Chapter 53

Eros Robinson's POV

It's been almost a week since my fight with Freshia yesterday, I haven't seen her again. George told me to calm my thoughts and give Freshia some space to herself. I followed her advice again and refrained from meeting Freshia first.

And now my mind is reminded of George's words where she reminded me again regarding my attitude towards Freshia. She reminded me to be kind to her again and to be more able to control my emotions towards her. It would also be better if I started to open up little by little about my past to her, which is not much different from Freshia's childhood.

George is worried that if I don't start changing my bad behavior and continue to maintain it, over time the bad attitude will become ingrained and I could lose my human side. I would be a manipulative person. Apart from that, George also said that she was afraid that my feelings for Freshia would turn into a complete obsession. Those words keep ringing in my mind and fill my head at the moment.

I decided to leave my office and go to the yard to breathe fresh air for a moment so that my mind could become clear again and I could make good decisions in the future. But just as I opened the door, I was surprised to find the figure that had been occupying my mind at that time standing near the stairs which was not far from where I was currently standing. Our gazes met before Freshia finally ran down the stairs one by one and I reflexively chased after her.

“Freshia, don't run that fast on the stairs. Help. It would be very dangerous if you fell.” I shouted loudly as I continued to chase her. But Freshia ignored my words and continued running until finally, with the last four stairs remaining, I managed to reach her clothes. However, she continued to run fast and tried to avoid my catch, making herself lose her balance. she fell and rolled until she hit the ground floor.

After that, it was something that made my heart ache. When Freshia hurriedly turned around her body faced me and she continued to drag her body backward, trying to get away from me. She looked very scared at that time and kept shouting at me not to come near her. However, the guilt and pain I suddenly felt when I saw her like that deafened me. Instead of stopping, I just kept walking towards her until when I got near her, I immediately knelt down to align my body with her, and then I grabbed her body.

"Calm, dear. I won't hurt you anymore. So please don't be afraid of me." I said softly to her. But Freshia still continued to struggle to get herself out of my arms. However, instead of letting go, I actually tightened my embrace on her, forcing her a little so she could feel my affection.

Freshia's body began to weaken and no longer resisted. Then, I immediately picked her up and took her back upstairs. she was just silent and accepted everything I treated her at that time.

I took her to the second-floor balcony and dropped her off there. After that, I cupped both sides of her face with my hands to protect her from the cold night wind. There my feelings of courage melted away along with the flying wind. I gently spoke to her, “I want to repair our relationship, Freshia. I promise I won't hurt you again. Therefore, I beg you not to try to escape from this house again. If the time is right, I will definitely take you out of here. Believe me, only I can protect you."

I looked at those two green eyes. The most beautiful eyes I have ever seen in this world. I caught a sincerity radiating from her, making me want to worship her even more. Then my gaze fell down to her lips which looked a little pale. However, I was still tempted by it and I couldn't stop myself from taking a sip.

Therefore, carefully and calculatingly, I immediately brought my face closer to hers so that our lips touched each other. When I felt there was no resistance from her, I continued to start kissing her slowly and the kiss continued until we could no longer tell whose saliva was left between us when we started to move our faces away from each other. Seeing that, I immediately wiped the remaining saliva from her lips which now looked more plump.

At the same time, we found snow falling. Then I said to her again, “Do you remember the first time we met, Freshia? That day also coincided with the first snowfall, like tonight.”

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Ning Amara’s POV

Martin contacted me again and asked to meet immediately. As he promised a month ago, before he went abroad again, he said she would immediately contact me when he returned to his homeland. We have indeed agreed to save Freshia at all costs.

Therefore, that afternoon after I came home from my office, I immediately rushed to the cafe which was not far from White Stone. When I got there, I saw Martin, who had arrived first, sipping his drink, but his eyes couldn't leave the tablet which he was placing on the table, close to his drink.

“Hi, Martin.” I greeted him when I got near him and I immediately pulled a stool in front of him to sit on. My greeting just now made Martin break his gaze at his tablet and look at me. He returned my greeting with a smile.

“To the point, so what are we going to do this time to save Freshia?” I asked directly without further ado. I thought it was too late to save my friend now, but surely it was better than nothing. Actually, I also didn't stay silent by continuing to look for her whereabouts for this month. However, there really isn't much I can do considering that the person I will be dealing with this time is not just anyone.

Martin was silent for a moment. He looked like he was thinking. Then he showed me something on his tablet. "That is the coordinates of Eros' house, which he also used to lock up Freshia," Martin said confidently.

“How can you be sure?” I asked to make sure. Because I know that Eros is not an easy person.

"I've told someone to watch over Eros for the past month. Starting from Eros leaving his office until he arrived at his house. For a week the person I ordered watched the house and one day, he sent me a photo of a woman running in the yard followed by many well-dressed people who I guessed were the guards there. Then the person I sent took a picture of the woman and sent it to me. And it's true that that woman is Freshia.”

Continued Martin who then showed a photo that he had previously told about. I narrowed my eyes slightly when I saw the tablet screen which was showing a woman who was very similar to Freshia. However, it was indeed Freshia.

After that, Martin immediately told me about his idea which we planned to execute in at most one week after we had prepared everything needed for this execution. In my heart, I really hope that this time, we really succeed in saving Freshia.