Stealing Your Heart

When he pushed the door open, the room was empty, and she wasn’t on the bed.

He wasn’t surprised, as if he knew that Sorn surely wouldn’t be in her room. He turned around and came up to Zong Yanxi’s room. When he wanted to knock on it, it came to his mind that it was rather late now. After leaving his hand in the air for two seconds, he withdrew his hand and decided not to disturb her.

“You’re back?”

Once Tawan turned around, Zong Yanxi opened the door and stood next to it.

Since she was in an unfamiliar room, she slept lightly and was easily woken up by any movement.

“Did I wake you up?” Tawan turned around and continued, “Or you couldn’t sleep well here?”

She acknowledged what he said by lowering her eyes and remaining silent.

Even if she were tired, she could hardly sleep soundly in an unfamiliar environment.

“Is your leg better now?” He shifted his gaze toward her ankle.

She unknowingly withdrew her leg as she answered, “It’s much better now. The swelling has reduced, and it doesn’t hurt anymore.”

“Thank you for taking care of Sorn for me.”

“Don’t mention it. Besides, you have taken me in.” Zong Yanxi continued smilingly, “Since you came home late, have you had your dinner?”

Tawan replied to her that he hadn’t had any food.

Coincidentally, Sally, who had finished preparing the dishes, came over to them and said, “Sir, dinner is ready.”

“Would you like to eat something together?” He invited, “It’s time to have some supper anyway.”

However, she flashed him a smile and rejected tactfully, “There is a saying in our country, ‘Don’t talk during meals’. It means that when we shouldn’t talk when we are chewing food. Also, we should go to bed at the appropriate time and avoid disturbing others. Since it’s time for me to go to bed, I’m afraid I can’t keep you company while you have dinner.”

a smile as

and go to bed early. I will

Tawan replied

door,

that Zong Yanxi got

beside the bed and was deep in thought. She was curious as to why Tawan, as an unmarried man, would adopt Sorn instead of sending her to a charity organization. If he was a married man with a wife and

of curiosity, she went to

of water for herself

looked up at her, she said smilingly, “I’m not

his meal, he wiped his mouth with a napkin and

this man was rather smart as he could always read her

She pursed her lips and continued, “Since you’re not married, why did you adopt Sorn? I mean, most men

specific reason. I just want to raise her,” Tawan answered concisely. The first time he saw Sorn, she was kidnapped and sold by human traffickers to Thailand. She was bedraggled

realized that all of the kids looked like native Thais except her. Unlike the other panic-stricken

was the only one left. When the rescuers asked her about her parents, she explained that she was

police prepared to send her

it?”

think of it, she had never seen his family after staying here for

his drink and gently put it down. Then, he said, “They are

looked extremely calm. After a while,

long after his mom died, his dad passed away as

long as he could remember, he had never seen his parents

into a happy and loving family. The only flaw in his family was that his parents passed away too early

the big house, yet Sorn added more meaning to

face and wore a military uniform. Nonetheless, he was

with the environment in which he grew up, after

“I’m sorry. I…”