Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 597

It was only then that Charlize realized she was not wearing any slippers. She had been in too much of a hurry to get out of bed.

Her anxiety in unfamiliar surroundings was severe because Charles had once brought her to a gathering with his classmates when she was young. Something happened during the event, and she was led to the suite the Johnson family often reserved by her brother to wait for him.

Only six or seven years old at that time, she had little fear. Knowing that her brother had something to do, she did not throw a tantrum or cling to him. After Charles coaxed her to sleep, she slumbered in the room by herself.

When she woke up, she was still alone in the room. However, Charles had prepared a lot of snacks for her. She remembered his promise that he would be back to bring her home shortly.

Alas, Charles got into a fight with someone that night for some reason and ended up at the police station. Coincidentally, a drunk guest at the hotel went to the wrong floor and kept banging on Charlize’s room door. No matter how easygoing Charlize was, she could not withstand that. She promptly burst into tears then and there.

That night, misfortunes came in threes. Their mother had also accompanied their father on a business trip. When Charles finally got out of the police station, it was past two o’clock in the morning. By the time he rushed back to the hotel, Charlize was already terrified to the point that she was hiding in the wardrobe.

It had him so livid that he slapped himself twice on the spot. On top of that, he even sued the hotel.

Charlize also suffered a fright from the incident and started running a temperature after returning to the Johnson residence. Her fever only abated after two consecutive days.

Consequently, she was exceedingly wary and anxious when alone in unfamiliar surroundings.

Although it had gotten significantly better when she grew up, she was still easily petrified whenever she jolted awake to find herself in unfamiliar surroundings with no one she knew.

Just when she had roused and opened her eyes, she found that she had somehow gotten to a hotel room from the car. The space was all too unfamiliar, and she was alone in the entire place, with Spencer nowhere in sight. She could not help but feel panicked.

In fact, she even trembled upon hearing the click of the door opening earlier. She was in no presence of mind to bother about anything else upon laying eyes on Spencer.

As she hugged him, his familiar smell and warmth enveloped her. Only then did she gather her wits about her and realize she was not wearing slippers. Her feet felt a touch chilly.

She glanced at Spencer in slight embarrassment. “I forgot.”

Spencer carried her to the bed and seated her at the edge of it. Then, he picked up one of the hotel’s slippers to slip it on for her.

Charlize was taken aback as she stared at the man crouching before her. Sensing warmth at the sole of her foot, she instinctively drew her foot back. “I’ll do it...”

Before she could finish her sentence, Spencer had already slipped the slipper onto her foot. He then dropped his hold on her and reached for her other foot. Charlize quickly placed her foot into the slipper in his hand.

Spencer looked up at her. “Are you hungry?”

No sooner had his question rang out than Charlize’s stomach started rumbling.

In a flash, Charlize flushed bright red. “Yeah.”

Gah! That was downright mortifying!

“What would you like to eat? I’ll order room service?”

While saying that, he handed her the menu on the bedside table.

Juliette’s soon-to-be husband was a top-notch programmer. Upon graduating, he joined a big factory with an annual salary of four hundred thousand. Juliette was no less impressive. The money they earned jointly after tax was six hundred thousand.

Despite the high price of properties in Alenvista and the fact that they had only graduated a while ago and had little money left after paying the down payment, Juliette had always been generous toward the girls. Back when they were in university, she always brought some food back for them as supper after her part-time job.

In her words, one could always make more money.

This time, the hotel she had arranged for them when they came to attend her wedding was also the best.

Charlize did not care about all that, so she had no idea about the standard of the hotel.

When she woke up, she merely noticed that the layout and décor were pretty nice. Having seen the menu and the prices then, she realized that the hotel was something else.

As she took the menu, she abruptly remembered that the four of them had a date for a manicure session that night. “Where are Juliette and the others?”

“They said to let you rest since you’re suffering from motion sickness,” Spencer lied without batting an eyelid.

Charlize did not doubt him either. “Oh, all right, then.” She nodded, her eyes fixed on the prices on the menu. “How about going out to eat?”

Before she started working, her perception of money was somewhat vague. After all, the Johnson family was in no shortage of it.

After she had graduated and started working, however, she was presently all too aware that money was hard-earned. Even porridge on the menu cost a hundred and twenty-eight. Considering her hunger then, she reckoned that she would not be replete without spending over a thousand.

That was a two-day salary for her, and she could not bring herself to fritter it away.

“Sure.” Spencer had no objections either. He pulled the suitcase over and rummaged for a down jacket before handing it to her. “Put this on.”

Charlize looked at the down jacket in his hands, wholly oblivious to when he packed it.

It was not too cold yet in December. Such a thick down jacket was unnecessary, so she felt a tad averse. “But it’s not that cold.”

“Be good and listen to me.”

As though coaxing a child, he held the down jacket up and unzipped it before personally helping her into it.

While doing so, he talked about the delicious food in Alenvista. As Charlize listened, she could not wait to go out and sample them all.

The men’s short black down jacket was probably waist-length on Spencer. But on Charlize, it fell below her thighs.

Seeing that the down jacket was already on her, she did not bother to pick fault with that.

She voluntarily put on the cotton-padded boots. After doing so, she trotted up to Spencer and hooked her arm around his. “All right, let’s go and eat! I’m starving!”

Spencer touched her palm. Heat emanated off Charlize since she was wearing a lot, and her palm was warm with a steady stream of continuous heat, like the sun.

Only then did he reply in satisfaction, “Let’s go.”

The hotel was in the city center of Alenvista. As soon as they stepped out, they were greeted by bustling businesses.

It was chilly after leaving the hotel, but Charlize was still warm since she wore many layers. There were quite a number of people who wore down jackets on the streets but few with cotton-padded boots.

She observed the pedestrians around, feeling a touch embarrassed. “I’m wearing too much, Spencer!”

“Not at all. It’s cold at night.”

Spencer took her hand. Her palm was hot, warming his hand, which had grown cold in the winter.

“Why are you wearing so little, then?”

Indeed, Spencer was not wearing much. He had a white shirt inside and topped it with a vest before donning a long trench coat on the outside.

“I’m not cold.”

“Nor am I!”

Spencer glanced down at her. Perhaps she was too warm that her cheeks were rosy, just like the red apple he received on his tenth birthday. Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

Resisting the urge to take a bite out of her, he changed the subject. “There are a few renowned

restaurants in Alenvista right across the street. Which one would you like to try?”

Following his words, Charlize no longer bothered to argue about the matter. Looking at the restaurants across the road, she frowned. “They all look delicious.”

“In that case, let’s try one first, another tomorrow, and the final one the day after.”

Hearing that, Charlize quirked a brow. “Aren’t we going back the day after?”

“It’s fine to stay another day.”

As Spencer was speaking, a car drove past in front of them, upon which he pulled her behind him.