt to almost fail. One could only wonder the source of her strength. However, this was good, her fierce comeback helped to settle his conflict.
Eric Wu's lips curled to a smile as he thought that Bella Lim was truly a one of a kind woman! Who was she really? He was curious.
"What did you just say?" Bella Lim stopped her struggle as she stared at Eric Wu's chin. The man lowered his gaze, providing a better view of his handsome face.
"Hmm, what?" he grinned as his feet moved, leaving the garden and heading towards the walkway between the two residential buildings. Bella Lim in his arms.
"Eric, you better put me down!" the petite woman struggled again. From what she noticed, Eric Wu knew what she was asking about, but pretended to ignore it. Therefore, to get the answer she wanted, she knew she had to free herself first.
Bella Lim spectated her surroundings and noticed that they were now heading towards a gate hidden by the climbing and rambling red roses. This was her chance! She was confident that in order to open the gate, Eric Wu had to loosen his grips on her. She had to wait for that chance to happen!
Eric Wu stared at the gate for a moment when suddenly he felt a sharp pain on his abdomen. Then, he saw Bella Lim leaped out of his arms, moving a few steps away from him. Her eyes were staring warily at him. He sighed... carrying her felt good, why must she leave his arms?
"Madam Olivia is your mom?" he heard her asked. Eric Wu stared at her for quite sometimes then he walked to the gate and pushed it open. Bella Lim's eyes followed his action and saw a cottage not far from where they were standing. She subconsciously walked forward and stopped right next to Eric Wu.
"Don't do anything or today will not end well for you," she warned and the man laughed in response.
"Bella," he called for her.
Bella Lim turned to her right to face the man. Her entire body was on guard. She moved back to create a safe distance between them. Seeing her being cautious, Eric Wu couldn't help but smile knowingly.
"I don't want to hide things from you. Olivia is my mother," he explained, walking towards her. However, the woman kept moving back.
"Stop moving or you'll ruin the herbs behind you," he said, prompted her to stop. Eric Wu chuckled as he took the chance to grab her right hand.
"Let's go. I'll answer your question about my mom," he said, pulling the surprised woman towards the cottage not far from them.
Bella Lim coughed as she glanced at her hand which now held tightly by Eric. She stared at his broad back and sighed, something she kept doing these past few days.
"Is Olivia really your mom?" she asked.
"Yes," she heard him reply without hesitation. She exhaled again.
"I didn't mean to hide it from you," Eric Wu spoke and released Bella Lim's hand once they reached the front door of the cottage. He squatted and lifted the rug, underneath was a small hidden compartment. He took the key that was kept inside. Before he unlocked the door, he looked at Bella Lim.
"Sorry," he apologized and realized that his apology seemed to startle her. She shook her head and said: "It's okay,"
"Is it really okay?" he asked again. No matter how tolerable she was, in the end, she was still being lied to.
Taking a deep breath, Bella Lim spoke. "It was my mistake to assume that she was your godmother," she smiled a forgiving smile. Truthfully, she was surprised and felt cheated, but she was the one who chose to believe Olivia as Eric's godmother. Plus, she remembered Madam Olivia saying that she was indeed similar to a godmother. She should've known that she referred her as being Eric's maternal mother.
Well, what was the difference? In the end, Madam Olivia was still someone related to Eric and she was still the same person who made them stranded in her own island. Bella Lim finally relaxed after she thought the whole thing through.
"Thanks. Come in. This is my mom's cottage. You can look around," Eric Wu invited her into the small house once he saw the resolved on her face.
Bella Lim nodded and entered the cottage. Despite its small structure, the area inside was spacious as most of the furniture was multi-functions. However, there was no sofa or couch in the living room. The only comfortable thing for them to sit on was the cushions in front of a 40-inch television. Furthermore, that was the only area with a carpet on top of the floor.
She ran to the carpeted area and once her foot stepped on it, she exhaled. The floor without a carpet was cold to the touch. When she received enough heat, she continued her tour only to discover one serious problem...!
"Eric!" Bella Lim called in a frantic. Eric Wu who was in the kitchen ran to her with a worry expression.
"What happened?" he asked as he looked around, trying to see what made her scream in fear.
"There is only one room!" she asserted with a grim look on her face. One of her fingers were pointing to the only door available inside the house.
Eric Wu blinked and a mischievous smile emerged on his face. Seeing the smile, Bella's eyes widened. "I'm taking the room and you the carpet!" she decided, looking smugly at Eric Wu.
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Doyuku A continuation...
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Author note: 10/2/2020
Hi guys, I try to write more chapters for you, but my health doesn't allow me too. To be exact, my fingers can't, I 'broke' it during my volleyball tournament. Lol... ugh...
It will take some time for me to recover. Therefore, this novel will be on hiatus for quite some time. I'm really sorry about this! I tried typing with my left hand, but, it just terrible... see you guys --hopefully soon!
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