Chapter 526: Michale Shaw Extra (17) Confession, I Like You the Most

She had been someone else for so long that probably only in the dead of night, in the silence, she could finally be herself.

But not only did Michale Shaw live under the sunlight, he was like the sun itself…

Intense, scorching.

He and she were two extremes.

“You…” With Michale Shaw so close, he looked down at her, the corner of his mouth curling into a smile, his breathing landing softly yet heavily on her face as he laughed.

Gentle, warm.

Like a spring breeze, making one’s heart sway unsteadily.

“You reject me, yet use my birthday as your password. Do you have a secret crush on me?”

“I don’t!” Tobias Carter denied stubbornly.

When she was thinking of a new password, Michale’s birthday had inexplicably popped into her mind, as his birthday was coming up next month.

“Weren’t you going to say something to me? Speak properly.” Stop leaning so close.

“Last time, you said, when I was drunk, that I forcibly kissed you?”

“Yes!”

“I forcibly kissed you, but you didn’t let me off, did you? Didn’t you have someone beat me up? I was bruised and swollen, and when I got home, Grandpa scolded me harshly again.”

“You deserved it! I was suddenly kissed out of nowhere, shouldn’t I have hit you?”

“I did deserve a beating, but in that case, you’ve gotten your revenge, haven’t you? So that incident is cleared between us.”

“…”

Tobias was taken aback by his words, “Then what?”

“You said recently you accepted my advances and played with me, so this account should be recalculated.”

“Played with you?” Tobias picked out two shocking words from his statement, “When did I play with you? You need to be careful with your words, it’s easy to create misunderstandings.”

“Misunderstandings about what?”

Michale pressed closer again as he spoke.

Their feet met; if he leaned a little further, their bodies would touch. His breath came close, “What if… I want people to misunderstand our relationship?”

“Michale, I’ve already made it very clear; clinging on like this is really hard…”

She tried to push him away as she spoke.

Her wrist was grabbed and pulled forward.

They were already close, and with this pull, they became…

Intimately close.

She crashed into his arms, her heart trembled fiercely, and her breath quickened. She didn’t finish her sentence as his other hand supported her nape, forcing her to tilt her face slightly upward.

As his breath descended, Tobias felt her heart leap into her throat.

His breath was warm; their bodies pressed intimately, the air filled with ambiguous tension, her heartbeat chaotic and uncontrollable.

One can control their words, control their emotions,

but the body’s reactions never lie; an indescribable heat seemed to penetrate her bones, deeper, into a more hidden place.

Her breath became heated,

as if,

she was in a sea of fire.

For Michale had already lowered his head and kissed her.

He wasn’t skilled, his kiss awkward and restrained.

On her lips…

he gently bit down.

It hurt a little, but more than that, a numbness spread. His eyes were not usual; they carried a touch of domineering intensity, seemingly wanting to tear apart her façade, her caution.

Her lips burned as if on fire,

such a gentle touch was enough to make her heart tremble.

“Anyway, my reputation in the circle is already like this, previously stalking you, finding out your whereabouts, trying to have ‘accidental’ encounters, everyone in the circle knows…”

“Even if it looks ridiculous, I don’t care.”

“I understand your concerns. Even if our relationship cannot be public, I still want to be with you.”

“You can be Tobias Carter of the Carter Family, Tobias Carter of Carter Corporation…” His voice was soft yet each word landed heavily, rarely so deep and unrelenting, a stark contrast to the usual Michale Shaw, “But with me, you can be yourself.”

“Be my Melody and only mine.”

Her breath caught sharply, all other sounds faded away, “What…what did you call me?”

“If you like hearing it, I’ll always call you that…” Michale reached out, gently holding her, “You are Melody, my Melody, and you are…

“…the person I love the most.”

It had been…

so long since anyone called her that.

So long she almost forgot that her name was Melody, not Tobias!

For a moment, she felt her eyes dry up, and she lightly nestled her head into Michale’s embrace, many emotions flooding her heart.

Grievance, suppression, distress…

It pressed down on her, making it difficult to breathe.

As if she had finally found a release, tears fell, instantly soaking his clothes.

The spring clothes were thin, and Michale just lightly patted her shoulder.

After venting for a while, she hadn’t lost control like this since her brother’s death, she always carried a sense of shame about it, a flush of red creeping over her body, spreading to her face, so red it seemed it could bleed.

Michale just bent over, looking at her eye-to-eye, smiling, “You know, I’ve agreed to be your secret lover. If you continue to ignore me, that would really be too much.”

“If that’s not enough, I’ll set up a tent outside your door and wait until you give me a chance.”

Michale understood the logic of gradual progression.

You have to pursue people step by step,

especially those with many apprehensions like her; although he was anxious, he had to be patient.

“Are you always this stubborn?” Tobias frowned.

“Stubborn?” Michale chuckled lightly, “You really overestimate me. Everyone in the circle knows I’m shameless.”

“You…”

Tobias really didn’t know what to do with him.

Michale’s unpredictability, his unorthodox actions, were indeed beyond her control.

“Alright, anyway I’ve decided to cling to you for the rest of my life. My grandpa still thinks I like men, so this…”

“You must take responsibility for!”

The four characters on Michale’s face read:

No fear at all!

Tobias could do nothing about him, “It seems you know everything about my family.”

“Yes.”

“My brother…”

“That had nothing to do with you. Those people dared to kidnap a Carter Family member; they must have planned it meticulously. They wouldn’t give up because he altered his schedule.”

Michale looked at her with a smile, “The fact that he took a detour to buy you something only shows that as a brother, he loved you very much.”

“You’ve done really well over these years.”

She smiled bitterly, “Somehow hearing those words from you feels strange.”

“Suddenly you think I seem grand and impressive?”

“I suspect you’re a fake! Michale, tell me honestly, do you have a twin brother or sister?”

“…”

Michale was frustrated.

I might be carefree at times, but I am serious too, okay? These words were really suffocating. He grumbled and sat on the sofa, “I’m hungry, haven’t had dinner yet, order some takeout for me.”

“Let’s go out to eat; I’m hungry too.” Tobias just smiled.

Michale wasn’t stupid; he naturally understood the meaning behind her words.

The two of them…

there was still a chance!

The opportunity presented itself; naturally, he would seize it!

As they went downstairs, she glanced again at the magnolia flowers.

After dinner, Michale sent her home and left.

But the next day, when she woke up, he was there again.

On the sideboard in the living room, a blue-gray ceramic vase contained two slanted magnolia branches. She stared at them for a long time. Michale raised an eyebrow, “What, you don’t like them? I saw you looking at the magnolia tree many times last night and thought you liked them.”

So he had specifically asked Cressida Jones to order these magnolia flowers.

Cressida was nearly driven crazy!

Who orders flowers in the middle of the night?

Tim Payne told her to ignore him, but Cressida was too soft-hearted and had an employee buy the flowers at the market early this morning.

“I do like them.” She glanced at Michale, “I just didn’t think you were such a thoughtful person.”

Michale felt anger rise hearing that comment, “Whether I’m thoughtful depends on the person. You see I’ve rarely made mistakes at work, right? It proves I’m very careful. With those rough guys like William Hale, I don’t need to be careful.”

“But you are someone I like; we are to be together for a lifetime. I naturally have to put all my thoughts on you.”

Michale was always someone who talked about love and affection at every moment.

He seemed to want to tell her constantly:

that he…

truly loved her a lot.

The coldness was fading, the magnolias blooming, it seemed like spring was really coming.