Chapter 24: Noisy

"Why are you so noisy?" Vale walked out of her room with a pissed-off expression. It's 2 in the morning! "Aunt, go back to sleep first." Old Nianci hesitated, "What about the guards? I heard some gunshots-" "They're fine. They're knocked out." Keith smirked. Old Nianci looked at Vale with a worried expression. "Aunt, it's fine. He won't hurt me." Old Nianci sighed before she finally left the room. "Why did you leave?" Keith's leg automatically moved to follow Vale towards her room. "I'm disgusting, remember? I leave because I'm worried that I might pollute your VIP room." Vale stopped at the bedroom door. She turned around and raised her eyebrows when she saw Keith behind her. "Why are you following me? Go back to where you belong." She pushed the door open and was about to close it when Keith stopped her. "I'm sleepy." "None of my business." "What if I got into an accident when driving in this state?" "I don't care." "Let me stay for a night. I'll leave tomorrow." Keith pleaded. "Find a room for yourself." Vale attempted to close the door when Keith stopped her once more. "I want to sleep with my baby." Vale's face went black, "Who's your baby? Scram!" "I mean...our baby. What are you thinking?" Vale's eyes burned hot, and her cheeks crimsoned slightly. "The bed is not fit for two people. Scram!" "But, I'm a guest." Vale gave him a once over, "Guest? Then, why did you knock out my guards?" Her eyes twinkled, "Why don't you stand guard instead? What if the thieves get inside the house?" Keith was speechless. He had been searching for hours, and he was totally spent. His body ached, and his mind had become hazy. "Tch! I'm tired. Let me see the bed first." Keith slipped in like a snake. His mouth curled up, seeing the queen bed on the room. He smirked at Vale, who was seething before he walked further into the room. Vale cursed him repeatedly in a low voice as she closed the door. "Don't curse too much. What if the baby curse as it's first words? Hm?" Vale's heart leapt out of her chest. She turned around and saw the man with his back on her. Does he have eyes on his back? She watched as Keith stripped in front of her. She gulped, seeing his sculpted back. Her eyes went to his exposed legs. Aaaah! So strong and sexy! Vale wiped her mouth hastily as her cheeks flushed. Why does this man always do whatever he wants? Keith leapt onto the bed before Vale could say anything. "You...! Go take a shower first!" "I'm tired," Keith grumbled. Vale huffed before she approached the bed. She turned off the light in the room and light up the small lamp on the nightstand. She lied back on the bed before she glanced at the man beside her. It's been too long since they shared a bed together. She was quite surprised when his breathing gradually smoothed out. Looks like he's really tired. Did he spend his precious hours searching for her? Hmph! Serves him right! "If you humiliate me again, I would run to the ice mountain peaks. See if you can found me then." Before long, she too was fast asleep listening to his breathing. *** "Good morning." Vale opened her sleepy eyes and leaned back on the bed, yawning. She looked at the tray on Keith's hand. There were some milk and grape sandwich. "Eat up." Vale frowned. Maybe it's because of her pregnancy or her grumpiness in the morning, she pushed the tray away. "Why are you still here? Scram!" It was so unexpected, and Keith didn't catch it on time. They watch as the tray fell on the floor with a loud crash. The milk spilt out of the broken glass as the sandwich landed on the floor. "I..." Vale looked at the stunned look on Keith's face. He was as still as stone for a few seconds before he kneeled on the floor and put the sandwich and broken glass back into the tray slowly. He took his jacket to wipe the floor before he got up and left the room without turning back. Vale's felt as if someone was repeatedly stabbing her heart with a needle. "Keith...Keith..." she got up and wobbled towards the door in a hurry. "Aunt! Aunt Nianci!" Old Nianci hurriedly came out of the kitchen. "What happened? Are you hurt?" she scanned Vale's body for injuries but found none. "The man last night...where did he go?" she hurriedly walked to the entrance door when she felt movement on her belly. "Ugh!" "Vale!" Old Nianci's face's paled. "I'm fine...stop him first!" Vale urged. Old Nianci ran to the entrance door and opened it. Keith was about to walk out of the gate when Old Nianci shouted, "Mistress's belly is hurting!" Hearing that, Keith immediately ran back inside, anxiously. He saw Vale struggling to move to the sofa with her hands on her belly. "Let's go back to the hospital." Keith supported her to the sofa with a worried expression. The moment they sat on the sofa, Vale immediately leapt onto his arms. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" she hugged his neck tightly and buried her face in her neck as she cried. Keith recall what the doctor said about her emotions and immediately grow nervous. "Alright...alright... don't cry anymore. Don't forget about the baby..." he patted her back gently. However, Vale sobs harder when she heard his words. Old Nianci who was watching wiped her tears when she heard her sobs. She saw Keith in the kitchen earlier in the kitchen and saw him preparing some sandwich and a glass of milk. Later, he returns to the kitchen with broken glass and the sandwich in disorder. She also saw the wet jacket on his hand. His face was blank, but his back was hunched. When she was wiping her tears, Old Nianci saw a shadow beside her. Turning around, she found the two guards at the door who was watching the scene in awe. Looks like the mistress had found her lover. "What are you doing here? Who asked you to left your post?!" Old Nianci looked at them sternly. The two guards grinned before they scrambled to get out of the house.