Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Aunt Julia raised her head, looked at the old lady, and opened her mouth slightly as if there was something she wanted to say but could not.

Old Madam Barker knew Aunt Julia well, and the latter’s expression gave the old lady a bad feeling. “Julia! Just tell me what it is! I’m old enough not to be scared by anything!”

As she was talking, she could no longer wait for the answer and immediately moved her head over to look at Aunt Julia’s cell phone screen.

There were only photos of Harmony at the award show.

Old Madam Barker thought it was something unspeakable, but that was all it turned out to be. She therefore asked in confusion, “Did you get yourself in a twist just because of this?”

She thought that someone was badmouthing her lovely, beautiful, and kind-hearted Samantha again.

“That’s not it, Old Madam.” Aunt Julia tapped on the screen and zoomed in on the photo. “Look carefully. Don’t you think this Harmony Johnson looks very familiar?”

When Aunt Julia said that, Old Madam Barker adjusted the presbyopia glasses on her nose bridge and took a closer look. It was then that there was some fluctuation in her expression.

“This… This Harmony Johnson… Could it… Could she… Is she that little girl who used to always be by Tim’s side when they were young?”

Aunt Julia nodded. “Looks like her to me.”

“Didn’t she already go abroad?” Old Madam Barker frowned. “Could we have mistaken the two of them because of their similar looks?”

Aunt Julia was not entirely certain due to two factors; the little girl’s surname was not Johnson and so many years had passed that it was impossible to tell whether they were the same person.

“Should I get someone to investigate?” Aunt Julia asked.

Old Madam Barker glanced upstairs. The young couple’s relationship had just started progressing well and the last thing she wanted was for untoward incidents to happen. Being cautious was the only way to go.

She nodded. “Do it.”

That was the best course of action.

If it was the same person, then what was their intention to return to the country at such a time and show up next to Sammy?

The glow in Old Madam Barker’s eyes sharpened little by little.

…

Timothy carried Samantha into the room and placed her down on the big soft bed. He then leaned over her and towered right above her.

Samantha subconsciously raised her hands and pressed them against his chest as she exclaimed in surprise, “Timothy, you… What… What are you going to do?”

There was a fiendish look in the man’s eyes and his voice became hoarse. “Didn’t you hear what I said? I said I was going to work hard and make a big chubby baby with you!”

“… Wait… Didn’t you say that just to trick Grandma?”

“Who said I was tricking her?” Timothy grasped her wrist and locked her hands to one side. He lowered his handsome face and touched the tip of his nose against Samantha’s, saying, “I really…really want to have a big chubby baby with you…”

His straightforward sentence, coupled with the tumbling emotions in the depths of his black pupils, made Samantha’s cheeks as hot as fire.

She could not break free from his grip and her gaze darted away a couple of times, but all she could do was curse in shame and anger, “You rascal.”

The first thing he did when he came back was bully her.

Timothy looked at her reddened cheeks and could not help but plant a kiss between her eyebrows. He then opened his mouth and said, “I miss you, Sammy.”

He was heartbroken to find out that she did not dare to tell him about the injustices she suffered. His only recourse was to complete all his work in the shortest amount of time possible and rush back as soon as he could.

He did not care what she wanted to do. Even if she poked a hole in the ozone layer, he would be happy to patch it up for her again.

No one was allowed to wrong her and make her feel dejected, not when he was unable to bring himself to do that.

Samantha had not been genuinely rejecting Timothy’s advances, but the moment she heard him say ‘I miss you’, her heart skipped a beat and her body turned limp.

She raised her eyes and looked at him intently. That was when she realized that he had probably rushed back overnight. There was a little bit of stubble on his lips that made him look travel-worn.

As she looked at him, she unconsciously raised her hand and gently stroked his beard with her fingertips. It felt a little prickly to the touch.

Timothy allowed her to continue touching but cocked an eyebrow. “What’s the matter?”

Samantha remembered the time she called Timothy. His voice sounded exhausted, which clearly showed how busy he was with work. He was frequently so busy that he had little, if any, sleep for days on end.

He must have worked his head off to come back ahead of schedule.

Her heart melted instantly and she became a mess.

“Timothy…” She pursed her lips lightly but eventually told him the most genuine words from the bottom of her heart. “You just asked me in the car if I really miss you.

“My answer is yes. I miss you. I really miss you.”

She always felt that the bed was empty whenever she went to bed at night. Whenever something happened, the first thing she did was think of him, and listening to his voice would have been good enough.

With him by her side again, she felt happy. Truly, genuinely happy.

She had been alone for a long time, but that did not mean that she did not enjoy the feeling of being with someone. If she could be with someone that she loved and who loved her back, she would be more than happy to be together with them.

There were conversations to be held, a person to rely on, and there was no need to worry about being abandoned or left behind. She could place her wholehearted trust in him, and even though the whole world was against her, she would have the courage to face everything as long as Timothy was by her side.

“Oh? How do you miss me?” Timothy planted a kiss on her lips. “Like this?”

Samantha stared at him intently and a gleam of light flashed under her eyes. She raised her neck and kissed him back, all while admitting with a blush, “Yeah, just like this.”

Timothy was briefly stunned to see her behave like that. His black pupils contracted slightly.

After a few seconds, he snapped back to his senses.

A blazing flame suddenly rose from the bottom of his eyes. He hooked his lips and whisked his tie off directly. His voice was hoarse and magnetic as he said, “Mrs. Barker, have you ever heard the prolonged absence beats being newly-weds?”

Samantha could feel that a storm was brewing.

All she wanted was to express her feelings, not…do anything that was happening right then…

Timothy’s look, coupled with those words and his immense physical stamina… Samantha laughed dryly and stammered, “I… Well… T-Timothy, I feel a little tired today… Sleepy, I would like to sleep— Mmgghh…”

The man kissed her without further ado and swallowed all her words.

It was set to be a long, long night…

…

Samantha was only embraced by Timothy and fell into a dazed sleep when the sky was starting to light up faintly outside.

She had difficulty opening her eyes when she woke up, feeling as though she had slept for an entire century.

When she thought of everything that happened the previous night, she could no longer view the phrase ‘prolonged absence beats being newly-weds’ in the same light again.

After spending some time getting accustomed to waking up, Samantha picked up the phone and checked the time. It was almost three in the afternoon, and her phone’s lock screen showed that she had received plenty of WeTalk messages as well as a few missed calls..