Love Is a Sweet Addiction

What did Terence mean by that? Why did Terence want to do that kind of thing with Esther tonight?

Esther wondered, ‘Doesn’t he always have no interest in me? Why does he want me tonight…?’

“Wait…” Esther hurriedly pushed Terence’s chest with her palm and said, “It’s not convenient for me today. Let’s do it another day.”

“Why? What’s wrong with you?” Terence glanced down at Esther.

“My stomach. I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach.”

“Here?” Terence’s warm palm covered Esther’s belly.

Esther panicked and hurriedly nodded her head.

Terence’s hand was on Esther’s lower abdomen, and inside that … was Terence’s baby. If Terence knew this secret, what would happen?

Esther thought that Terence would continue to make things difficult for her. But unexpectedly, Terence didn’t. Instead, Terence lowered his head and kissed Esther on the lips before saying, “Then, rest early. We will do it tomorrow.”

Tomorrow…

Esther yelled in her heart, ‘What’s the difference between doing it tomorrow and doing it today? Oh, no. What excuse can I use to reject him tomorrow? Can I pretend to have a stomachache again?’

Esther didn’t want to think about it anymore. She decided to find a new excuse tomorrow.

Today was the weekend, and Terence gave himself a day off.

However, even though it was a holiday, Terence still sat in the study and was busy with something. Esther also had her work to do. The two of them were both busy with their own things.

It was not until lunchtime that Esther moved and went to the kitchen to cook.

As soon as Esther opened the refrigerator, Terence’s voice suddenly came from the study, “There’s no need to cook. Let’s go out to eat.”

“Going out to eat again?” Esther turned around and walked to the door of the study. She looked at Terence in confusion and asked, “Terence, why are you so interested in the food outside recently? Are you not used to my cooking?”

“The weather is rarely good today, and it’s also the weekend. After lunch, we can go outside and have a walk.” Then, Terence stood up from his desk and said, “Let’s go.”

“Are you sure?” Esther looked at Terence in disbelief.

Not only would Terence go out to eat, but he would also go out for a walk.

Terence stood in front of Esther, pretending to look down at her unhappily. He said, “Don’t always look at me with this kind of suspicious gaze. Are you going or not?”

“Yes, of course,” Esther answered happily. She quickly went to close the refrigerator and then went back to the bedroom to change her clothes. Then, Esther smiled at Terence and said, “Let’s go.”

Looking at the smile on Esther’s face, the corners of Terence’s lips moved slightly. Terence thought that Proley was really a small place, and Esther must be very bored here.

Terence and Esther casually found a small restaurant with a good environment for dinner. When the waiter served the dishes, Esther sized up Terence, who was sitting opposite her. And Esther said with a smile, “You are used to having meals in big hotels or restaurants. Wouldn’t you feel a little uncomfortable eating in this kind of place?”

“The most important thing about food is to be clean and healthy. The size of the restaurant doesn’t matter to me.” Terence glanced at Esther. And he asked, “Don’t you drink juice?”

“No. Water will be fine to me.” Afraid that Terence would think too much, Esther added, “We have to get rid of the unhealthy diet together. That’s our agreement.”

“But you changed too quickly. It makes me feel very unaccustomed.”

“You will get used to it.” Esther smiled and put a piece of fish on Terence’s plate. Esther said, “Let’s start eating now. It won’t taste good if it gets cold.”

Terence nodded and lowered his head to eat gracefully.

After dinner, Terence and Esther walked out of the restaurant together. When they passed by the supermarket in front of them, Esther suddenly said, “Why don’t we go and watch a movie? There’s a new movie coming out recently.”

“What type of movie would you like to watch?”

“Up to you. I’m fine with all of them,” Esther said to Terence. But she added in her heart, ‘As long as it is not too noisy.’

Terence didn’t reject. He took Esther’s hand and walked to the side of the road. Esther was stunned by Terence’s sudden action, and she looked down at Terence’s big palm.

Terence and Esther usually took a car when they went out. The two of them rarely walked on the road together, and they had never walked hand in hand like this. That was why Esther was suddenly stunned.

Esther secretly glanced at Terence, who was beside her. She found that Terence didn’t feel strange or uncomfortable at all.

Esther thought she had to be more generous and mature. She couldn’t keep acting like a shy little girl who had never been in love before.

The traffic light in front was still red. But at this time, there was a sudden disturbance behind Terence and Esther, accompanied by the screams of passers-by. Terence and Esther turned their heads and saw a middle-aged man riding an electric bike and rushing directly towards the crowd.

“Careful…!” Before Terence could pull Esther away, that man’s electric bike crashed directly between the two of them.

Terence, after all, was a man. He reacted quickly and dodged it.

However, Esther was hit to the side by the electric bike.

Esther’s head hit the stone platform by the side of the road with a bang, causing her to see stars in pain.

“Esther…” Terence hurriedly bypassed the electric bike and helped Esther up from the ground. Terence looked at Esther up and down and asked, “Are you alright? Do you feel any pain?”

“I…” Esther was so hurt that she couldn’t speak. She raised her hand and touched her head. She murmured, “My head…”

“You are bleeding.” Terence frowned as he looked at the blood dripping from Esther’s head, and Esther’s white shirt was dyed red.

The owner of the electric bike seemed to be stunned. He stood beside Terence and Esther with a frightened look, and he muttered, “I’m sorry. I’m sorry … I’m so sorry…”

Terence raised his head and glared at that man angrily. That man was so frightened that he became even more nervous, and he apologized, “I’m sorry. I don’t know why I can’t stop. I’ll … I’ll pay for your medical expenses.”

But what Terence cared about was not the medical expenses. Terence took some tissues from a kind woman beside him and pressed them on Esther’s head. Terence said to Esther, “Hold it with your hands. I’ll take you to the hospital.”This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

“I…” Esther panicked and said, “There’s no need to go to the hospital. I just broke my scalp. I just need to apply some medicine to it.”

Esther thought, ‘Go to the hospital? Are you kidding? The doctors will only ask me to take some anti-inflammatory drugs or antibiotics. But I’m pregnant now. Besides, if the doctor finds out that I am pregnant, Terence will definitely know it.’

Terence ignored Esther’s words. He directly lifted Esther and walked to the car.

Esther gritted her teeth because of a headache. But in order to hide the existence of her child, Esther had no choice but to keep persuading Terence, “Terence, I’m really fine. It doesn’t hurt that much now. Can we not go to the hospital?”

“No,” Terence replied coldly.

“But…”

“Stop talking!” Terence interrupted Esther directly.

Being glared at by Terence coldly, Esther had no choice but to shut her mouth. But her mind was still in a mess.