A Touch of Sweetness novel (Finnick and Vivian) novel Chapter 3252

“Oh no, it's already eight. The villagers must be asleep at this hour... where do we go now?” Megan mumbled.

Jake had held her hand securely during their journey back. She initially struggled, feeling uncomfortable with how intimate the gesture was. However, she gradually gave in as she knew that there was no escaping his hold.

“Let's head to a different orphanage that's listed as one of my assets.” Jake had just sent an email and was looking up from his phone in a nonchalant manner.

He cast a sideways glance at Megan. Her face had taken on a pearlescent glow under the moonlight, and even her lashes appeared to be dusted with fluffy speckles of snow. Warmth fluttered in his chest at the sight of this.

Is this what it's like to care for someone?

Jake couldn't believe what he was feeling; yet, it also felt right at the same time. Everything fell into place. From the moment he and Megan first met; to how he wasn't repulsed after finding out that she deliberately approached him; and how he later felt bothered by Megan and Jonas' relationship...

All this had been pre-determined by destiny, but he was just too stubborn to admit it. There was only one person who could ruffle his emotions with such ease—Megan. She would bring both joy and sorrow into his life and make him the main character in his own story.

“I was wondering why you chose to rebuild a new orphanage instead of renovating the existing one...” Megan murmured.

She was still struggling to break her hand away from his. Discomfort plagued her as if an army of ants were crawling inside her chest.

The two navigated through the village that had slumbered away. The silver moonlight dappled around them as gusts of cold winds blew. Jake then tightened his hold on Megan's trembling hand in an attempt to warm her up.

He gave some serious thought to Megan's question before answering in a casual tone, “Because I don't want others living in the one place where I can revisit my past. There's also another reason; there are too many Megan impostors out there. Each year, one or two people claim to be Megan. However, they end up giving themselves away when asked to point out the way to the orphanage.”

Megan's eyes widened at this. She couldn't believe that he had taken the extra step to set up such defensive measures.