Chapter 41

But I felt a little aggrieved in my heart. Why did he come to me and vent his anger just because he had a quarrel with the moonlight? Although I owed him money, I was not his punching bag, okay? Although I thought so in my heart, I didn’t dare to say it out. After all, he was no longer the same Reynaldo as before. I stood obediently, waiting for him to speak, or rather, waiting for him to vent.

I don’t know how long it had passed, but the cigarette in his hand finally burned out. He extinguished the cigarette butt in the ashtray and then slowly looked towards me.

The present-day Reynaldo is so powerful that I dare not even make eye contact with him. Before long, Reynaldo walked up to me.

He was already much taller than me, and now his presence has become even stronger, to the point that when he stood in front of me, I felt a strong sense of oppression. I unconsciously stepped back.

He suddenly reached out and grabbed my waist, closed the door with his other hand, and then forcefully kissed me against the door panel. He kissed forcefully, clearly with a hint of anger. I pushed him with all my strength, but he remained motionless, and instead, he lifted my hands above his head.

You see, every time he had an unpleasant encounter with his beloved, he would treat me like this. But I am also a person. I am not a punching bag. I also had a heart, and that heart would ache. His lips were so sore from his grinding, but that pain was nothing compared to the pain in my heart. Thinking that he treated the moonlight as precious as a treasure, but treated me like this, I felt so sad that I wanted to cry. I didn’t like him, but unfortunately, I still fell for him.

Perhaps, this was the punishment from heaven for me. Reynaldo kissed me for a while and finally let go. He gasped heavily, staring at me intently, “Are you so unwilling to let me kiss you?”

I turned my face away and didn’t want to pay attention to him.

He sneered, “Just now at the bar, it seemed like you were very eager to kiss Johnathan, huh?” He spoke, pinching my chin, with a cold and mocking glint in his eyes. “What, did you really hook up with Johnathan?”

“Reynaldo!” I glared at him angrily, never expecting him to speak so rudely.

Reynaldo chuckled lightly, his tone turning icy cold. “Although you weren’t Johnathan’s type, a normal man couldn’t resist your repeated advances. Esmeralda! Can’t you go a day without provoking men, or is it that I can’t satisfy you?”

As I listened to his harsh words, I laughed in anger. I shouted at him, “No matter what my relationship with Johnathan was, what does it matter to you? Don’t worry, I will repay you the money I owe you, even until death, is that okay?”

I really don’t want to endure this kind of anger anymore. I was never a person who swallowed their pride. He helped me repay the money for my family and also lent me money to help my father repay his gambling debts, but he shouldn’t always humiliate me like this. Honestly, I would rather he hit me and curse at me than endure such humiliation.

Reynaldo stared at me intently, his eyes gleaming with a terrifying coldness. He suddenly laughed and asked me, “Do you really like Johnathan that much?”

I was really annoyed by his cold and interrogative tone. Before, it was Winston, now it is Johnathan. It seemed that every man close to me would suspect this and suspect that. He had another woman in his heart, so why should he have any say in who I liked? Since you only wanted to retaliate against me, just go ahead and degrade me—why bother with my feelings?

Unless…

As I looked at his sinister expression, a slightly unrealistic speculation suddenly flashed through my mind. That guess made my heart beat uncontrollably faster. I nervously licked my lips and said to him, “Reynaldo, have you fallen in love with me?”

Reynaldo’s expression visibly stiffened for a moment.

Without waiting for me to think carefully, he suddenly asked, “Just now at the bar, when you said you have never liked me, was it the truth?”

I was startled. Why did he suddenly ask this question again? When playing this game, he clearly had a faint expression and seemed indifferent, but suddenly he asked, “What does it mean?”

Chapter 11

Did he want to confirm my feelings first and then answer the question I just asked him?