Chapter 298:
“I have no choice. If you turn off your phone, I can only put on my clothes and come to you,” he said, his tone serious. Was he really going to come to me? My heart suddenly tensed.
Bella’s POV:
“Don’t come! It’s not time yet!” I shouted into the phone.
“I just want to have a goodnight kiss. If you don’t give it to me, I’ll come to your house to ask for it.” Herbert sounded like a willful child.
I immediately replied, “Okay, I compromise. I’ll send you a goodnight kiss through the phone.”
Herbert’s laughter suddenly filled the line.
Hearing his laughter, I felt like I had been tricked.
“Are you just joking?” I asked.
After a brief silence, he replied seriously, “No, I really will do that.”
Quickly, I kissed the phone with all my heart. After the kiss, there was silence. I could hear his heartbeat and his breathing through the phone. In that moment, I missed Herbert even more. I really wanted to hug him and kiss him.
“Bella!” Herbert called my name.
“Hmm?” I replied.
“I love you!” Herbert’s pleasant voice came again.
I was stunned. This was definitely the first time he had said those words to me.
Those words felt like a sacred ritual in my heart. They meant that the feelings Herbert had for me were real.
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Although he had shown his love through his actions and words before, hearing him say “I love you” directly meant more than I could express.
I had waited so long to hear that from him. I thought he’d say it on some special occasion, but I didn’t expect it to come during such a normal time, through an ordinary phone call. It was completely unexpected, and happiness suddenly enveloped me. I was so overwhelmed that I forgot to respond.
“Are you still there?” Herbert asked.
“I’m here.”
I nodded.
“Did you hear what I just said?” Herbert asked.
“Yes.”
I nodded again.
Damn it, I was so excited that I didn’t know how to respond to him. Maybe I should reply with “I love you”? I took a deep breath and was about to say it when he spoke again, “Rest early, good night!”
“Good night,” I replied.
Then he hung up the phone. I leaned back on the pillow, staring at my phone screen.
“The call ended so quickly. I didn’t have time to respond!”
Frustrated, I covered my head with the blanket.
The next morning, I was focused on updating my resume when Amy called me.
“Amy, is something wrong?” I asked, feeling a bit worried.
