Chapter 27
At the moment the kiss fell, Yolanda was confused. She thought about all kinds of scenarios of being scolded by Aaron, but she never thought it would be the current one.
This was totally over the top.
This kiss was just like Aaron's character, domineering and leaving no room for one.
The air seemed to be stagnant and gradually warmed up at the place where the two met.
At first, Yolanda was supporting her hands beside herself while feeling bewildered. Her mind was blank. When something unexpected happened, a person's reaction was slow. It was later when the gradually thinning oxygen made it difficult for her to breathe, that she regained her composure.
What was she doing? What was Aaron doing? What were the two of them doing?!
Consternation, panic, doubt. The emotions of hindsight finally surged up.
A lot of pictures flashed in Yolanda's mind.
During her first meeting with Aaron, she watched him walk into the concert venue while surrounded by countless people. She charmingly gave him the note. When she woke up from a car accident and saw him being cold, she worked hard to go home with him.
Every picture they get along with was like a movie, flashing through her mind.
Until the last, Yolanda suddenly awakened from her thoughts- Aaron was her elder brother!
At least in this world that she 'created', they were siblings. So what they're doing now... was insane.
Yolanda finally recovered her wits and pushed Aaron away. Gasping lightly, in the dark, she could see the lust in the man's eyes.
Yolanda knew what this look meant. She was also even more panicked because of this, so she avoided his gaze. After a few seconds, without saying anything, she turned around to open the door and fled.
Back in her room, after closing the door, Yolanda leaned against the door, her heart beating frantically. Her face was so flustered that she seemed to have a fever, and she tried to cool it with the back of her hand several times, but she could not get it down.
It was as if the temperature of his lips- surging and warm. It spread all over her body like a heat wave all of a sudden.
Yolanda could not figure it out, she had no idea how this happened. She hugged her head and squatted down slowly, but she could not calm down for a long time.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Yura." It was Aaron.
Yolanda skipped a beat suddenly and she stood up. Even though there was a door behind her, she was still panicked.
She dared not answered. In fact, she didn't know what to say.
"Open the door." Aaron said from outside the door, "I have something to tell you."
But Yolanda just wanted to stop him from talking.
Please, don't say anything now. I beg you. I just want to calm myself down.
Yolanda pursed her lips and whispered against the door, refusing him. "I- I'm going to sleep."
There was silence outside for a while. In the end, he didn't say anymore.
Hearing Aaron's leaving footsteps, Yolanda was also relieved.
Everything around her became quiet, and her mind gradually calmed down.
She stared out the window blankly. What just happened was not a hallucination or a joke.
Aaron and she kissed. It was her first kiss.
The most terrifying thing was that, in terms of the relationship, this was a story of a brother who suddenly kissed his sister.
Although she has no blood relationship with Aaron, she has gradually placed him in Marc's position during these times.
Nonetheless, Yolanda didn't know why, when she was kissed by him, her heart would beat faster, she would blush, and even for a few seconds--
She had a hazy, uncontrollable addiction to it.
If it wasn't for her last rationality pulling herself back in time, would she have responded to him?
Yolanda closed her eyes and buried herself in the quilt, not daring to think about that moment again. Not even for a second.
It seemed that she has done something that violates morals and ethics, she was flustered and a little ashamed.
Right, it must be because she has been single for too long. In the year when she fell in love with James, it was talking about loneliness. There was not any intimate contact with him at all.
That's why she was being so sensitive after being touched by a man.
Perhaps she could explain it with loneliness, but what about Aaron?
What did he mean? He said he didn't want to be her brother anymore, could it be...
A guess popped up in Yolanda's mind, that best suited the meaning behind the kiss. But she still could not believe it.
After thinking about it for a long time, Yolanda sent Phoebe a WhatsApp message.
Yolanda: [Let me ask you something.]
Phoebe: [?]
Yolanda: [Well, there's a friend of mine. She and her boss usually have a normal boss-subordinate relationship, but today the boss suddenly kissed her and said he didn't want to be her boss. What do you think that man meant by saying that?]
After sending this sentence, Yolanda anxiously waited for Phoebe's reply. She deliberately 'rewrote' her relationship with Aaron to a similar one, worrying that Phoebe could sense something.
After a while, Phoebe replied: [Of course, it meant he didn't want to be her boss but her husband. Isn't it obvious?]
Yolanda was speechless. Before she could reply back, Phoebe texted her another message: [According to 'a friend of mine is generally myself' rule, is it that your 'brother' kissed you?]
There was a gloating tone of 'I want to be the spectator of this drama'.
For a moment, Yolanda was speechless, and she threw the phone aside dully.
What kind of bestie she was? Couldn't she save face for herself? Even if she knew something, don't say it out!
Yolanda rubbed her head, still not convinced that Aaron would have any other thoughts about her.
Her phone beeped again. Yolanda thought it was Phoebe and took a look. This time, it was Marc.
[Have you returned home safely?]
Yolanda typed quickly: [Yeah.]
[Did he make you have a hard time?]
[No.]
[Then leave the Jensen House tomorrow, as soon as possible.]
Looking at the screen, Yolanda didn't know how to reply to her real brother. She finally persuaded herself to leave but never expected she would receive such a surprise kiss.
It completely messed up her heart.
Yolanda didn't reply to Marc back. She buried her face in her arms.
Now, let's not talk about whether to leave or not. Just thinking about herself, being the sister who followed along with her brother every day had kissed her brother. Yolanda didn't know what kind of expression she was going to show when she faced each other tomorrow morning.
This predictable embarrassment made Yolanda uncomfortable in the room alone.
She hardly slept that night. After tossing and turning, all that appeared in her mind was the kiss Aaron gave her while she was trapped behind the door.
Even in her dream, she could not escape.
Yolanda could not recover from this emotion until she woke up the next morning. But after hiding in the room all night, she could not keep it going without showing her face.
Even if she could hide for a while, she could not hide like this all the time.
Afraid that the two would meet awkwardly, Yolanda thought for a while, then sent a WhatsApp message to Aaron: [I'm a little uncomfortable today, can I ask for a day off?]
Soon, she received a message of approval from Aaron.
The tension feeling of Yolanda finally loosened up a bit. She sat in her room, watching the time pass by to nine o'clock in the morning. Thinking that Aaron must have gone to work, she was ready to go out and go downstairs to grab something to eat.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she reached the stairs, she saw Aaron sitting at the dining table.
Hearing the sound, he also looked over. Looking at each other, Yolanda's face turned red, her heart was beating rapidly for no reason, and she subconsciously wanted to turn around and run back to the room.
But Ms. Twelve, who knew nothing, called her back. "Why did you just get up now? The young master has been waiting for you for a long time. Come down, I'll cook bird's nest soup for you. It's good for your skin. Fast, come down."
Yolanda was speechless. Since Ms. Twelve said so, as if to cheer herself up, Yolanda secretly clenched her fists. She took a deep breath.
Yeah, what were you hiding? Why were you the one hiding? It wasn't you who forcibly kissed him. He should be the one to feel guilty and ashamed! Since he could sit there and eat leisurely, why couldn't you do so? Be confident and go down to get your breakfast! She thought.
Calm down, act as if nothing happened, she told herself.
After giving herself mental cues, Yolanda raised her head and tried her best to walk on as usual.
She even walked to the dining table and sat next to Aaron like usual.
Ms. Twelve served her the bird's nest soup on the table. She picked it up and drank it without saying a word.
Aaron had finished eating but didn't leave. He just sat like that. He didn't seem to be planning to go to work today, he was wearing a casual outfit, and looked a little softer than his usual formal black suit.
Yolanda could feel that his eyes were watching her all the time. This kind of feeling was uneasy, especially after last night, Yolanda could no longer look directly at this kind of gaze from her brother.
She felt that there was 'something' behind his gaze.
Several times, Yolanda closed her eyes to reflect, what the hell are you thinking? Can't you focus to eat your food?
Fortunately, Ms. Twelve turned on the TV at this time. When she was doing housework, she was used to having a little noise at home, making her job livelier.
The sound of the TV broke the strange and subtle atmosphere in the living room very well. Even the man beside her picked up a cup to take a sip of water and stopped looking at her so intently.
But just when Yolanda felt less awkward, there was a loud scolding from the TV. "You bastard, are you doing things that humans should do?!"
"And you too! How shameless and morally corrupted you are! How dare you do such a humiliating thing to the family!"
"?" Yolanda was stunned and raised her head.
The next line was another tearful cry. "You two are siblings, siblings! How can you, how can you!" As he spoke, the father on the TV was so angry that he fainted.
Ms. Twelve, who saw that while wiping the table, also clicked her tongue. "Oh, isn't that a sin? How could siblings do such a thing?"
Yolanda was speechless.
It was only a second. All the efforts Yolanda worked hard collapsed.
Yesterday, when Aaron dragged her into the room, Ms. Twelve was also there. Yolanda was not sure if she had heard something, and if she was hinting at her now. In any case, at this moment, she seemed to be torn naked in public. She was so embarrassed that she could no longer sit down calmly.
She got up in panic and embarrassment. "I'm full." Then, she ran to her room on the second floor.
Aaron was slightly startled but quickly chased after her. When he passed by Ms. Twelve, he frowned. "Can't you watch something normal?"
Ms. Twelve was startled. What's wrong with me?
Yolanda ran back to her room and was about to close the door when Aaron followed closely, blocking the door with his arm one step ahead.
Yolanda's strength could not compete with Aaron's. Pushing her gently, she took two steps back and stumbled into the room. And he just walked in and closed the door.
Yolanda was speechless.
Aaron walked in step by step, whereas Yolanda stepped back step by step until she reached in front of the dressing table, where she put her hand on it.
"Stop." She was a little afraid that he would do the same thing again last night. "Don't come near me again."
Aaron stopped and didn't go any further. He paused for a while and seemed a little helpless at the distance between the two of them overnight. After a long time, he said softly in a hoarse voice, "What happened yesterday...is my fault."
"I apologize," Aaron muttered lightly. Yolanda, lowering her head was listening, but she didn't know how to respond.
Deep in her heart, she knew that they were not real siblings, but her current character was a person who had lost her memory, and someone who insisted on treating Aaron as her own brother after losing her memory.
So there was no way for her to act like 'I can understand' now. If that's the case, isn't it the same as the one on TV, where she was admitting that she was having an incestuous relationship with her brother?
Yolanda felt that she was between the devil and the deep blue sea. Making a decision on how to react was hard.
She closed her eyes and could only follow her character setting. "I treat you as a brother, but you-"
She decided that no matter how Aaron explained himself later, she would give him an out to end this quickly. Who knew that Aaron paused. "But I didn't treat you as a sister."
Yolanda was speechless, then stunned. She looked at Aaron with the kind of expression that showed 'what were you talking about? Were you drunk? Were you fucking going to tell the public that you were having an incestuous relationship with your amnesiac sister?'
She opened her mouth in disbelief. "You..."
In fact, Aaron also regretted that impulsive kiss last night. But his regret time was very short, only a minute or two.
He didn't like to be sloppy, and he was already at his limit. Getting to this point, Aaron has completely broken through the bottom line that restrained him.
His purpose and action were almost the same. Just as his resoluteness in business, he would shoot directly without hesitation once the target was decided.
The kiss last night was indeed an impulsive incident, but for him, it was a long restrained inevitability event.
Since this was already the case, there was no need for him to continue to conceal his thoughts. Being frank about his real feelings was also a kind of responsibility for Yolanda.
The two looked at each other. After a moment, Aaron finally broke the silence. "Yura."
"Actually, I-" When he was halfway through the sentence, Ms. Twelve knocked on the door outside. "Young master, someone came and said that he was looking for you and Yura."
Aaron frowned. It was nothing unusual for someone to look for him but to Aaron?
She didn't even know a few people here at all.
"Who is looking for you?" Aaron asked.
Yolanda had no idea who it was and shook her head.
After a pause, Aaron had to temporarily stop what he was going to say, "Let's go down first."
"Alright."
The two walked out one after the other, with Aaron walking in front. As soon as they reached the stairs, they saw a tall man standing in the living room.
The man's back was statuesque, and the trench coat he wore fitted his body perfectly. Even if he was facing behind them, one could sense his extraordinary aura.
Aaron seemed to know who he was. He sneered, looked back at Yolanda, and chuckled, "Now he came here to look for you?"
Yolanda was stunned. "What?"
She then looked out, and when she saw the figure clearly, her face drained out of color. The person who came was Marc Walter.
Pursing her lips twice, Yolanda trembled a little, she could not say the word 'brother' on her lips.
Aaron put his hands in his trouser pockets and walked down calmly. "Looking for me?"
Marc turned around when he heard the voice and looked at Aaron with a slight grin. "Hello, Mr. Jensen."
Yolanda desperately signaled her brother with her eyes behind Aaron. 'Are you crazy, brother?! Why are you here? Giving me more trouble? Even if you want to come, let me know first!'
Nonetheless, he had come. After signaling her brother desperately through her eyes, she then lowered her head in frustration and accepted the reality.
After last night, Marc could already sense Aaron's different feelings toward his sister through his eyes.
He also knew that if it continued like this, if one day he knew that Yolanda was just playing with his feelings, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Since his younger sister could not cut the knot, he, the older brother, came to help her make this decision in person.
Aaron didn't respond to Marc's greetings and sat down on the sofa indifferently. "You're quite a brave one."
Marc answered, "What should be done, it must be done no matter what. So, it has nothing to do with courage."
Aaron could not help but chuckle and looked up at him. "What must be done? Is there anything you must do in front of me?"
Marc paused and looked at Yolanda, who was standing beside Aaron. He grinned. "To take her away."
"...?" As if he heard some funny joke, which was a bit blatantly provocative, Aaron asked back while holding back the anger in his heart. "Who are you to make this decision?"
Marc took out a cheque from his trench coat pocket. "Two million dollars is just a little compensation for her disturbing you in the past few months. Thank you for taking care of her."
Aaron looked at it for two seconds and chuckled. He stood up, strolled to Marc, took the cheque, and tore it into pieces.
Then, he threw them on Marc. "Am I short of this two million dollars from you?" Aaron hated this man's gold-rimmed glasses. He warned him coldly, "While I can talk to you calmly now, you'd better disappear by yourself."
On the other side was her 'real' brother, whereas the other... was her 'brother' who she didn't know what to say. The two stood face to face, looking like they were about to fight. Yolanda was overwhelmed with anxiety.
She hurriedly walked between the two of them and tried to separate them. "Brothers, if you have something to say, please discuss it properly. Don't break the peace."
Aaron became even angrier when he heard her statement. "Do I look familiar with him? There is no 'peace' between us to speak of!"
He suddenly reacted to the subtle word 'brothers' and frowned. "What do you call him?"
Yolanda was speechless.
At this time, Marc chuckled lightly and took off his glasses calmly. While wiping the glasses, he said, "I almost forgot, I should introduce myself to Mr. Jensen first."
He put on his glasses again and stretched out his hand to Aaron. "Hello, Mr. Jensen. I'm Marc Shaw."
"Yura's brother."
After two seconds, he continued. "Her real brother."