Episode 9

Ingrid looked at the Secretary Jonas in surprise. "What are you doing here at this hour?" Sebastian was about to say that he wasn't Jonas, but he stopped himself. He wanted to understand why Ingrid had said that she had married a man old enough to be her father.

"Why aren't you answering me? Is it because of what I said earlier today?" Ingrid sat on the sofa, about to say more, but she paused. She picked up her phone, typed something, and then put it on the voice-reading function.

Electronic Voice "Stay here."

"Are you seriously going to use that voice with me? I already have to listen to it every time I touch my phone, Secretary Jonas."

"Just be quiet. You're bleeding."

"I'm going to have a brain hemorrhage if you don't talk to me."

"If you don't stay quiet and stay still, I'm going to kiss you, Ingrid!"

Ingrid immediately went quiet and her face turned red. In the dimly lit room, Sebastian didn't notice. He went to the kitchen to look for a first aid kit, but couldn't find one. He then went to the bathroom cabinet and found it. He went back down to the living room to take care of Ingrid's foot. As he touched her foot and gently passed the cotton over it to avoid hurting her, he noticed that the cut wasn't very deep but was bleeding quite a lot because the shard of glass kept the wound open. When he used the tweezers to remove it, Ingrid recoiled in pain.

"That hurt."

"Why were you walking around in the kitchen in the middle of the night?"

"I wanted a glass of water. Actually, I still want one because I couldn't drink it since the glass slipped off the counter."

"I'll get it for you. Let me just clean the wound and cover it."

"Alright."

Sebastian touched her so delicately that Ingrid started blushing, and this time Sebastian noticed and smiled. When he finished cleaning and bandaging the wound, he lightly slid his hand along Ingrid's calf, causing her to shy away in embarrassment.

"What are you doing? You promised that this wouldn't happen again."

Sebastian remembered what Jonas had told him and said, "I promised not to kiss you, and I'm keeping that promise."

"Secretary Jonas?"

He didn't respond and moved his hand up a bit more. Ingrid shivered and stood up, speaking nervously.

"We can't do this, even though my marriage is a total lie. I don't know what Sebastian Jones is capable of, I don't trust him, and you shouldn't either. As far as I know, he has already killed his ex-fiancée. Imagine what he could do to us? And I'll probably be caught for whatever he did and is making me take the blame for. You can't be near me."

Sebastian felt very uncomfortable with what she said. Was this how she saw him? A cruel man who didn't deserve her trust? Then it hit him. Since he had met Ingrid, he had never been kind. He had treated her poorly at church, was using her disability to his advantage, and was making her take the blame for his crimes. What did he expect?

"Are you trying to protect me?"

"Of course, you seem like a good person. So, you should be careful."

"And for me to be careful, I can't like you, is that it?"

"It would be foolish to like me."

Sebastian then approached Ingrid, and she felt the warmth of his body close to hers. She looked up, as if she knew exactly where his eyes were.

"Then let me be foolish just for today!"

He touches her face and kisses her, but this time Ingrid returns his kiss, she touches his arms and slides her hand up to his neck, and Sebastian deepens the kiss to the point of leaving Ingrid breathless. When she pulls away from his lips in order to catch her breath, he kisses her again.

Ingrid

HUMM... wait!

Sebastian finally stops, both breathing heavily.

Ingrid

If Sebastian catches us here, he'll kill us.

I can't help but laugh, how could I catch them here if I'm the one kissing her?

Ingrid

You need to go now.

Ingrid starts pushing Sebastian, who she thinks is Jonatas, towards the door, and as soon as he is outside the door, she says

Ingrid

Be careful, and don't come here in the middle of the night like this. Good night.

Ingrid closes the door and locks it, and when Sebastian hears this, he realizes what just happened. His keys are on the counter, he left them there when he rushed to the kitchen to see what was happening. He had been locked out of his own house, and if he knocked on the door now, she would know that he was the one who kissed her, and he didn't want to make her angrier than she already was with him.

He leans against the door and looks at the cloudy sky, as a few raindrops begin to fall, but not even that can wipe the smile off his face, the gentle and caring way she tried to protect him from himself.

Inside, Ingrid covers her face with her hand as she feels her cheeks burn. How could he say something like that?

Flashback to a few minutes ago.

"Let me be an idiot just for today."

She raises her hand in front of her and walks towards the kitchen. She didn't want to disturb Luiza, but now she had no other option. She opens the bedroom door and calls out for her.

Ingrid

Luiza? Hi?

Luiza

Umm, Mrs. Ingrid? What's up?

Ingrid

Can you help me with something?

Luiza

Of course, what is it?

Luiza gets up and they go to the kitchen. Luiza sees the broken glass and sees blood, and turns to Ingrid.

Luiza

Did you hurt yourself? Show me.

Ingrid

I'm fine, don't worry.

Luiza

If you wanted water, why didn't you call me? I would have gotten it for you.

Ingrid

I'm sorry, I just didn't want to bother.

Luiza

It's not a bother, I just don't want you to get hurt.

A thunderclap echoes, lighting up the entire room. Luiza is startled by the flash of light, and Ingrid is startled by the sound. Then someone knocks on the door.

Knock knock...

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