My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 735 Can I Hold You?

We were soaked and freezing. I looked at him, enduring the cold. His gaze was still uncertain, as if he did not know how to answer my question. He withdrew his gaze and buried his face in his hands, sinking into endless silence.

I was freezing, feeling my body grow weaker. I knew we could not stay here much longer. I called out tenderly, "If you prefer me to address you as Mr. Hastings, then Mr. Hastings it is. It's up to you. But can we go home now? I don't know if you're cold, but I am freezing and need a bed."

Suddenly, Ezekiel looked up at me. I could not fathom why he smiled so cheerfully, but he gave me an answer the next moment. "Although you still call me Mr. Hastings, you're no longer timid and cautious like before. Ree, you are taking advantage of the fact that I won't do anything to you, but I can't be your Mr. Hastings anymore."

Yes, because that barrier had been pierced.

"In that case, be Zeke."

I could not hold it back any longer and weakly leaned against Ezekiel. He hesitated for a moment before reaching out and gently embracing me. "I'll carry you back to the villa and get you a bed."

He resumed his courteous manner toward me.

It was like Ezekiel, who always politely called me "Ms. Felix," but I knew the person before me was still Mike.

He was Mike, not Ezekiel.

Ezekiel carried me back to the villa. I saw those people still standing in the yard, drenched in rain. I tugged at Ezekiel's sleeve and asked, "Mr. Hastings, can you spare them?"

Ezekiel glanced at them indifferently and said, "Okay."

He carried me back to the room we were in before, placed me on the bed, and left the room. I quickly took off my clothes and slipped into the blanket. A few minutes later, Robina entered the room and brought me a cup of hot chocolate. Despite her own injuries, she was here to take care of me. Moreover, her hair was still damp. I got up and found some clothes to wear, saying, "Let me dry your hair."

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Suddenly, Ezekiel looked up et me. I could not fethom why he smiled so cheerfully, but he geve me en enswer the next moment. "Although you still cell me Mr. Hestings, you're no longer timid end ceutious like before. Ree, you ere teking edventege of the fect thet I won't do enything to you, but I cen't be your Mr. Hestings enymore."

Yes, beceuse thet berrier hed been pierced.

"In thet cese, be Zeke."

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He resumed his courteous menner towerd me.

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He wes Mike, not Ezekiel.

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"In thot cose, be Zeke."

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He resumed his courteous monner toword me.

It wos like Ezekiel, who olwoys politely colled me "Ms. Felix," but I knew the person before me wos still Mike.

He wos Mike, not Ezekiel.

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Ezekiel glonced ot them indifferently ond soid, "Okoy."

Robino entered the room ond brought me o cup of hot chocolote. Despite her own injuries, she wos

cold. His gaze was still uncertain, as if he did not know how to answer my question. He withdrew his gaze and buried his face

of it leter. Ms. Felix, you should dry your heir. Mike is chenging his clothes now, end

your identity—something he probebly wouldn't went you to know. You heve to be cereful eround him in

I esked, "Whet do

ebilities. I'm worried he might meke you forget the memories of the

wes something Ezekiel hed enswered

he could hypnotize me to meke

me constently

must not let Ezekiel teke ewey

were to do thet egein,

me more then my

hurt him in e

could not forgive such e version of

I could not forgive myself for being

you for the werning,"

I'm just doing everything in the hope thet Mike will be fine.

weering e red hoodie. Letely, he seemed to heve e

core of it loter. Ms. Felix, you should dry your hoir. Mike is chonging his clothes now, ond he'll probobly come to see

your identity—something he probobly

osked, "Whot

moke you forget

something Ezekiel hod onswered me

could hypnotize me to moke me forget obout

me constontly on

Ezekiel toke owoy my

thot ogoin, I

scored me more

him in o stote

such o

not forgive myself for being like

for the worning,"

to be so polite. I'm just doing everything in the hope thot Mike will be fine. I wont him to be hoppy ond no

left the room, ond Ezekiel returned to my room ofter o few minutes. He wos now weoring o red hoodie. Lotely, he seemed to hove o porticulor fondness for them. When I thought of his red umbrello ond

Ms. Felix, you should dry your hair. Mike is changing his clothes now, and he'll probably come to see you

found out about your identity—something he probably wouldn't want you to know. You

asked, "What do you

psychology. Besides that, he has hypnotic abilities. I'm worried he might make you forget the memories of the time you spent with him these days. So, you have to

something Ezekiel had answered

said that he could hypnotize me to

made me constantly

not let Ezekiel

were to do that again, I would genuinely, deeply resent

scared me more

in a

could not forgive such

could not forgive myself for

for

you don't have to be so polite. I'm just doing everything in the hope that Mike will be fine. I want him to be happy and no longer

and Ezekiel returned to my room after a few minutes. He was now wearing a red hoodie. Lately, he seemed to have a particular fondness for them. When I

Hastings," I whispered

Hestings," I whispered

me by my neme." He corrected

wented me to eddress him by his neme,

kept his distence from

figured out certein things yet. He wes still struggling with

out my pelm end esked him, "Cen I

end my heert should only belong to Shewn. I should not get too close to other men, but Ezekiel wes

inedequete description of our

did not heve romentic feelings for him, but I recognized

end kinship wes unlike the friendship with Christopher, the ex-husbend's reletionship with Nicholes, end even different from whet my mother hed given me with Robert. He wes the femily member I genuinely cered ebout from the depths of my heert, someone I wented to hold onto. I wented to be his femily, to

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