Single Mom's Sweet Husband (Charlotte) novel Chapter 407

Kendall snapped back to reality and smiled at the man in front of him. "I'm fine, boss."

"If you're not feeling well, just tell me, okay?" The man seemed fierce, but his eyes and the way he moved were very gentle. He caressed her head and said, "About the Stevens Family's issues, I will try my best to help you solve them. Don't worry about it."

"Okay," she replied dutifully.

The man glanced at Rick and got up to leave the ward with the other guy.

The room was dead silent.

Kendall had no intention to explain to Rick, so she pulled the quilt up and turned around, planning to sleep.

"Kendall," Rick called.

"Besides calling my name, what else can you do?" Kendall's attitude toward him was even worse now. Like she didn't want to speak to him and hoped that he could die as soon as possible.

"You like Zayden?"

"No, but he likes me."

Rick smiled when he heard her answer. He sat down next to her, looked at her pale face, and whispered, "Come back to me, all right?"

Feeling sad and regretful, he reached out to touch her cheek.

"Rick, you don't like seeing me with somebody else, do you?" Kendall pushed away his hand and said, "But sorry. I know I can be really shameless when I like someone, but I don't like you anymore. I really don't want to see you at all."

"Does it hurt a lot?" He placed his hand on her abdomen.

She pursed her lips, clueless about what to say.

"I see that you've been frowning all this while. I think it's probably because Zayden has been spending time with many women these days, so he may not have the time to take care of you. You..."

"Are you nuts?" She pushed his hand away once more and said, "I don't know what's the relationship between you and Zayden, but I have already broken up with you. And I don't care if Zayden has a lot of women around him. I just want to be with him. Besides, he is very kind to me. You don't have to worry."

Instead, Rick clasped her wrist and responded, "If Zayden really cares about you, he won't let me be alone with you."

"What does he want from me? A wrecked Stevens Family?" Kendall asked with a sneer.

"Zayden has already acquired most of Stevens Family's companies, so you are somewhat correct. He needs to use your name to complete the integration. Only in this way can he be more justifiable."

"I don't believe it, you..."

"When I came, he immediately knew that the rumor about us breaking up was fake. That's why he took his man outside. Kendall, if you think he's good to you, you can tell me how he's good to you. I couldn't do it, but I'll learn, okay?" Rick leaned in slowly and kissed her forehead. "I've been looking for you all this time."

Kendall looked away.

She bit her lips. Her feelings were already tangled in a mess.

Seeing her acting like that, Rick chuckled softly and gently held her in his embrace. "Are you still angry? Are you avoiding me because you're scared that I'll hurt you again? Or that you're afraid of loving me again?"

"Let go of me." Her voice started to sound tearful.

"Zayden doesn't like you."

"What about you?" Kendall suddenly turned to face Rick. Her red eyes stared at Rick with intensity.

"What about you? Do you like me?"

Rick nodded at her.

However, Kendall pushed him away. "To Zayden, at least I'm still useful. But to you, I'm just a living problem. A problem that you have to compromise. You said that you've been looking for me all this time, then why didn't you come in immediately? Were you guessing and analyzing my thoughts because you saw someone else around me? Or were you thinking about what I've been through during this period of time?"

"When you stood there looking at me, you were thinking whether it was worth it to get me back or not, weren't you?"

"I'm not as rational as you think. I don't know how to face..."

"Rick, you're so smart. You're incredibly clever. But why don't you understand? I don't love you anymore. I can't afford to love you anymore. Even if I want to run towards you, even if I want to throw myself into your arms and act cute, I'm already scared."

Rick lowered his eyes. Suddenly, he stood up and took out his phone from his pocket. "Bring them here."

Kendall had no idea what he was going to do. So, she stared at him warily. "What are you doing?"

Rick didn't answer her. A sense of gloominess seemed to loom over him.