Chapter 467: Nothing Will Happen
"You... what are you doing..." Wendy was being a little hesitant.
"Wife, didn’t you say that we were going to have a shower together?"
Michael smiled and pushed the bathroom door open with a wide hand.
"Who said that to you?" Wendy scolded, "Smelly hooligan, hurry on out."
"Then, I am a hooligan only to you and for you, I belong to you alone..." As soon as Michael finished his words, he saw Wendy’s face darken a little.
Michael realized that something was wrong, and quickly changed the subject, saying, "If you don’t want to help me in the shower, I can help you instead."
What Michael said just now ’belonged to you alone’ reminded Wendy of Clement.
She almost had an accident because of him. Also, she didn’t belong to Michael alone.
Wendy felt nauseous and scared when she thought about the incident that night.
Maybe she was too sensitive. Or maybe it was that this matter had too much influence over her.
"Stop messing with me, Michael, you go out first, I’m a little tired, and I want to take a good rest after my shower," Wendy said.
She was indeed a little tired. She wasn’t completely well and what made it worse was that she went to HG Enterprise again when she was unwell.
Michael was only teasing Wendy. Seeing her feeling down suddenly, Michael regretted saying the wrong thing just now.
He shouldn’t have said anything like ’belong to you alone’.
It was easy for Wendy to think of what happened to her that night. Touching his nose, Michael was at a loss.
He wanted to comfort Wendy but felt that the more he did that, the worse things might be. Without speaking, he moved out of the bathroom silently.
Seeing Michael exit, Wendy reached out and closed the bathroom door. Leaning against the door, Wendy took a deep breath.
She told herself in her heart that she could no longer think about that day. It was all gone. It’s already over.
After taking a long breath, Wendy first brushed her teeth and washed her face, then turned on the shower, and began to wash her hair and body.
After the shower, Wendy opened the bathroom door to see Michael still standing by the door.
He seemed to be there all the time.
Wendy was a little surprised, opened her mouth, and asked, "You couldn’t have been here all the time waiting for me to come out?"
Michael nodded and said, "Just in case you needed me."
Michael’s words made Wendy’s heart feel warm.
After being around for so many years, there is still one person who cares about her wholeheartedly. This indeed felt really good.
"I’m done, you go and have a shower," Wendy said while wiping the water on her head with a towel.
Michael did not go to the bathroom immediately but followed Wendy. He knew that Wendy was looking for a hairdryer.
Michael took her hand and said softly, "Here is the hairdryer."
Michael accompanied Wendy and walked to the hairdryer.
When Wendy reached out to get the hairdryer, Michael went one step ahead of her and took the hairdryer Wendy frowned slightly, wondering what Michael meant. What is he doing with her hairdryer?
In the next second, Michael pressed Wendy’s shoulders and told her to sit down.
Then, Michael turned on the hairdryer, and gently ruffled Wendy’s hair with his fingers, helping her blow her hair softly.
Wendy didn’t expect that Michael could blow her hair himself.
Her heart warmed slightly just now, but now it feel honey-sweet.
Wendy turned around, stretched out her hands to hug Michael’s waist, closed her eyes, and seemed to be enjoying the moment.
...
Michael’s movements were very light and gentle. He has never blown anyone’s hair, Wendy was the first. Under the orange light of the hotel room, no one spoke for a while.
The atmosphere was so quiet. However, it was quiet but not awkward at all. It was actually rather warm.
Wendy’s hair was dry and Michael immediately turned off the hairdryer.
He reached out to hold Wendy in one hand and touched Wendy’s hair little by little with the fingers of the other hand.
Her hair was very long and dark. Wendy’s hair was not dyed, but the hair ends were slightly permed. The hair was of good quality and it felt very silky and smooth.
Michael spoke first and broke the silence in the room, "Wendy, no matter what happens in the future, I will be by your side. I hope you can always remember that you have a husband and he can help you hold up half of the sky. I don’t want you to carry anything by yourself."
Michael’s heartfelt words came to Wendy’s ears. They were then conveyed into her heart.
Holding Michael tighter, Wendy took a deep breath and said, "If you have anything from now on, don’t hide it from me, okay?"
"Of course." Michael agreed without hesitation.
However, he had something to hide from Wendy now.
The Clement thing.
He would never tell her about this matter in his life. As long as Wendy didn’t know what happened that night, she wouldn’t be so sad and upset.
Michael couldn’t imagine what would happen to her if she knew what happened after she was unconscious that night.
What a proud person Wendy was. It should... it must be very hard for her to accept it.
With lowered eyebrows, Michael concealed his emotions very well, and Wendy didn’t notice anything strange.
Wendy stood up from the chair, stretched out her hands, and hugged Michael tightly.
At this moment, she was even a little eager for the scent of Michael’s body.
If time freezes at this moment, Wendy thought, she would also be willing. Wendy took the initiative to release her hands holding Michael.
For the first time, she stood on tiptoe and wanted to kiss Michael.
Seeing Wendy being so proactive, Michael was a little flattered.
Wendy was about to kiss Michael...
Unfortunately, the pleasant atmosphere was shattered by a telephone ringing. The sudden ringing in the quiet room made Wendy’s whole mind jolt awake.
When she remembered that she was going to kiss Michael just now, her embarrassed face instantly blushed further. Wendy let go of Michael in a panic, and then looked for her phone.
The caller was from her home in Lake City. The call was made by her two children.
Thinking of the two children, Wendy didn’t feel embarrassed anymore and immediately answered the phone in a good mood.
Knowing that Michael was there, Wendy put them on speaker.
On the phone, it was Leah’s soft voice: "Mummy, I miss you so much."
"Mommy misses you and Jake too," Wendy said softly.
"You don’t miss Daddy?" Michael walked to Wendy and heard what Leah said on the phone, and said in a deliberately sad voice, "Daddy misses you, but unfortunately you only miss Mommy. Hey, Daddy is so sad."
"No, no, that’s not true. I miss Daddy too." Leah explained anxiously, "Really Daddy, my brother and I miss you very much."
Leah’s tone sounded a little anxious, but she was still so young and didn’t know how to explain it, so she could only emphasize again, "Really Daddy, we both miss you."
....
Hearing Leah’s anxiety, Michael didn’t dare to tease her anymore and immediately chuckled, "Daddy is teasing you. Daddy is not angry at all."
Leah breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Daddy is so bad that you actually lied to me."
"Will you forgive me, Leah?" Michael said in a soft tone.
Leah was easily coaxed, immediately nodding, and agreed, "Then I will forgive Daddy, of course."
"Daddy and Mummy, when are you coming back?" Leah asked. "Eh, it’s wrong.
Didn’t Jake say that Daddy, you were on a business trip? Why are you with Mummy?
How is it possible?"
"Daddy just came to pick Mummy up after the business trip. Very soon, Daddy and Mummy will come back to you, okay?" Michael said.
"Really?" Leah was obviously happy.
Leah cried for a long time the last time Wendy sent them to Lake City.
Thinking of Mummy coming back, how could Leah be unhappy?
"Of course, it’s true." Michael looked at Wendy on the side with a gentle expression and put his arms around her shoulders.
Although Jake hadn’t spoken all this time, he seemed happy and completely relieved listening to Wendy and Michael’s voices.
It seemed that everything was going well.
His Mummy’s health was also well to him.
The family of four chatted for a long time before Leah reluctantly hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Wendy yawned as she was very sleepy.
She didn’t realize that she was tired while talking with her kids just now.
When it was quiet, she was very sleepy.
Michael hugged Wendy and said, "If you are sleepy, go to sleep."
Holding Wendy, Michael helped her to the big bed, reached out to help her with the quilt, and said, "You go to bed first. I’ll take a bath."
Wendy nodded and closed her eyes.
Michael leaned over and gave a goodnight kiss on Wendy’s forehead and then went to take a bath contentedly.
Wendy closed her eyes, and her sleepiness quickly swept over her.
In a daze, Wendy had a dream.
In the dream, Wendy was lying naked on the big bed, pitch black all around.
Wendy opened her eyes wide but could not see anything.
The darkness made her uneasy and anxious.
Just when she was scared, a place suddenly lit up in front of her eyes.
It seemed to be a man there, but Wendy couldn’t see what that person looked like.
The man had an evil smile and approached Wendy step by step, undressing while walking.
Wendy struggled, trying to leave the place, but found that she couldn’t get up no matter how hard she tried.
She could only watch the man approaching me with a wicked smile.
After the man came closer, Wendy finally saw his face clearly.
It’s Clement.
Wendy became more frightened, struggling desperately, calling for help.
But no one responded to her.
She could only passively - without a trace of resistance - watch Clement approach her, lean over, and press up against her.
Wendy felt her waist being touched, and her senses made her cry out with fear, "No!"
"Wendy?" Michael had just gone to bed and laid beside Wendy after taking a shower.
He stretched his arm around Wendy’s waist, but he didn’t expect her to react so much.
Looking at the fine sweat on Wendy’s forehead, Michael was worried, and called out her name, "Wendy? Wendy? Wendy?"
After Wendy shouted "no" again, she woke up from the nightmare.
She was panting heavily and hadn’t recovered yet.
Michael put his arm around her and gently patted her back: "It’s okay, it’s okay, I’m here."
...
Wendy took a few deep breaths after her nightmare.
Hearing Michael’s familiar voice and smelling his familiar scent, she finally had a sigh of relief.
Closing her eyes, Wendy swallowed.
"Have you had a nightmare?" Michael felt that Wendy had calmed down a bit and then asked, "What did you dream about?"
"I, I... " Wendy stopped talking and hesitated. She still didn’t tell the truth, "I dreamt that someone wanted to harm me."
"Who was going to harm you?" Michael asked.
"I don’t know. I didn’t see it clearly in my dream," Wendy replied.
"Don’t be afraid." Michael patted Wendy on the back, speaking softly, "No one will harm you because I will protect you."
Wendy hummed softly, closed her eyes, and calmed down.
She didn’t tell Michael the truth because she was afraid that he would worry about her.
The incident with Clement had a lot of influence on Wendy.
"Go to sleep. I’ll be by your side; nothing will happen," Michael said as he got up and poured a cup of warm water.
"Drink some water first," said Michael while holding the cup and helping Wendy to drink.
Wendy was indeed thirsty. After taking a sip, Michael put the water glass aside.
Lying down with Wendy, Michael stretched out his hand to cover her with the quilt.
He lowered his head and pressed a kiss gently on Wendy’s forehead, "Good night."
With Michael, Wendy had calmed down a lot.
She closed her eyes and tried to fall asleep again.
Michael looked at Wendy with her eyes closed and then laid down as well.
Leaning on his side, Michael stretched out his hand to hug Wendy.
However, the moment his hand touched Wendy’s waist, Wendy shrank and moved to one side, still yelling "no."
Wendy suddenly realized that it was Michael who was hugging her.
Taking a deep breath, Wendy opened her eyes and looked at Michael beside her. He had a deeply worried expression while her eyebrows flashed, "I’m sorry."
This sorry from Wendy made Michael feel even sadder.
He reached out and wanted to hug Wendy but was afraid that she would be scared.
His hand stopped mid-air, and Michael retracted it.
Michael said gently and seriously, "Wendy, you don’t have to say sorry to me. I am sorry for you because I didn’t protect you."
She and Michael were husband and wife, and Michael just wanted to hug her to sleep, which was entirely reasonable.
However, Wendy had somewhat resisted.
Seeing that Michael wanted to hug her but didn’t dare to, Wendy stretched out her hand and hugged Michael.
Wendy nestled in Michael’s arms, moved her body slightly, found a suitable and comfortable place to sleep well, and said, "You are tired today too. Sleep early."
"Okay." Michael’s hands were a little stiff, and he was still a little scared to hold her.
But feeling Wendy holding his hands, Michael tentatively and cautiously wrapped Wendy’s waist.
This time, Wendy didn’t do anything to resist.
Wendy was having a nightmare just now. When Michael touched her, Wendy didn’t know it was him and was not mentally prepared.
She had wanted to push the person touching her away.
Now, Wendy was taking the initiative and consciously holding Michael.
Naturally, there would be no bad reactions.
Michael hugged Wendy, never daring to sleep.
He was afraid that Wendy would have nightmares again.
Until he felt the steady breathing from Wendy, Michael couldn’t hold it anymore.
This time, he started to close his eyes.
