Sara sighed deeply as she plumped on the bed. No matter how she thought about it, she didn"t regret everything she had said to her father. She was going to have a lot of people who would tell her to stay away from Mr Li, her father shouldn"t be one of them.
She didn"t know when it happened. Or when she had unconsciously began to like Muchen. She tried thinking back but couldn"t recall the exact moment it happened. She was going to get into trouble. She knew that. But the mistake had already been made. From the day she accepted the job as Heya"s coach, her fate had been sealed with Muchen"s. She was obviously going to have the heartache. So why not just enjoy her time while it lasts? He dared accuse her? It was his fault! She had been perfectly living her life until he cunningly brought her to work for him and seduced her. So how was it her fault?
"Big Sis.. Are you okay?" Joreen sat up from the bed and held her hands to comfort her.
Sara only nodded and gave her a weak smile. Her face and eyes were still red, her eyes were swollen also, even her head ached.
"Jo, I"m fine. You"re going to have a busy day in school tomorrow. It"s very late. You should sleep"
Sara was taken aback when Joreen started to cry again. "What is wrong Jo? Are you sick somewhere?" Sara fussed.
"What...what if.. Mr Li"s mother offers you a cheque to leave Mr Li and end up throwing water on you when you refuse— What are we going to do? " Her cry became even louder. Sara was beginning to fear that Jianjun, who had decided to sleep on the sitting room, was going to hear her. Sara wanted to laugh but Joreen was being really serious. See why children shouldn"t watch kdramas too much "Jo, it"s okay. It only happens in dramas. Everyt—" A call notification interrupted her so she reached for her phone. She wondered who was calling her by this time of the night. These days, she was beginning to have too many people call her unexpectedly.
When she saw the call was from Muchen, her heart skipped. She quickly took the phone, asked Joreen to stop crying and ran to the bathroom outside the room.
"h.e.l.lo Mr Li" She managed to say after organising herself.
Muchen said nothing for a while which caused Sara to check whether the call was still ongoing "What"s wrong with your voice?" He finally asked. "Did you cry?"
Sara panicked. How come he noticed?
"My voice is fine. I was choking on something before you called so it"s not settled yet"
"Call me back when it"s settled. You shouldn"t be talking now when you"re not okay"
"NO!" Her sudden rejection startled them both. "I... am fine now" She said.
"Sara w.a.n.g..." He called gently.
"Yes Mr Li.." She wondered what he was about to say again. In one night, he had completely confused her. She still didn"t understand what happened in the car. Did he bewitch her? She had been prepared to not let him kiss her. But not only did it happen, she had even fully encouraged it!
"You were supposed to call and ask whether I got home safely. I"m hurt" He said, sounding hurt.
"Ooh..." Sara tried to suppress a laugh "I"m sure you always get home safely"
"Says who?" He asked.
"I just know so." She replied.
He laughed lightly and was quiet for about twenty seconds before he said "Did Mr w.a.n.g get angry because of the video?"
Sara paused for a bit before she admitted "We really didn"t talk much about that. But I had a little verbal fight with him. I feel like I am a bad daughter" She pouted.
"Of course, you are a bad daughter. How can you quarrel with your nice father?" She heard him chuckle.
"You are supposed to take my side" She shot back angrily. The other time, he had even said Jianjun was smarter than her.
"Fathers always want what"s best for their children. Don"t you think so?" He asked.
Sara smiled slyly "He asked me to stay away from Mr Li"
"Then you should stay— Wait, Me?" The surprise in his voice was evident.
Sara affirmed it.
"Forget about what I said earlier... your father is so wrong this time"
Sara couldn"t help laughing out.
"I can guess why though" Muchen spoke again "I don"t want you to be a bad daughter to your father so, you should obey him and stay away from me"
Sara tensed. What was he talking about right now.
"But I won"t stay away from you." He added. "That settles it then"
Sara grinned. She just couldn"t control it. Where did Mr Li come from?
"This place is suddenly so boring..... I miss you" He said gently.
Sara"s stomach knotted. She had to sit on toilet seat to keep her wobbling legs from giving her away. A smile lingered on her face. "Have you had dinner yet?" She asked.
"Señorita, don"t try to run now. I"m saying I miss you" He repeated."If you tell me you miss me too, I"ll come over right now" He a.s.sured.
Sara cleared her throat awkwardly. She was about to say she missed him too but when she opened her mouth, the words that came out were.. "Thank you Mr Li"
Now, that was awkward. Why did she still find it difficult saying something reasonable and sensible to him?
She heard Muchen laugh and what sounded like he was readjusting his sitting position.
"About tonight —"
"Mr Li.." He could hear the embarra.s.sment in her voice. "I... the thing is...."
"It was really nice" She heard him speak before she could say anything else.
Why did he have to talk about that all of a sudden? Was it necessary? She used her free hand to cover her face in embarra.s.sment.
"You don"t have to be embarra.s.sed. You should get used to it since we"re going to be doing that often" He said with obvious delight in his tone.
Sara could never get used to his insolence. Did he think she would agree to whatever he said?
Or maybe she would.
"Tomorrow"s Joreen"s prize giving right?" He suddenly asked.
"Oh.. yes. How did you know about it?"
"She told me me about it and I promised her a gift for every prize she wins"
Sara chuckled. "Yes, she told me about that. Be prepared, you"re going to be giving her a lot of gifts"
"I believe so too" He laughed. "You should take tomorrow off then"
"Off? Why?"
"Let"s keep working with Sat.u.r.days. I"ll be free this Sat.u.r.day so I"ll be working out with you two"
Sara smiled when she heard that part. So did Muchen. The first time they had worked out together, she had called him crazy. She couldn"t wait to feast her eyes on his abs again.
"I feel like I"ve been neglecting my duties too much. I actually planned on finis.h.i.+ng up with Heya in the morning so I"ll meet Joreen in school later"
"Heya won"t be around in the morning" He responded.
"Why? Is she going somewhere?"
"Actually, we all are... My grandmother is in town"