The lights in the room were out and in the moonlight cascading inside the room through the gap between the curtains, one could see two silhouettes lying entangled on the bed.

Daisy was lying on top of Ryle, her chin resting on his chest while Ryle had one of his palms resting on her back. His other hand was positioned under his head. The hand that he had placed on her back shifted with gradual movements as his fingers stroked her bare back gently.

’’Where is Angel?" Ryle questioned in the silence. He had asked the question before but they had an argument that night and she stormed off without talking to me.

’’She is with Maxim and Diana,’’ Daisy lowered her eyes.

Ryle sighed.

He missed his little doll already. The words were at the tip of his tongue but looking at Daisy’s forlorn face, he did not voice them out.

Daisy had been separated from Angel after the little girl was born and she had not been able to find her daughter for a long time. So, once they reunited, Daisy made it a point to never leave her side. No matter how important the business was, she would go back to Angel as soon as she could. This was probably the first time they had been separated for this long.

’’10 more days,’’ Ryle uttered.

’’Hmm?" Daisy looked at him.

’’Give me 10 more days, princess. I will take you back after that,’’ he said, his gaze determined.

Daisy blinked once. Twice, ’’I trust you,’’ she did. She really did.

She raised her hand and ran her fingers through his thick dark locks watching as he closed his eyes in relish, ’’I don’t know what you are trying to do,’’ Maybe she had an inkling, ’’But I don’t wish for you to be rash because of me. I want you to be safe. I can wait. Angel will understand that her daddy has business to attend to.’’

Ryle’s eyes fluttered open, his heart thumping in a warmth he had not anticipated. Angel indeed called him daddy but to see Daisy acknowledge it in this way, it filled him with a happiness that he had never known before.

Daisy smiled when she saw the bewilderment on his face. She arched her neck and kissed his chin, ’’When all of this is over, I will tell you something.’’

Ryle blinked. Slowly, his palm slid up to the back of her neck as he stroked it. ’’Something good?"

’’I don’t know. You should tell me then if it is good or not.’’

Ryle hugged her tighter, wanting to engrave her into his body and soul. He wondered how he did not see her coming. Like a fully fledged storm, she crashed into his life and impacted the entirety of him and he felt blessed.

He felt blessed that this woman was his to hold, his to make love to, his to protect and his to pamper. He felt blessed that Daisy Chen breathed the same air as him and existed in the same world as his.

Daisy had noticed this thing about this man who was holding her so carefully. When they were at it, he would go wild, rough and dirty. They would make love like there was no tomorrow, it would be nasty and intense but right after when she crashed into his arms, he would hold her like she was a treasure.

Ryle was unwilling to free her from that position and they stayed like that for a few minutes until Daisy finally pushed him gently and began to move.

’’Stay,’’ Ryle gripped her waist, looking at her reluctantly, ’’Don’t go.’’

Daisy wanted nothing more than to fall back into his arms and let him hold her to sleep, ’’Maria would notice my absence,’’ she had been very discreet when she left and she had made a lump of pillows. Unless Maria woke up and went to check her bed on purpose, she would not find anything amiss. And Daisy doubted that anybody would want to do so in the middle of the night.

But still, it was better to be careful.

"Let her,’’ Ryle hugged her tighter.

It was somewhat rare that Ryle acted unreasonable and became clingy under such circumstances but Daisy could not resist it. She let him cuddle her how he wished while she played with his hair.

’’About Si Yena...’’

’’Don’t talk about her if you don’t wish to,’’ Ryle interrupted her, nuzzling his face in her breasts while he pulled her closer.

He had grown a little stubble that prickled the sensitive skin. When he rubbed his face there on purpose, Daisy gasped, ’’That’s... ticklish. Stop.’’

Ryle stopped and then played with her nipples, taking one into his mouth.

She could feel his erection gliding between her inner thighs and her body turned warm again.

Daisy gently pushed him away before things could escalate again, ’’We would be in trouble.’’

’’Fine,’’ Ryle paused for a moment before he pulled her into his arms, ’’Just hug.’’

’’Alright,’’ she felt the movements of his indecent paws cease and sighed in relief even when she felt a sense of loss, ’’When we go back, bring your sister over to Beijing. She can stay together with us.’’

’’Mmm...’’ Ryle did not broach the topic further.

And Daisy did not push it as well. Since he had acknowledged it, he would not go back on his words. Moreover, he probably had complicated feelings about the entire situation. He had expected that woman to be his sister but now that it had already turned out like this, he must be conflicted in his mind about how to proceed from her.

She was in a delicate shape so it was also a challenge on how to treat her, how to tell her truth amongst other things. And Daisy knew that these things would take time but she was going to be by his side throughout it all.

’’I had been looking for Si Yena,’’ Ryle’s words broke Daisy’s reverie. As she looked up at him, he continued, ’’After the incident at the Si Family, you also believed that she was alive, right?"