Chapter 4 I’ve Found Treasure

Cecelia was speechless. Seeing that Cecelia was not about to move an inch, William raised his voice, “Now, immediately.” Cecelia could hear the anger in William’s voice and dared not dilly-dally. Hence, she quickly ran into the room. Nevertheless, when she turned around, she saw that William had an expression as black as coal behind her. “Um, I’m a little hungry. Can I cook some food in the kitchen?” William’s expression darkened to Cecelia’s question, and the latter recalled the way William had fought earlier... Cecelia immediately climbed up the bed. “Okay, okay. I won’t cook. Don’t be angry.” ‘He seems to enjoy being angry. In the short few hours, ever since I met him, his expression has never brightened.’ Cecelia cried internally once more. ‘Cecelia Shayne, what sort of good husband have you found yourself!’ Nevertheless, perhaps it was because of her outstanding attitude of admitting her wrong doings that William stopped expressing his temper. Instead, he patted the bedside and said to her, “Sit over here.” “Huh?” Cecelia who was once again dumbfounded made William frown. “Are you bad at hearing words or bad at understanding them?” Cecelia knew that William was chiding her for being stupid, and she scolded him internally, ‘My hearing is fine, and I’m totally capable of understanding things. The one who’s problematic is you. ‘You order me to do something at one moment and then order me to do another right after. It’s like there’s something wrong with your mind!’ Cecelia might not have agreed with him, but she still did as he said obediently. Once she sat down, William commanded her again. “Legs!” At this point, it could be said that he was giving her step by step instructions. Cecelia dared not hesitate and quickly stretched out her legs. Once she had done as commanded, William stood up. Cecelia’s mind was filled with question marks, but she dared not move rashly. After about two minutes, William returned with a basin half filled with hot water. His brows furrowed tighter with each step he took toward Cecelia. This time, he said nothing as he placed the basin down and took Cecelia’s foot in his large hand... Cecelia’s heart began to pound. ‘He... he just...’ They had only met each other not more than 5 hours ago, yet he was doing something men rarely did in their whole lives. Cecelia watched as William kneeled in front of her with his head lowered. Tears began to well up in her eyes as she watched William carefully wash her feet. She felt it the most when William said with his head still lowered, “Don’t ever walk around barefooted.” Cecelia was then struck with a sudden realization. Earlier, when he kept insisting she get on the bed, it had been because she was barefooted. She had on multiple occasions walked barefooted in front of Hawick. Nevertheless, Hawick had never done what William was doing for her right now. One was a stranger, while the other was a person she had grown up with... Cecelia would never forget the incident. She had barely escaped with her life and was covered in blood. Then, when she went to look for Hawick in hopes of getting some comfort, she opened the door only to catch him having a steamy moment with an old woman on the sofa. The Hawick she knew was a kind and progressive man. However, his true colors seemed to be that of an unrighteous schemer. Cecelia felt her world crumble when she realized that he had betrayed her. All of a sudden, without him, she was all alone. Endless loneliness began to wrap around her, layer after layer. That was when she noticed William who had been arguing with a woman on the streets. The two did not seem to be on good terms. William was even punched in the chest a few times by the woman before the latter left him and got into a luxurious car. That was when Cecelia felt she had met someone in the same situation as her. They had both lost against the seduction of money. Consequently, Cecelia lost her mind under this thought and approached William from behind before proposing something abnormal. Admiring William’s ebony black hair, Cecelia could be seen smiling like a fool. “I think I’ve struck gold.” It was the N+1th time Cecelia was feeling emotional. She had truly struck gold. She had struck gold in the form of a person. Although William was a man of few words and did not have a good temper, he was a true gentleman. Later on, even though they shared the same bed, William did not do anything to her. On the other hand, as Cecelia looked at William who was sleeping, she found him even more dashing than before. Consequently, she began having wild thoughts. His eyelashes were long, and they beckoned her to touch them. Nevertheless, Cecelia only wished she could and kept her hands to herself. Feasting on the sight of him with her eyes would have to do for now. Cecelia thought that after going through so much in a day, and having a man next to her, she would have trouble falling asleep. However, the truth was, she very quickly drifted to slumberland while staring at him. Unexpectedly, the moment Cecelia closed her eyes, William opened his. His dark obsidian eyes locked on to Cecelia and an indiscernible glint lit up in his eyes. After a night of sweet dreams, before fully waking up, Cecelia stretched lazily. However, she then recalled something and turned to look to her side. William was gone. ‘Did he go to use the toilet, or has he left already?’ Cecelia could not understand why she was so eager for William to leave, but the thought of him having left already made her feel rather dejected and empty. “Get up and have your breakfast.” William’s voice rang out of the blue. Cecelia blinked and looked at William who was standing by the door. ‘He hasn’t left!!’ “Why are you smiling goofily, hurry up.” “I’m not smiling.” Cecelia purposely pulled a stoic face and got out of bed to chase after William who had turned around. Cecelia followed William to the kitchen where the dining table had been set with some millet porridge and fried eggs. She sniffed the air. ‘Smells good.’ Once again, she felt emotional. ‘Indeed, I’ve struck gold. He not only washed my feet but cooked for me as well. ‘Regardless of what happened, the heavens are still being kind toward me.’ “Ouch, why?” Cecelia had just picked up her chopsticks and was about to dig in when her hands were pinched by Wlliam. She pouted in displeasure. “Wash up.” Cecelia was once again rendered speechless. Nevertheless, after breakfast, Cecelia washed the dishes without question. After cleaning up everything, Cecelia was puzzled for a moment when she saw that William seemed to have no intention of going out. She asked, “Are you going out?” The truth was, she wanted to ask if he did not need to go to work. However, when the words reached her mouth, they came out as an indirect question. William was sitting on the sofa and reading a magazine that she had used as a coaster for her fruit platter. He looked up at her and said, “I don’t work.” Cecelia was rendered speechless. ‘I thought that I would hurt his ego, but it seems like he isn’t bothered about it at all.’ Cecelia pursed her lips slightly before taking 200 bucks out from her pocket. She placed it on the table in front of William. “I’m going out and will be back around 6 PM. You can order some food delivery, or if you don’t like food delivery, there is a supermarket nearby as well.” Once she finished speaking, she reached for her jacket and bag that were hung on the hanger by the door. However, as she opened the door and was just about to leave, William spoke up. “Not enough!” Cecelia turned her head around. “What is not enough?” “Money!” ‘... ‘Is 200 bucks not enough for one meal?’ Cecelia nearly rolled her eyes in front of him. “The restaurants nearby are not expensive unless you intend to have a gourmet feast.” William did not blink as he stared at her. “Clothes, shoes, daily necessities.” ‘He may be gold, but if I need to feed him... ‘Oh forget it. He not only washed my feet but even cooked for me. I can’t let him do all that for free.’ Cecelia took out her purse and opened it. Her heart ached as she passed him another five bills. “There’s a men’s clothing shop opposite this residential community. You can shop over there.” Cecelia’s purse was now bleeding profuser, yet William still said, “Not enough.”