AN UNEXPECTED GROOM

After breakfast, many people came to visit the Alvarez family home.

Roxane didn’t want to deal with her family, so she hid and drew in her room.

After drawing for a while, she took out her phone. There was still no call or message from Sebastien. She was afraid of disturbing him so she didn’t call again.

She was distracted all day. Even at night, Sebastien still did not return his call and his message. She couldn’t take the torment anymore so she ended up sending a message to Christine.

Roxane: Christine, are you with Sebastien?

After sending the message, she saw the status “entered” above the chat. It was only after five minutes that Christine responded.

Christine: Brother went to pay homage to his mother. You don’t have to worry. He will contact you when he is finished.

“Paying homage to your mother?”

She looked at the message for a while. No matter how long she looked at it, she couldn’t get rid of the strange feeling in her heart. Just as she was about to send another message, a call came. It was Sebastien.

She quickly answered the call. She could barely contain her joy as she said:

– Hey! Have you finished?

There was no sound on the other end of the line.

She cried out again, confused,

– Sebastien…

– I’m here, said Sebastien in a slightly hoarse voice,

– You answered the call so quickly. Were you waiting for my call?

She didn’t deny it.

– You left in the morning without waking me. Then you didn’t respond to my message and your phone was turned off. How could I not wait for you to call?

– Turn the pillow over and look.

She was surprised.

– Eh? Which pillow?

Roxane did as she was told and found a red package under her pillow. It was quite thick in his hand. She said:Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

– I didn’t know you put it there.

“Happy New Year, girlfriend,” said Sebastien.

Roxane’s ears pricked when she heard his voice. She smiled and said:

– You don’t need to give me a red packet. Grandma and the others have already given me red packets for good luck!

Every year she received quite a few red packets, and each one was thicker than the last.

Sebastian said in a deep and hoarse voice.

– It’s different. How can what they give you be the same as what I give you? Plus, how can I not give it to my person? What everyone else has, you must have too…

Roxane covered her mouth and held back from laughing out loud. She felt he was too good with his words and wondered if this was really his first time in a relationship.

The duo remained silent for a moment. Only the sounds of their breathing could be heard.

Roxane felt her ears go numb as she listened to the steady sound of his breathing.

After a while, Sebastien said in a light voice:

– Girlfriend, I miss you.

She felt like something was gripping her tightly when she heard those words. Despite his words, the smile on his face faded. His voice was hoarse and he seemed exhausted.

Sebastien continued to say:

– Rest early. Good night.

She pursed her lips before responding softly:

– Good night.

After ending the call, Roxane lowered her head and looked at the thick red package in her hand. His hoarse voice seemed to ring in his ears at this moment. She felt like a thorn pricked her heart thinking of his voice. His instincts told him he needed her now.

‘I have to see him now…’

She didn’t hesitate for too long. She called Logan before quickly putting her red packet and charger in her backpack and changing clothes.

It was getting late and everyone was already resting.

She slowly opened the door and tiptoed out of the room. She didn’t dare to make a sound.

It took her a while to walk down the stairs, and just as she was walking towards the entrance, a voice suddenly sounded.

“Where are you sneaking off to this late at night?”

Roxane’s body stiffened. Then, she turned to look at Enzo, who was leaning against the kitchen door. She forced a smile onto her face as she shouted:

– Brother…

Enzo held the cup in his hand as he asked:

– Are you going to look for Vieux Flores?

She straightened her back and said in a muffled voice:

– I just spoke to him. I can’t say he’s not in a good frame of mind now. He might need me.

-How can you help him? Enzo asked with a mocking smile.

– What do you know about the Flores family?

– I know nothing. However, he’s my boyfriend now. If he needs me, I have to go, Roxane said. She raised her head and looked at Enzo with a determined expression on her face.

Enzo thought about it for a moment before asking:

– Should you go?

She nodded without hesitation and said:

-Brother, please let me go. Otherwise, I will definitely regret it.

Her intuition told her that if she didn’t see Sebastian tonight, she would definitely regret it.

Enzo was silent for a moment. Then, he finished drinking the cup of water and placed it on the table before saying:

– Let’s go. I’ll send you to the airport.

Roxane sighed with relief and smiled.

– I knew you loved me best!

Enzo scoffed.

-If you don’t save me in the future, I will tell mom and dad that you went looking for a man at night!

She waved her hand quickly.

– I will, I will. When mom scolds you in the future, I will definitely help you share the burden! Don’t forget to tell Mom and Dad I picked up Jessi!

Enzo didn’t say anything else.