Burning Passion

CHAPTER 65: ADDICTED TO YOU

Sunday morning… 

It's not only her day off, but also, she wanted to take this chance to lock herself inside her bedroom. 

Nikki rolled over on her bed and hugged a pillow. She was dead tired from the event, not to mention struggling not to cry all of a sudden while she was working—such a pain in the chest.

Nikki placed her legs on the wall, hung them, and did a little stretching.

She's staring at the ceiling, contemplating everything from the very beginning she met Theo. She has to think properly and needs to calm down.

Now she knows it was him, how to act casually in front of Theo?

She decided not to tell him that she already knew the truth and would act as nothing happened. Since Theo has no plan of telling her the truth either, she will pretend she knows nothing at all yet.

And once Theo and Min Xi get married, her role was more like a Mistress, bearing Theo's child. As Min Xi said to that actress, it keeps playing on her mind. Sometimes, truth brings sadness.

However, maybe another plot of a story. Once upon a time, sleeping beauty finally woke up, but her Prince Charming must marry the other Princess because she is just the Pauper.

Tears escape from her eyes—the ones she suppresses all night. Later, although she doesn't want to move around today, she has to eat even with no appetite, but her baby has to grow healthy.

Nikki pushes her body to get up and steps down from her bed. Stepping outside, she found the house too quiet.

"Ma?"

Nikki heads toward Lucy's room and finds her getting ready to go out.

"Where are you guys going?" she asked.

"Good morning, sister Nikki. Aunt Lucy wanted to go out. We will hang out in the garden with the neighborhood."

"Nikki, I felt too bored, which made me want to see a lot of green outsides."

"Oh, that's good, Ma. Do you want to visit Remy Town?"

Lucy's eyes sparked when she mentioned the town.

"I would love that, Nikki. But it looks like I cannot travel that far yet, and I have therapy next week."

That's right. Her mother's treatment again. It means she has to meet him to spend the night together. But Theo already knows she is pregnant, so they are no reason to meet in secret. She has to message him later about her pregnancy; she did not learn the truth yet as all he knew.

"Nikki, have your breakfast now."

"Yes, Ma. Don't tire yourself."

"I am very well!" Lucy boasted.

Watching her mother swallowed by the door, Nikki can tear a smile on her lips. As days passed by, she could see how her mother was returning, being cheerful a lot. Seeing her like this made her happy, and she could feel everything was right.

Maybe, she must not think or feel any regrets as things are even taking place.

However, while eating her breakfast, Nikki can't avoid pondering all over again.

The Shang family…

Could it be possible that Theo's family has a huge involvement in this, and they knew about her conceiving a Shang heir? So, is it Theo's main purpose why he gets close to me?

She should not get surprised. The Shang is one of the major investors of the Mainland Hospital. They are also a major supporter of William Research to breakthrough a new generation of treatment for any rare illnesses that no one has to discover a medicine yet.

Paying her mother's hospital bill is a piece of cake for them. But aside from that, there is the most important thing...

Theo is giving his blood to her mother. The reason she cannot confront him is that she still needs him for her mother, Lucy.

Nikki nibbles her lips. It feels like two huge rocks pressed her in between. 

TRUTH and LIES. On top of that, she needs him as much as he needs her for something else.

The saddest part is that she cannot protest but keep her silence.

She needs Theo as a blood donor.

And in return, she must focus on her pregnancy and set aside all the uncertainty, which she can't turn back anymore because her betting on the table is her mother's life.

Ah, right now, she must not think of any depressing issue. Nikki picked up the book she bought a week ago, and it was information about pregnancy and one of many things the book advises; she must avoid suffering from stress.

She read a few pages until she fell asleep again. But Nikki is woken up by the mouthwatering aroma of a spicy butter chicken and something she could smell like fried meat?

She wondered what lunch Aunt Maria prepared. Nikki sat up and glanced at her reflection in the wall mirror. Hair a little messy, she combs them using her fingers.

She's too lazy to change her nightie, and the only people here are girls. Excitedly, Nikki went to the kitchen to check the food.

"Aunt Maria? What are you cooking?" she asked.

Nikki halted, froze on the floor. Her body won't move.

"Hello, Nik—"

Theo wanders his gaze at her body, and desires show in his eyes.

In a flash, Nikki runs back to her bedroom, and she picks up her pillow and screams on it.

"What is he doing here!?"

The way Theo looked at her made her body shudder. Nikki scans her reflection one more time.

One of her nightie straps falling on her shoulder, displaying one of her breasts. Aside from that, her nightie is too skimpy, almost showing her white underwear.

No wonder Theo's reaction was like seeing her like this. If it happens they live together, she appears to be like seducing him the way she dresses up.

"Damn it!"

She was even more uncomfortable since she learned it was him. And it would not be surprised when he suddenly shows up at their doorsteps.

Theo is just living nearby! And that is something she must watch out for from here on. 

Nikki quickly changed clothes. She's now wearing an overall t-shirt and tied her hair into a bun. But she hadn't gone out yet. She waited for Jasmine to knock on her door until ten minutes had passed, the knock she awaited came in.

She took a deep breath before opening the door. Surprised, Nikki gasped to find Theo, who knocked on her door.

"Where is Jasmine?"

"Hm? She has to go home quickly but will come back by the evening."

"That long?"

Theo wrinkles his forehead. "It will be just a few hours. Why?"

"Oh, it's nothing," she smiled embarrassingly. What now? She can't think of other questions to hide her nervousness. "How about Aunt Maria? Where is she? Why are you the one cooking?" she asked afterward of awkward silence. She was holding her bedroom door, and Theo was standing four feet away.

"Chelsea has a fever, and she brought her to a nearby clinic to get proper medicine for her," Theo replied.

Does he have to know everything? Now, except her mother Lucy, she and Theo who left home.

My goodness! Of all the people she wants to avoid seeing are Theo. But he's right here. Just a few feet away from her.

"Nik, we can have lunch now. Aunt Lucy might get hungry already, and she has meds to take after."

'You know all about it!' Nikki mumbles inside her head, biting her lower.

This is too difficult for her now. She hasn't prepared to see him real soon after last night. But she was too hungry. Besides, the food enticing her sense of smell. Since she was pregnant, her senses of smell sharpened and—

Nikki shut the door, closed and covered her nose and mouth.

'No way!' She could smell Theo's scent. His natural body odor and body spray mixed up after sweating, causing her heart to beat crazily and her body craving for his warm embrace. 

This is dangerous than she perceives being alone with him. What will she do now? How could she take a distance from Theo that it was not obvious she avoided breathing his scent? 

It seems her pregnancy is making her addicted to his body odor. 

"Nik? What's wrong?"