She said this box is something she’d give up her life for, but would never lose...
She ran here in the middle of the night through the rain, getting her legs all scratched up, just to find this thing for him?
He pressed his lips together and remained silent, merely staring at her earnest expression.
It was a look he had never seen on her face before... it struck him right in the heart, causing a slight stir...
...
Seeing him long hesitant to reach out and take the item, only gazing at her with that inscrutable look, her heart felt a bit helpless. After hesitating a few seconds, she spoke, albeit with reluctance.
"If you still don’t believe me, you can punish me..." she said quietly, her small face filled with helplessness.
Though she really hated Noah Drexler’s habit of grounding her at the slightest provocation.
But right now... she truly had no other way to deal with this man. She knew he never trusted her, yet in such a short time, she couldn’t think of any better way to erase the bad impressions left by her past actions...
Noah Drexler did not answer her, instead, he stared directly at her face.
Usually, when she heard he was going to ground her, her expression would change, but today she was suggesting he punish her...
...
In those sharp and steady eyes of his, it seemed they harbored countless stories, even if she lived again, she still could not figure him out.
"Alright then, tell me, what do you need to forgive..."
For the past two days, he had deliberately ignored her, yet finally, all those buried emotions in his heart couldn’t help but spill out.
Only after a long time did he release her lips, and gazed into her pure and flawless face.
Her wide eyes were also fixed on him, their gazes intertwined. It seemed Noah Drexler heard something snap within himself... perhaps it was the defenses in his heart.
The next second, he suddenly lifted his arms to bring her from the passenger seat, settling her firmly on his lap, letting her sit within his embrace.
The woman in his arms was very slender; he noticed now, she seemed to have lost some weight recently.
Thinking this, he couldn’t help but frown slightly, then lifted his hand to tuck her front locks gently behind her ear, revealing her entire elegant face to him.
Outside, the rain unexpectedly intensified, but Noah Drexler remained unaffected. After staring at her face for a while, his gaze changed slightly.
It had only been two days since he last looked closely at her, yet it seemed her face had grown a bit thinner.
Summer Shawcross lifted her gaze to the man’s current demeanor, wondering if it was because the light inside the car was soft, she felt particularly at ease and warm as she rested in his embrace.
Especially with the rain pouring outside, while the inside of the car and within his arms were incredibly warm, the feeling in her heart deepened even further.
The sound of rain continued outside, yet inside the car there was only warmth.
After a moment, Noah Drexler finally remembered something, and glanced at the iron box that had fallen onto the passenger seat.