Tangled By Fate

Chapter 286 - THE MORNING

When Veronica woke up, her body was sore all over.

"Oww!" she winced in pain. Every part of her body was screaming "pain". Her body was throbbing all over.

With her aching body, she tried to move, but she couldn't. Her body was numb from the vigorous training she went through all night till dawn.

'If it wasn't for Arthur, I wouldn't be in this situation right now. It's all because of him that I always suffer. He dares to cheat on him and then do this all night…'

She was fuming. She wanted to blame it all on him but then she recalled how much she enjoyed last night.

She came over and over again. Later, she even begged for more.

Therefore, Arthur was more enthusiastic and tried many different positions he had never tried before. He relentlessly sought for her and she accepted everything.

She groaned in dissatisfaction. Covering her face, she lamented, 'Why on earth did I do something so shameless? Did I forget he cheated on me? Stupid! Stupid, Ver!' She cursed herself.

Moreover, something huge was pushing her to the bed. Turning over her head with a great effort, she found Arthur on her back.

Just when her eyes landed on him, her initial anger died down. The fire in her heart extinguished.

He was sleeping soundly behind her. His big hand and leg were over her body that was the reason she was unable to move.

Her eyes landed on his face. Last night, she did see him but, in the sunlight, she could see his face clearly.

He looked exhausted even though he was sleeping. His face seemed smaller than before. His cheekbone was visible. His jawline became sharper. The eyebags were darker than Catherine's.

In other words, it looked like he was sick and suffered from malnutrition.

'Just what on earth happened when I wasn't around?' Veronica pondered hard. 'Wasn't he happy to have all the women for himself? Why does he look so miserable?'

Her heart ached when she saw him like that. She reached out her hand and her fingertips touched his face.

It looked like after she passed out from exhaustion, he shaved his beard. His face was smooth. That made his face look sicklier.

Only, his long hair was left. His raven hair sprayed all over the white pillow.

Feeling nostalgic, she stared at his face.

Arthur might have noticed her stare that was drilling a hole on his face. He slowly opened his eyes. The first thing he saw after waking up was Veronica's angelic face.

It was noon. The sunlight came through the open window. He could see Veronica's slightly tanned face and the mark of the wound on her shoulder along with the marks he left on her. The sunlight made all the cuts in her body more vivid.

He stared at her in a loving gesture. The emotions in his eyes were so strong that Veronica had to avert her eyes. She also removed her fingers from his face.

Looking at his eyes, she recalled him cheating with other women. Her heart throbbed.

Even now, she knew that she still loved him. It was hard to face him because she knew she was weak toward him. That's the very reason why she never wanted to see him unless she became stronger.

However, it was too late. They met and had sex the whole night. Their hearts and bodies sought each other repeatedly. She could not lie about that. She was always true to her feelings.

Pain and conflict reflected on her face. She felt like crying.

Arthur was observing her face. When he first woke up, he thought it was a dream or an illusion. He started to hallucinate after they found out that she was thrown out of the cliff. Thus, having hallucinations was a daily occurrence.

But then, he recalled last night. He felt the warmth of her body as he embraced her. He could smell the sweet fragrance that came out of her body. He sensed her soft fingertips on his face. When he hallucinated before, his senses didn't work like this time.

At that moment, he realized that he wasn't dreaming. She was real, and she was right in front of him.

He wanted to say so many things. He wanted to ask her why she left, how she survived, why she was injured, if she was in pain, why she took so much time to come here, why she didn't contact him, and so on.

However, his words were caught in his throat. He could only stare at her and get drunk by her. He didn't want to take his eyes off of her for a second. He wished to stare at her for eternity.

He wanted to touch her face. That's when he noticed her expression. His heart quivered in fear and anger when he spotted pain written on her face.

He turned her body in his direction and cupped her face. "Nica, why do you look like that? Are you in pain? Who hurt you?"

Hearing the affectionate nickname, Veronica's heart shuddered. Multiple emotions all together jumbled up in her heart and hurt her mercilessly. She held back her tears and looked away.

Nonetheless, Arthur wouldn't let her go just because she was tight-lipped. He wanted to punish those who made her suffer.

He turned her face to face him and asked once again, "What's wrong? Why are you crying? Tell me the name of the bastard and I'll kill him."

'Yeah, you can go and kill yourself, you cheater! I hate you!' She wanted to shout out loud but ended up shouting in her mind. Her lips trembled. She couldn't utter a word. She felt like, if she opened her mouth, she was going to cry.

Arthur's eyes narrowed dangerously. He was so upset that it was visible in his face. He did not like it when she hid things from her.

'She is clearly in pain but why won't she tell me? In these past few months, did her heart move far from me? Does she have someone else in her heart? Did she meet a new guy and fall for him? Is this why she secretly came here to meet her friend and didn't go to the Magic Tower?'