Chapter 212 - Ch. 212 Because I Miss You

Nick in question had just arrived in Lydia's house while gasping for air as if he lacked oxygen. He had just run away from his house, trying to outwit his pursuers into hiding in Lydia's house.

He threw his phone somewhere so no one could track him down, and he didn't dare to go to Kaylee's house or any of his friends because he knew they would find him there right away.

The only place he could use as his hiding place was Lydia's because only the girl's house had not been on their radar yet.

He was worried about getting Lydia involved, but he had no choice but to hide in the girl's house. After this, he would sneak out and go to Zouch's house.

"Nicholas?"

Nick looked back and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lydia's face carrying her cosmetic bag.

"Why are you here? And why do you look like you've been running?"

Nick grinned widely, "Because I missed you."

"..." Luckily, Lydia had mentally prepared before greeting the young man. Otherwise, she was sure she would blush and wanted to hide her face.

Lydia ignored Nick and walked towards her house after picking up the keys. Then she opened the door to her house and glanced at Nick.

"Would you like to come inside?"

"I thought you never ask." as if he was in his own house, Nick followed Lydia into the house. He walked sideways towards the window to take a look at the situation outside.

He hoped the people who were chasing him didn't get to this place.

"Would you like something to drink?" offered Lydia casually even though she was confused by Nick's rather unusual behavior.

"It's fine," he answered curtly without taking his eyes off the outside.

Unable to contain her curiosity, Lydia asked the young man. "What are you doing?"

"Nothing. Just admire the weather."

"Ah?"

"It's good."

Lydia frowned in disagreement. They had entered winter, and it was freezing outside with a strong wind. She even had to wear a two-layer thick jacket if she didn't want to freeze to death out there.

A pair of Lydia's eyes scanned Nick's appearance, and she realized the young man was not wearing a jacket!

Instead, the young man was wearing a regular long-sleeve shirt and ripped jeans.

Without her brain's command, Lydia walked over to the young man and took his hand. As expected, Nick's hands were icy cold!!

On the other hand, Nick gasped in surprise when he felt something warm and soft-grip in his hand. He was increasingly speechless as Lydia stared at him with an angry look.

"What are you doing?! Why not wear a jacket or coat? Look, your hands are frozen."

Nick was too stunned to be speechless. It was the first time he had seen the girl scold him for worrying about him.

"Follow me!" Lydia ordered as she grabbed Nick's hand and entered the kitchen area to get a compress pack to fill with hot water. After that, she put the pack compress into Nick's hand and let the young man sit in the empty chair.

Lydia walked into her room to get a blanket, then covered Nick with it.

Getting more attention from the girl he likes made Nick grinned from ear to ear. "Are you that worried about me?"

"Who's worried about you? Miss Kaylee would be sad if you got sick."

Nick sighed resignedly to hear that. "Stop mentioning Kaylee's name every time I tried to woo you. Do you have a grudge against my sister?"

"Sister?"

"Kaylee is like my second sister, and I already told you I have no feelings for her except familial love."

"You don't have to explain that."

"I had to. I don't want you to get misunderstand."

Lydia couldn't respond and decided to get up, but Nick grabbed her hand, pulled her to sit again. What surprised her even more that she felt her world stop spinning was Nick hugging her arm tightly while leaning his head on her shoulder comfortably.

"Wh… What are you doing?"

"I'm cold, and you're warm. Spare me, will you?" whined Nick with a spoiled tone that made Lydia speechless.

"Don't take advantage of me. Get off!"

"Meanie!" Nick clicked his tongue as he let go of his embrace obediently.

"Why are you clicking your tongue?"

"It means I'm disappointed. Can't you tell? Hmph!"

"..." this boy... is truly a kid!

"So, can I borrow your phone?"

"You feel disappointed. Why do you even want to borrow my phone? What are you planning?"

"I left my phone at home. You also know I came here with nothing."

"Why did you bring nothing when you go outside? Stupid boy."

Nick frowned his mouth like a fish without denying Lydia's words. How could he say he brought nothing because he ran away from the house?

When he arrived at his house this afternoon after dropping Tye home from the hospital, Nick felt weird when he noticed that his house wasn't locked. He knew Wendy stayed at home and planned to mix the track for Chrismast song, so why wasn't their door locked?

His sister wasn't the careless type, even though her behavior said otherwise.

Nick entered his house, taking off his jacket and shoes without feeling suspicious. He even walked into his room to change clothes while calling his sister.

"Wendy, where are you? Why did you forget to close the door? What if a thief comes?"

Nick had just arrived in front of his room when he heard a voice from the second floor.

He looked up at the stairs and saw a pair of long legs moving down the stairs. Strangely, he felt that the pair of legs did not belong to his sister but belonged to a man!

That's when he felt guard up. And his jaw tightened when he saw the man's face.

"Master Nicolau, it is time for you to go home."

Nick glanced at the door of the house, which two other big men now appeared to capture him in case he decided to escape. If he refused to go home, they would knock his head until he fell unconscious. So he decided to let them think they had him.

Nick raised his hands in surrender. "Okay. I'm going with you guys, so don't hit me. My face is my precious asset." stated Nick in a defenseless child-like demeanor.

The man believed Nick's words and walked towards the exit.

While the man wasn't watching his movements, Nick decided to act.