Chapter 1305

It was obvious that he didn’t want to tell me about what happened tonight. He generally didn’t want to tell me, probably because he was afraid I would worry. I pursed my lips, resisted the urge to ask further, and carefully peeled back the bandage on his arm. The flesh and gauze were stuck together, and when I peeled it off, I was horrified. Watching more blood spill out, my heart ached so much that my eyes stung. I asked him, “Does it hurt a lot?”

Reynaldo shook his head at me with a smile. He raised his hand and gently wiped the tears at the corner of my eye, saying casually, “The years when you were not by my side were the most heart-wrenching. What is this little pain compared to that?”

“You said it yourself, those years were when you drove me away and wouldn’t let me come back,” I replied instinctively.

Reynaldo’s eyes darkened, filled with deep remorse and heartache. He said to me, “I’m sorry, Esmeralda.”

I shook my head, holding his hand, and said, “I don’t want your apology, I want your promise to always stay by my side in the future.”

“Mm-hmm,” Reynaldo nodded heavily.

I smiled and said to him, “Then I will stay by your side in the future and never leave you again.”

“Okay.”

Reynaldo looked at me deeply and added after a while, “You must remember what you said.”

“I will definitely remember, but if you dare to drive me away again, then I will really ignore you.”

“How could I?” Reynaldo hugged me tightly and said earnestly, “I will never chase you away again, never.”

After Reynaldo had treated the wound on his arm, it was almost dawn. It’s strange that when he was not around, I felt restless and couldn’t fall asleep no matter what. She snuggled into his arms, and soon drowsiness overcame her. I didn’t know when I fell asleep. When I woke up, it was already bright outside. As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw Reynaldo. He was leaning against the head of the bed, reading a book as usual. I rubbed my sleepy eyes and asked him, “What time is it?”

“It was past eleven o’clock, Madisyn was making lunch.”

“Ah? Eleven o’clock?” I quickly sat up and looked at my phone; it was indeed eleven twenty. I slept for so long in one go. I asked him, “Why haven’t you gotten up? Is there nothing going on today?”

Reynaldo closed the book, took my hand, and smiled, saying, “Didn’t you say that you don’t sleep well when I’m not by your side?”

“So, when I woke up, I stayed by your side all the time. You see, I was standing by your side, and you indeed slept very deeply. Both children came in several times, and you didn’t wake up.”

I chuckled incredulously, “It’s just because I stayed up too late last night.”

Reynaldo brushed my hair behind my ear and softly asked me, “Did you sleep well?”

I nodded.

He pulled me up with a smile and said, “Let’s go down for lunch.”

Like yesterday during the day, Reynaldo did not go out and stayed at home playing with his two children. During that time, he answered several phone calls, but all of them were dodging the calls I answered. This made me increasingly feel that he was brewing some dangerous plan. I couldn’t think of anything to ask him, so I kept an extra eye on him that night. I deliberately kept myself awake, pretending to be asleep in his arms. After some time passed, Reynaldo finally stirred.