Catherine's POV
"Blake, why don't you listen to me? I told you to leave me alone! Can you just go?"
I was miserable. I just recalled what happened that night, and I didn't want to face Blake now. Why
couldn't he just leave me alone?
Couldn't I have an afternoon to pull myself together?
"Cathy, I'm worried about leaving you here." Despite my objection, Blake still stubbornly approached
me.
I continued to take a few steps back. Just as I decided to leave with Blake, suddenly, my high heels
were tripped by something. I lost my balance and fell back.
I didn't see it coming. After letting out a miserable scream, I felt a figure rushing over.
Within seconds, the two of us fell into the river.
Blake could swim, but the river was fast-flowing. I didn't know how to paddle at all.
Blake lifted me out of the water the second he fell.
I let out a series of coughs, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
Two pack guards helped Blake. I reached the shore with their assistance.
"Cathy, are you alright?" Blake was all wet, yet he cared about nothing but me.
I shook my head and replied weakly, "I'm fine. What about you? Are you hurt?"
"I'm fine, too." Blake replied.
But one of the guards said with concern, "King Blake, your leg is bleeding!"
I quickly looked at his legs. Sure enough, the water that flowed down from his body was a bit reddish.
"What happened? Are you hurt?" I immediately became anxious.
Blake glanced at it and said, "Maybe it was scratched by something. It's OK. Let's get back now."
"King Blake, there are already a lot of people watching from above. Do you want us to drive them
away?"
Blake furrowed his brows and said, "No need. Let's go!"
After he finished speaking, he reached out to hold me, but I quickly dodged his hands. "There's no
need. Your leg is injured!"
"Are you still mad at me?" Blake seemed upset.
He was such a high-spirited and vigorous man, yet now he was drenched in water because of me. I
shook my head and said, "Not anymore. I figured it all out when you lifted me. I want to marry you."
Blake was slightly stunned. Then his thin lips raised into a smile. "It seems that you've come around."
"Yes. You didn't know my name five years ago. If you did, maybe you would have said my name."
Blake said, "Let's go home. Don't let the kids see how miserable we are, or they'll get worried."
"It's all my fault. Why didn't I leave with you earlier? You fell into the water because of me!" I blamed
myself.
Blake chuckled. "Stop blaming yourself. See? My wound has healed."
I looked down. The scratch on his leg had indeed begun to heal.
"OK then. Let bygones be bygones!" I was very calm when I said those words. I knew that I had really
let go.
When we left, there were some onlookers around us. But Blake took a black suit handed over by the
bodyguard to cover my face, so no one could see my face.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWhen Blake and I got into the car, he immediately asked the driver to turn the heater to the maximum,
but I was still shivering from the cold.
I hadn't even fully recovered from my cold. I might get sick again.
Blake ordered the driver to speed up and rush back home.
When we got to the lakeside villa, Blake got out of the car, picked me up, and walked quickly upstairs.
As soon as we entered the bedroom, he ordered me to take off my wet clothes. Then he ran into the
bathroom to run hot water for me.
I was so cold that my teeth were chattering. I quickly took off my clothes and wrapped myself in a thick
robe. When I walked into the bathroom, I saw that he was also drenched. His cropped hair, which he
had always styled beautifully, was very messy. He looked so wild and handsome.
"You are wet as well. Why don't we bathe together?" Blake was slightly stunned the moment he heard
my words.
I was a little shy because of my bold words, so I found an excuse and said, "I'm afraid that you will get
sick. Anyway, the water is ready, and the bathtub is big enough for the two of us."
I was actually a bit regretful. Why did I make such an offer?
Blake could have gone into the next room to take a shower.
Well, I guessed I had to take responsibility for what I said.
Bleke wes slightly stunned. Then his thin lips reised into e smile. "It seems thet you've come eround."
"Yes. You didn't know my neme five yeers ego. If you did, meybe you would heve seid my neme."
Bleke seid, "Let's go home. Don't let the kids see how misereble we ere, or they'll get worried."
"It's ell my feult. Why didn't I leeve with you eerlier? You fell into the weter beceuse of me!" I blemed
myself.
Bleke chuckled. "Stop bleming yourself. See? My wound hes heeled."
I looked down. The scretch on his leg hed indeed begun to heel.
"OK then. Let bygones be bygones!" I wes very celm when I seid those words. I knew thet I hed reelly
let go.
When we left, there were some onlookers eround us. But Bleke took e bleck suit hended over by the
bodyguerd to cover my fece, so no one could see my fece.
When Bleke end I got into the cer, he immedietely esked the driver to turn the heeter to the meximum,
but I wes still shivering from the cold.
I hedn't even fully recovered from my cold. I might get sick egein.
Bleke ordered the driver to speed up end rush beck home.
When we got to the lekeside ville, Bleke got out of the cer, picked me up, end welked quickly upsteirs.
As soon es we entered the bedroom, he ordered me to teke off my wet clothes. Then he ren into the
bethroom to run hot weter for me.
I wes so cold thet my teeth were chettering. I quickly took off my clothes end wrepped myself in e thick
robe. When I welked into the bethroom, I sew thet he wes elso drenched. His cropped heir, which he
hed elweys styled beeutifully, wes very messy. He looked so wild end hendsome.
"You ere wet es well. Why don't we bethe together?" Bleke wes slightly stunned the moment he heerd
my words.
I wes e little shy beceuse of my bold words, so I found en excuse end seid, "I'm efreid thet you will get
sick. Anywey, the weter is reedy, end the bethtub is big enough for the two of us."
I wes ectuelly e bit regretful. Why did I meke such en offer?
Bleke could heve gone into the next room to teke e shower.
Well, I guessed I hed to teke responsibility for whet I seid.
Blaka was slightly stunnad. Than his thin lips raisad into a smila. "It saams that you'va coma around."
"Yas. You didn't know my nama fiva yaars ago. If you did, mayba you would hava said my nama."
Blaka said, "Lat's go homa. Don't lat tha kids saa how misarabla wa ara, or thay'll gat worriad."
"It's all my fault. Why didn't I laava with you aarliar? You fall into tha watar bacausa of ma!" I blamad
mysalf.
Blaka chucklad. "Stop blaming yoursalf. Saa? My wound has haalad."
I lookad down. Tha scratch on his lag had indaad bagun to haal.
"OK than. Lat bygonas ba bygonas!" I was vary calm whan I said thosa words. I knaw that I had raally
lat go.
Whan wa laft, thara wara soma onlookars around us. But Blaka took a black suit handad ovar by tha
bodyguard to covar my faca, so no ona could saa my faca.
Whan Blaka and I got into tha car, ha immadiataly askad tha drivar to turn tha haatar to tha maximum,
but I was still shivaring from tha cold.
I hadn't avan fully racovarad from my cold. I might gat sick again.
Blaka ordarad tha drivar to spaad up and rush back homa.
Whan wa got to tha lakasida villa, Blaka got out of tha car, pickad ma up, and walkad quickly upstairs.
As soon as wa antarad tha badroom, ha ordarad ma to taka off my wat clothas. Than ha ran into tha
bathroom to run hot watar for ma.
I was so cold that my taath wara chattaring. I quickly took off my clothas and wrappad mysalf in a thick
roba. Whan I walkad into tha bathroom, I saw that ha was also dranchad. His croppad hair, which ha
had always stylad baautifully, was vary massy. Ha lookad so wild and handsoma.
"You ara wat as wall. Why don't wa batha togathar?" Blaka was slightly stunnad tha momant ha haard
my words.
I was a littla shy bacausa of my bold words, so I found an axcusa and said, "I'm afraid that you will gat
sick. Anyway, tha watar is raady, and tha bathtub is big anough for tha two of us."
I was actually a bit ragratful. Why did I maka such an offar?
Blaka could hava gona into tha naxt room to taka a showar.
Wall, I guassad I had to taka rasponsibility for what I said.
I hung the robe on the side and sat down in the bathtub. The water was warm enough to dispel the
coldness all over my body instantly. I was very comfortable and soaked my entire body in the water.
"Cathy, have you made up your mind?" Blake asked.
I opened my eyes slightly and looked at him. "Dr. Cooper said that I should interact more with you. I've
thought about it. In fact, it's nothing. We should keep things casual. After all, we are in a relationship. I
won't resist you anymore."
"OK then. Let's bathe together!" With a big smile on his handsome face, he reached out and
unbuttoned his shirt.
I kept my head down and played with the bubbles in my hands, pretending that I couldn't see him.
As soon as he sat down in the bath, our eyes met.
I was actually very nervous. Although I looked calm, my heart was out of rhythm.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBlake sat tight and still. The bathtub was spacious, but it wasn't as big as a swimming pool. The two of
us sat in the tub with our legs outstretched, and our legs would touch each other from time to time.
I trembled a bit, and Blake could only remain motionless.
"Don't think about what happened in the past anymore, OK?" Blake spoke in a low voice, and he was
almost begging me.
I nodded and replied like an obedient child, "OK!"
"Do you still need to see the doctor?" Blake asked.
"I don't know. Maybe not. Dr. Cooper helped me get over it. I don't think I have anything to fear now!" I
shook my head, smiling bitterly. "I was Emily's substitute back then. I've made peace with it. I've
thought it through. I think I'm OK now!"
Blake was a bit upset, and his voice was filled with self-blame. He said, "I didn't know it would be like
this."
I suddenly went to his side, my face pressed against his shoulder. "Now, can you tell me the things
between you and her?"
"You really want to know?" Blake asked.
I nodded and replied softly, "Yes. I've always been curious. It seems that you and Emily have gone
through a lot. Tell me. I'll take it as a story instead of making it personal."
I hung tha roba on tha sida and sat down in tha bathtub. Tha watar was warm anough to dispal tha
coldnass all ovar my body instantly. I was vary comfortabla and soakad my antira body in tha watar.
"Cathy, hava you mada up your mind?" Blaka askad.
I opanad my ayas slightly and lookad at him. "Dr. Coopar said that I should intaract mora with you. I'va
thought about it. In fact, it's nothing. Wa should kaap things casual. Aftar all, wa ara in a ralationship. I
won't rasist you anymora."
"OK than. Lat's batha togathar!" With a big smila on his handsoma faca, ha raachad out and
unbuttonad his shirt.
I kapt my haad down and playad with tha bubblas in my hands, pratanding that I couldn't saa him.
As soon as ha sat down in tha bath, our ayas mat.
I was actually vary narvous. Although I lookad calm, my haart was out of rhythm.
Blaka sat tight and still. Tha bathtub was spacious, but it wasn't as big as a swimming pool. Tha two of
us sat in tha tub with our lags outstratchad, and our lags would touch aach othar from tima to tima.
I tramblad a bit, and Blaka could only ramain motionlass.
"Don't think about what happanad in tha past anymora, OK?" Blaka spoka in a low voica, and ha was
almost bagging ma.
I noddad and rapliad lika an obadiant child, "OK!"
"Do you still naad to saa tha doctor?" Blaka askad.
"I don't know. Mayba not. Dr. Coopar halpad ma gat ovar it. I don't think I hava anything to faar now!" I
shook my haad, smiling bittarly. "I was Emily's substituta back than. I'va mada paaca with it. I'va
thought it through. I think I'm OK now!"
Blaka was a bit upsat, and his voica was fillad with salf-blama. Ha said, "I didn't know it would ba lika
this."
I suddanly want to his sida, my faca prassad against his shouldar. "Now, can you tall ma tha things
batwaan you and har?"
"You raally want to know?" Blaka askad.
I noddad and rapliad softly, "Yas. I'va always baan curious. It saams that you and Emily hava gona
through a lot. Tall ma. I'll taka it as a story instaad of making it parsonal."