I looked back at the silent Christopher. He had his eyebrows raised without the slightest means to speak to Sabrina. Thus, I could only explain to her myself. âSabby, Christopher⦠is here with me.â
âWhat? How did he manage to find such a remote place? Did you tell him?â Sabrina exclaimed as she simply couldnât believe it.
âNo. I only found out today. Iââ
Christopher impatiently interrupted, âIâm right here, doing well. Tell my family to stop creating a fuss. Itâs annoying. I will visit them with my wife in a few days.â
âChristopher, how⦠how did you find Eve? Did Zach tell you?â Sabrina asked cautiously.
âItâs not him. Ugh⦠Do you know that youâre very annoying? Everything was going smoothly until you called. Are you happy now? The next time youâre doing it with Zach, Iâll call and make him workââ
Toot⦠Toot⦠Tootâ¦
Sabrina hung up the call instantly as she couldnât stand the impatient Christopher.
Meanwhile, Christopher casually tossed the phone to the couch and continued to hug my waist while leaning against the sofa. I quietly glanced at him. Ever since I met him on the beach, he had a sullen look, and he never smiled. Now, he returned to his usual tone of speech, but he was still not smiling. His face was cold and emotionless, just like a zombie.
Thus, I reached out and carefully poked his cheek. âChristopher!â
Even so, he remained still and ignored me, so I leaned over and nuzzled against his chest. Then, I nudged his cheeks even harder and called out his name, âChristopherâ¦â I dragged the last syllable on purpose. Even I got goosebumps from hearing my own voice.
âWhat?â He turned his head and asked.
âNothing. I just wanted to call out your name.â I gave him a coy smile.
âHmph!â He turned his head away and ignored me. After a while, he got up and walked to the kitchen. I wanted to follow him, but before I could go into the kitchen, he casually slammed the door in front of my face.
I touched the tip of my nose and sighed before I quietly returned to the living room. Then, I noticed Jenny sticking her head in. She made sure that Christopher wasnât around before rushing in, then she handed me a piece of white silk cloth. âThe doctor gave this to you. He said to use it to cover your eyes. Itâs good for your eyes, and you can see through it.â
I took the silk cloth and secured it to my eyes. It was soft and had a feather-like weight. After covering my eyes with it, everything appeared a tad blur, but I could still see clearly.
I knew Christopher would not be angry at me for too long. After all, we both knew about the condition of my illness. However, his sudden appearance ruined our plans. At that point, I didnât even know what would happen in the future.
After that, I sneakily gave Darius a call to tell him that I was safe so the Lane family would not worry about me. In the end, I asked him, âDarius, did you tell Christopher that Iâm here?â
I figured if Sabrina and Zachary didnât say anything, then the only possible culprit would be Darius. He was in a relationship with my mother back then, and he also had a good impression of me. Additionally, he wasnât with the person he loved, so he wouldnât want Christopher to end up in his shoes.
Darius didnât deny it. âChris is a very clever person. He reckoned that you are still alive with just a few clues, and he begged me not to keep anything from him any longer. Yvonne, I do respect you, but Iâm sorry for ruining your plans. Even so, I donât regret it as we have no right to decide on Chrisâ behalf. He should make his own decisions.â
Upon hearing those words, I couldnât help but feel guilty. Indeed, weâre not God, and we donât have the right to decide anything for anyone. However, I selfishly made decisions for Christopher. I wanted what I thought was the best for him, but that wasnât what he wanted.
After some time, Christopher came out of the kitchen. He sat on the sofa and waved a finger at Jenny pompously. Instantly, Jenny quickly ran toward the kitchen.
âYou! Sit down and donât move!â I wanted to look, but I was petrified when Christopher glared at me.