Suddenly Kendric casually placed the grilled salmon coated in sweet soy sauce on her plate. "Here, you need to eat more of this to replenish your energy" didn't stop there, he also scooped up broccoli mixed with mushrooms "And this". He thought, after what happened yesterday, apart from his energy that he transfers to her, she still needed natural energy intake. That way she can recover quickly.
Leigh's heart was beating fast, couldn't he see, there was clearly still a lot of food on her plate, and he was adding more, how could she finish it. She wailed in her heart 'My dear stomach, hang in there, ok' she just smiled slightly at him. Which was answered with a mischievous grin on the lips of the man beside her.
Why is he smiling like that. She forced a smile back to him that it didn't reach her eyes. She hoped he wouldn't add any more food to her plate. So, he ate obediently.
Meanwhile Leigh ate awkwardly and anxiously. In the middle of eating, she finally saw Kendric taking some food and eating casually at his place.
They ate in peace, without any disturbance. When Leigh thought she was finished, she turned to Kendric, just about to open her mouth but she was defeated.
"Here, drink this. This is good for your digestion" he thought with the portion she ate just now, her stomach must feel suffocated and full. By drinking vegetable juice, digestion should be smooth.
"Hmm... I..." she looked for an excuse to refuse, because her stomach really couldn't add any more food. But again, she defeated.
"It's taste tastiest, trust me" he emphasized the word trust me, so that she would have no reason to refuse. He knew he wouldn't be able to refuse if he used himself as collateral. And he was right.
Leigh couldn't help but sigh. She grumbled in her mind. I wish I could force him to drink the juice, but she's felt helpless. She's just a guest here. Guests should respect him who are kind enough to let her stay at his house. In the end, reluctantly, she raised her right hand, grabbed the juice from Kendric's hand, brought it towards her mouth. with a forced smile, she pushed herself to drink the juice, she just hoped, he wouldn't vomit and embarrass herself.
She drank slowly, the impact she felt like the juice wasn't running out. She really hopes that the juice in her hand can be sucked into the soil, at least it can provide nutrients to the soil and can fertilize the soil, so that it can contribute to the growth of other plants.
She continued to push herself up with difficulty. Until finally she finished the vegetable juice. She put the empty glass on the table, wiping her mouth with the napkin.
"Glad you finished it," Kendric grinned, a big grin on his lips. While looking at Leigh's sullen reaction. But it looks adorable and sweet in his eyes.
Leigh herself, her eyebrows furrowed deeply, she glanced at Kendric holding back her anger. what was that, what is the meaning of his sentence? Does that mean she doesn't need to finish it, maybe a sip or two is enough. Her eyes narrowed at Kendric accusingly. Because of you now my stomach is getting suffocated and now I have difficult to moving around, Ugh. She complained inwardly.
"Come walk with me for a moment, I'm sure you need to move, so that the food in your stomach can go down and be absorbed into your body. Come" said Kendric, standing up and extending his hand to Leigh.
What happened to her this morning, why did she feel like she couldn't refuse anything the man in front of her said. Did something happen while she was unconscious and fell asleep last night, might some magic do this to her? she wanted to refuse, but her hand seemed to have complete control over her, raised and welcomed his outstretched hand.
Kendric accepted with a satisfied smile on his face. glad she accepted his offer. With that he helped her up and took her hand and he held it tightly and didn't want her to let go, until the end of his life.
The two left the dining room, one walking with dignity and charismatic. One stepped heavily, as if at any moment the floor beneath her feet could sink her until she was completely buried. At least she could escape from the reach of the man who was dragging her, who knows where he would take her this time.
They walked down the long corridor for Leigh. The corridor was not the same as when Kendric took her out of the house yesterday, only to make her heartbeat race and choke. She hoped that this time, he wouldn't do something strange and far from the reason she could digest. Not anytime soon, because she needed time to absorb the things that happened in the last two days ago.
She looked right and left, the design was the same as the corridor she had walked yesterday. She saw Kendric's figure walking one step ahead of her. Apparently, he was an old-fashioned type, then she thought again. Most rich people like ancient designs, but the design here looks even more ancient. She had never seen a design as complex as the one here. Not as far as she remembered. Even the museum had the oldest collection of objects she had ever visited. Not as unique and interesting as here.
She looked on in awe. Yesterday he didn't pay much attention to the design and atmosphere in this house because her mind was filled with anxiety about Vhaken. Only now could she freely look at it and admire it. She was even stunned, her mouth was open, unable to utter the right words to express her feelings now. How she liked the atmosphere in this house. she wished she could live in a house with a design like this, but then... She doesn't even have a place to live now. The house her parents left behind burned down. She bit her lower lip, holding back the sadness.
Her sadness was quickly swept away, because every corner, side of the corridor, everything made her mouth drool, fortunately she quickly recovered, and again fortunately she was walking one step behind Kendric. So, she didn't need to embarrass herself in front of the man who always made her heartbeat run fast and wild. Ready to jump out of the ribcage.
She calmed down, walking more relaxed. The strange thing was that now and somehow, she just realizes she felt the heat seep into her body through their intertwined hand, like a stream of river water flowing calmly to fill the river space. The flow makes her calm and feel energized. As ifs she had just come out of a sauna place, her body slowly felt fresher. And her stomach, which previously felt bloated and full, now felt light and not like a moment before she forces food into her stomach. Her face scrunched up, what happened? she asked inwardly. Strange.
She felt something strange happen when she was near Kendric's. That prompted her to quickly get away from him. But the next second her face looked sad. She hoped she could stay here for a while. Because she wasn't satisfied admiring this place yet. It's not certain that she can see a unique and ancient design like this anywhere else. She let out a small sigh.
Without her realizing it, even though her sigh was small, it was enough to make the man in front of her stop walking, turn around and face her. Staring at her face sharply "What happened?" he asked curiously.
She almost crashed into the arms of the man who was now facing her. Luckily her body movements were fast, her steps also stopped, she answered awkwardly "Ah, nothing" again she put a forced smile on her face.
It looked even adorable and sweeter in Kendric's eyes. He restrained himself from laughing, but instead it made his face look like he was grinning mischievously and enjoying the situation that was happening between them.
"Are you sure?" His head tilted to the left slightly, he glanced with his right eyebrow raised, making sure.
"Yes," Leigh said briefly, concisely and with anticipation. Hoping that the heartbeat that was beating rapidly in her chest would not be heard by him.
But it turns out Leigh's assumption was wrong. "Your heart" Kendric stepped closer to her. And Leigh with a sense of spontaneous anticipation stepped back. Seeing her step back, he moved forward again like a predator who was agile and precise on target, never missing his prey.
The look on Kendric's face made Leigh wary, she stepped back ready to run away from the trap of the predator in front of her, as if he was a wild predator ready to devour her whole at this moment. Until her back hit the corridor wall. The look in Kendric's eyes scared her, her breath caught in her throat. She swallowed hard.