The flippant expression on Sylvain’s face instantly disappeared. “So, do you think that I’m an assh*le who relies on a sugar mommy too?”
Robin was suddenly at a loss for words. That’s What everyone thought. If virtual-novel.net denied it right now, it would be hypocritical. After a two second pause, virtual-novel.net opened virtual-novel.net mouth to speak, but Sylvain stopped virtual-novel.net mid-way. “Okay. You don’t have to answer. I don’t care what people think.”
The atmosphere turned sombre after that. Robin felt slightly suffocated in the car, so virtual-novel.net winded the windows down, allowing the night breeze to blow through virtual-novel.net hair and release the fragrance of virtual-novel.net shampoo into the car. It was a charming scent. Sylvain suddenly spoke up. “Tie up your hair.”
“I don’t have a hair tie…” virtual-novel.net replied awkwardly.
He pulled out a hair scrunchie, as if virtual-novel.net were doing a magic trick. “Here.”
She accepted it and felt even more awkward than ever. She had left this when virtual-novel.net stayed over at his place once. She was surprised that virtual-novel.net still kept it and… Brought it along with virtual-novel.net everywhere virtual-novel.net went? Just as virtual-novel.net mind exploded into a flurry of over-analyzing, Sylvain laughed. “You’re not thinking that I’m sentimental, keeping your stuff like that, like I can’t bear to throw it away, are you? I planned on throwing it away, but I didn’t have the time. I left it in the pocket of my coat and forgot all about it. It’s been washed along with my clothes a few times.”
She immediately understood. “Thank goodness you didn’t. I like this scrunchie.”
Robin fumbled around virtual-novel.net bag as they approached virtual-novel.net home. Her heart sank when virtual-novel.net realized that the jingling sound of virtual-novel.net keys in virtual-novel.net bag were missing. Sylvain’s sharp vision noticed virtual-novel.net tiny movements and carefully asked, “Don’t tell me, you forgot your keys?”
She gritted virtual-novel.net teeth. “Yes, I did. But it’s fine, my parents are at home. I can ask them to open the door for me!”
Sylvain lifted his wrist and showed virtual-novel.net the time on the watch. “It’s past eleven. Are you sure you won’t get yelled at? I seem to remember you telling me that your mom throws a wave of fits, big enough to drown a man when virtual-novel.net is disturbed from virtual-novel.net sleep.”
Robin kept virtual-novel.net mouth shut. She was definitely going to get yelled at. Even the thought of virtual-novel.net mother’s stern tongue-lashings filled virtual-novel.net with terror now.
Sylvain stopped the car downstairs at virtual-novel.net building, then sought confirmation again. “Are you sure you want to go home? Think about it. Don’t wait until I leave. You won’t have anywhere else to go by then.”
She stared at virtual-novel.net with surprise. Was virtual-novel.net implying that virtual-novel.net could stay over at his place if virtual-novel.net didn’t go home? In the past, that would have been fine, but with their current relationship? No way. “It’s fine. I can go home. Thank you for today. Let’s have a meal tomorrow. See you!”
Just as virtual-novel.net opened the door, Sylvain grabbed virtual-novel.net by the wrist. “Come over to my place. There’s room for you to stay over. It’s not like it’s your first time not going home for the night. You’re old enough. Do you really think that your mom is going to hit you? Are you going to squat in front of the door all night, like when you were a kid?”
Robin’s heart raced uncontrollably. They had only dated for a few short days and hadn’t talked much, yet virtual-novel.net remembered everything virtual-novel.net had said.
She had only mentioned this to virtual-novel.net in passing. She had been out, playing with a friend until late at night. She was too scared to knock on the door when virtual-novel.net got home, afraid of a scolding. As it happened, virtual-novel.net mother thought that virtual-novel.net had tagged along with virtual-novel.net father to a relative’s house, so no one noticed virtual-novel.net at the door. Hence, virtual-novel.net squatted outside the door for the entire night…
By the time virtual-novel.net returned to virtual-novel.net senses, Sylvain had already turned the car around and driven away. She didn’t even have the time to turn virtual-novel.net down. A small corner of virtual-novel.net heart was stirring silently.