
How could the statue be so accurate if he did not work on it carefully?
However, Akila did not remember the man ever measuring her height.
"Is this one of your birthday presents for me?" Before Akila had enough time to turn around, Sean took two steps forward and carried his tall and slender body right behind Akila.
Her back was stuck to the man's chest and Akila could clearly feel the strong heartbeat of the man. It gave him an inexplicable feeling of calm.
Sean's low and deep voice rang out beside his ear,
"Do you like it?"
Akila nodded firmly. His heart felt like it was filled with honey, it was an extremely sweet sensation.
"Yes, I like it a lot. Did you carve this out personally? It looks a lot like me."
Sean grabbed Akila's hand and stuck out toward the statue. He guided Akila's fingers and stroked the statue's eyebrows and traced its shapes to the eyes.
The statue's eyes curved with a thin smile.
The surface of the wooden statue is very smooth and warm to the touch.
Under the guidance of his fingers, Akils stroked a statue carved to look like him. A very strange feeling, but he could really feel the seriousness of Sean in the making of his statue and the extent of his love and affection.
"Darling, sometimes I wish you were like this wooden statue standing in front of us. You won't think of leaving or smiling at others. All you will do is wait by my side obediently and smile only at me. Look how sweet this statue is smiling." Sean's voice was low, deep, and filled with intense adoration. His eyes were filled with paranoia and darkness.
Akila's heart felt like it was gripped tightly when she recalled that she had never, not even once, smiled at the man in her past life - it was so painful that she could not breathe.
Akila gripped Sean's hand tightly and hooked their fingers as she muttered,
"Sean, I'll never leave you. I'll spend every day of the rest of my life smiling at you."
Sean smiled lightly, but it didn't reach his eyes. He answered,
"Darling, do you remember what you said to me on Valentine's Day?"
Akila's surprised. In his mind, he was trying to remember what happened on Valentine's Day.
When those memories returned to her, her heart was overwhelmed by another wave of pain.
Valentine's Day is also the day they get a marriage certificate.
Akila was very angry that day, which is the only reason why he sent Dion a voicemail and told the man that the marriage certificate was obtained beyond his will and he did not do this voluntarily.
Afterwards, Akila confesses her love to Dion and Sean hears her message.
Sean's face darkened and he spoke slowly,
"You say that for the rest of your life, you're just gonna..."
"Enough, let's not talk about it anymore, okay?" Akila's face was pressed against Sean's chest as tears flowed from the corner of his eyes and landed on the man's black suit before being absorbed by the material and disappearing.
Akila doesn't love Dion at all, the only person he loves is Sean.
What should he do to make the man believe him?
Sean looked down and looked at the beautiful face crying in his arms with tears in his eyes. The blood in his body was stirred once more, and he was unable to suppress it even if he wanted to.
Sean suddenly tightened his arms around Akila and hugged her firmly as if he was afraid her woman would suddenly leave him.
"Darling, don't try to leave me again. You are mine, and you can only be mine, Sean."
Akila cried while shaking her head.
"I won't leave you, I won't do it again."
Sean pinched Akila's chin with his slender fingers and lifted her up. He looked at her teary eyes and how bright and clear they were, and suddenly bowed...
The sun set in the west, its radiance illuminated the surface of the sea and made it sparkling golden as well.
The sunset incandescent glows diagonally through the glass window and gives rise to a tinge of heat.
Inside the room, everything was calm with a touch of warmth.
"Do you think this place is like heaven, which is far from worldly affairs?"
"Yes, this is like the Peach Island in the television series. This is perfect for seclusion," Akila replied with a nod of agreement. He had felt like this since he first saw this place.
"Then do you like it?" Sean's voice was low and magnetic as if he was guiding him patiently.
"of course. This is the best birthday gift I've ever received" Akila said, because she thought that she had never received a gift so unique or beautiful.
Sean was the only person to prepare his birthday gift meticulously a few months earlier. No wonder the man had been so busy for the past few months and often came home late at night.
The corner of Sean's lips curved. His eyes were dark and deep as he muttered,
"Because you like it, you can stay here forever."
Akila spent a few seconds to be surprised but finally gave a submissive nod and said,
"certain."
Sean's eyes narrowed as he blinked with doubt as he thought, 'Does my dear really agree to this request?'
...
When night falls, the moon stays between the clouds and only reveals its sharp edges.
Sean whispered into his ear, "I'll close your eyes."
Akila was surprised, as she thought, 'Hasn't he given me his gift yet? What else does he want to do?'
As Sean spoke, he grabbed his neck with his slender fingers and removed his tie in one fell swoop. She closed Akila's eyes by encircling her head with her tie and tying the knot.
Akila's vision immediately fell into the darkness. He couldn't see his own fingers in front of him, so he could only rely on his hearing to figure out what Sean was doing.
"Darling, let's get out." Sean grabbed Akila's hand and stood up from the tatami mat, and Akila got up with him.
Since Akila could not see anything, she could only follow behind Sean step by step.
However he did not need to worry about falling or bumping into anything; as long as the man existed, no danger might befall him.
After she followed Sean for some time, the man suddenly stopped and encouraged her to do the same before the sliding door opened with a whooshing sound.
This time, Sean carried her in bridal style and walked out on bare feet.
After descending the stairs, the man lowered Akila again and waited until the woman stood firm before she let go.
This time, they walked further before Sean stopped again.
"Darling, I'll take off the tie now. Don't blink." The man's voice was low and soft.
His slender fingers pointed to the knot behind Akila's head. He pulled it, and the tie was instantly detached from Akila's face.
Akila's eyes were wide open. He watched the blindfold slowly slide down his face and then a beautiful sight greeted his vision.
On a pitch-black night, millions of fireflies gathered and danced in the air. They looked like stars in the night sky, and they twinkled as if they had voluntarily chosen to stay in the forest.
This scene was too beautiful that it was impossible to destroy.
However, Akila quickly realized that there was a reason why these fireflies danced in the same place - they were trapped in a large glass ball. The darkness of the night made it impossible to find those details.
If it wasn't for his reflection, Akils wouldn't have noticed.
Did Sean catch all those fireflies alone?
There are so many fireflies! How could that man do that?
Sean's low and deep voice entered his ears.
"Do you like it?"
Akila nodded firmly. He felt emotional and speechless at that moment.
She never expected someone as cruel and unreasonable as Sean to have such a romantic side to her.