Chapter 1303
I don’t know if I have been under too much pressure recently, but I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night. I subconsciously reached out to my side, but touched emptiness. Anxious emotions surged up in an instant. I quickly got up and turned on the light in the room. Reynaldo was not in the room, and all the places he had slept in were cold. In this way, he should have gotten up very early. I furrowed my brows, walked to the window, and looked out into the yard.
Under the cold street lamps, a few bodyguards were patrolling the yard. Reynaldo’s car, parked on the east side of the yard during the day, was gone. Did he go out? What was he doing out so late? Thinking about his unusual behavior during the day and the things he said, my uneasiness grew stronger. I quickly took out my phone and called him. Fortunately, he did not “ignore my calls” like last time. Although it took him a long time to answer this time, he finally answered.
“Esmeralda, what’s wrong?” The man’s deep and gentle voice instantly came through the phone. My heart settled down a bit. I asked him, “I woke up and didn’t see you, did you go out?”
Reynaldo chuckled. I faintly heard the sound of wind, a very strong wind, as if he were in a very open place. He joked with me on the phone, “It seems that I still have to hold you in my arms for you to sleep soundly. If I’m not by your side in the future, you may…”
“Ugh!” Without waiting for him to finish, I quickly interrupted him and angrily said, “Don’t say unlucky things.”
Reynaldo smiled and said, “What I mean is, if I have to go on a business trip out of town in the future, you’ll be alone…”
I said subconsciously, "Then I’ll go on a business trip with you." During this period, my heart was always uneasy; only when I was with him, watching him, would I feel at ease.
Reynaldo fell silent for two seconds on the phone, then chuckled softly, “So my wife can be clingy too, that’s nice.” I remember when we had just gotten married, I looked forward every day to you looking at me more, to the point that a clingy appearance from you, I didn’t even dare to dream about. He finished speaking, paused for a moment, and then sighed deeply after a long time, accompanied by the sound of the wind blowing from the other end of the phone.
“Esmeralda… I really loved you.”
The sudden confession caught me off guard. Abnormal, this Reynaldo is not normal at all. I asked him anxiously, “Reynaldo, what’s wrong? Where are you now?”
The wind was howling on the other end of the phone. But on my side, the trees in the yard were clearly still, so now he is either in the open countryside, on a mountain, or on a rooftop.
“Mr. Humphrey, everything is ready.”
Just then, the voice of a subordinate suddenly came from the other end of the phone. My heart skipped a beat. Is everything ready? What was he preparing? The feeling of unease grew stronger in my heart, and I quickly asked him, “Reynaldo, where are you? Can I come find you?”
“Don’t worry, I’m going out to handle some things, I’ll be back soon."
“Really?”
“Hmm,” Reynaldo’s voice was gentle and intoxicating, “Are you hungry? Shall I bring you some late-night snacks?”
"Okay, when are you coming back? I need you to give me a specific time," I said in a tense voice.