Dream or Not: A Devil or An Angel

Chapter 40: The Awkward Man

Alina had a nightmare and woke up scared. When she opened her eyes and saw Sheffield's face in front of her, she let out a cry of horror.

"What are you doing? You scared the shit out of me!"

Hearing this, Sheffield's eyes flickered. He straightened up and looked away.

"How did you find this place? What are you doing here?"

Alina stood up and said crossly, "I came here for you! Do you know I've been looking for you the whole morning! Let's go home. The car should still be waiting down the mountain." Then she turned around and walked away. After two steps, she found him didn't follow her. She turned back and said, "Go!"

However, Sheffield looked down and said stubbornly, "I'm not going back."

'I'm here to pick you up. What else do you want?' Of course, Alina only dared to say this in her heart.

"That's your home. If you don't go back there, where are you going? You can't stay here. Your mother must worry about her son having nowhere to go."

When Sheffield heard this, he glanced at the tombstone beside him, and his face clouded.

Seeing that he didn't say a word, Alina continued in a soft voice, "Your mother must have been very fond of you since you were a child. If she knew that you were not living a good life, she must be very guilty. Aren't you willing to let her sleep in peace?"

A lot of memories flashed through Sheffield's mind. He recalled the days when his mother played with him and took care of him. He missed his mother all these years after she died.

If only she were here. If she were here, she would not have let him suffer any injustice and be detested by his father.

"In fact, your father is very worried about you. After you ran away, he sent all the servants to find you. If he can't find you today, he will definitely call the police immediately!"

Sheffield didn't believe her. After his mother passed away, when was his father kind to him?

"Believe it or not. I don't know if you have noticed Dad's emotion. When I told him that I was bullied, although he was angry, he spoke calmly. Later when you said that you were often bullied by others, Dad's face suddenly changed. He was furious, and couldn't be more agitated."

Really? Sheffield raised his head and glanced at Alina.

"I don't mean to be jealous of you. I just want to tell you that he cares more about you than you think," said Alina, looking at Sheffield sincerely.

"He treats you better!" Sheffield muttered.

Alina didn't catch what he said. "What did you say?"

"Nothing."

Having a look at the sun which was setting, Alina spoke in an exaggerated tone and bowed with hands clasped, "Mr. Sheffield, I've been looking for you for a long time. I'm so hungry that I can eat a bear. Could you please go back to have dinner with me?"

Sheffield was stunned for a moment, and then looked away awkwardly."If you are hungry, you can go back. I don't stop you."

"Come on! If you don't go back, we don't even have a servant to cook! Please!"

In fact, Sheffield had calmed down, but he was too embarrassed to go back. After all, he ran away from home. Didn't he lose face if he ran away from home for half a day?

The boy was still young and didn't know how to conceal his emotion. Knowing what he was thinking, Alina took a step forward, grabbed his hand and left.