CHAPTER 244: CHAPTER 247

This is so strange.

The first makes her feel frighteningly composed, while the latter leaves her at a loss whether to cry or laugh.

Mia Ginger lay on the bed, lost in her thoughts when her phone suddenly received a message.

Content: Allen said you’re taking photography lessons with him?

From Brother Jackson.

Mia held the phone, dazed for a moment, and replied, "Not really. We just talk about beautiful photos sometimes."

"Finished with the military training?" Koa Jackson changed the topic.

"Done."

"Rested for two days over the weekend? Why didn’t you call me?"

Mia pursed her lips and slowly replied, "You mentioned several surgeries on Saturday, so I didn’t want to disturb you."

In fact—

Since Dallas Taylor’s words, she had been restraining her feelings for Koa Jackson.

But it wasn’t out of fear of falling too deep, rather she worried about putting too much pressure on Koa and stressing him.

Lost in thought, Mia suddenly couldn’t bear it anymore.

They hadn’t met for four or five days, and she truly missed him. Seeing the message now, the longing crashed over her.

Like an addiction, it tormented and wore down her willpower.

Ultimately—

Mia couldn’t resist.

She climbed out of bed in her pajamas, slipped on her slippers, and went to the balcony to call Koa Jackson.

"Mia?"

Koa Jackson called softly, his voice low and gentle. Mia listened greedily and forgot to respond.

Since their relationship became more intimate, slowly, he stopped using his surname. Whenever he spoke, it was either Little One or Mia, and she could never get enough. Sometimes, she would daze off, completely lost in his voice.

Koa noticed it somewhat, raised his voice slightly, and said, "Spacing out again?"

"I missed you." Mia held the phone, standing in the cool night breeze, her voice soft, "Brother Jackson, am I useless? It’s only been a few days, and I miss you so much."

"..." Koa Jackson was silent for a second.

In a low voice, he said, "No."

"What?" Mia was startled.

"You’re not useless." Koa’s deep voice carried a rare tenderness, and slowly he said, "Little One, that’s human nature."

Your missing me is human nature, just as my missing you is human nature.

Clenching the phone slightly tighter, Koa said softly, "I miss you too."

During these days of not meeting, for the first time, he experienced the feeling of missing someone.

After leaving the operating room, he would think of her wrapping her arms around his waist that day, declaring her claim, "I’m his girlfriend."

Coming home, he’d remember her sleepily curling into his embrace.

While eating, he would instinctively think of her.

Did she eat?

Is she hungry?

Would she like this restaurant’s food?

Should he take her to try it next time?

Even in the middle of work, he’d unconsciously drift into such thoughts.

——

His Little One has already grown up.

Listening to her breath, Koa felt an indescribable comfort, and after a brief moment, laughed lowly, "What? In a daze again, not speaking for a while."

"Koa... Brother Jackson," Mia stammered, probing, "Can you say it again? I want to hear it."

"Mia, I miss you too." Koa Jackson said earnestly once more.