The man lifted his head and got up from the ground. Touching her shoulder lightly, he said, “I’m sorry, Jan. Does it hurt?”
His powerful heartbeat pounded in her ears. It was hard for her to push him aside even if she wanted to. Hence, she simply turned her head away and quietly said, “It doesn’t hurt.”
When Mason heard her reply, he pressed his thin lips against her ears and whispered, “Jan, I deserve to die. Why didn’t I recognize you earlier? If I did, then you wouldn’t have to suffer this gunshot wound. I’m willing to give you everything I have, including my life.”
Every word Mason said came from the sincere emotions in his heart. Thus, it caused Janet’s heart to tremble slightly in response.
“I willingly took this shot in your place.” Janet lightly lifted her gaze and wrapped her hands around the man’s waist. Even if he dispatched ten fighter jets to deal with me, I still can’t bear to watch him die in front of me.
They left Royal Garden; Mason carried Janet into the car. As soon as they were seated, he couldn’t wait to kiss her. Jan; my lovely Jan. Who cares if Rose is Jan? Jan is still Jan; she is the only love of my life.
Janet’s heart trembled slightly. She did not refuse him and simply accepted his kisses.
“You can’t get mad at me or ignore me when we return. You have to treat me as nicely as you used to, okay? I will do whatever you ask in the future. I will tell you everything about Black Rain. I’ll take out the fighter jets for you to play with too. Or, I could get shot too. That way, it’ll be fair.” The man’s voice was hoarse and deep. Moreover, every word seeped into her heart. She whispered, “Okay.”
Pushing open the door, the man entered the master bedroom of the Lowry Residence. Janet opened her eyes slightly. A surprised expression came over her face when she saw Mason holding a gun in his hands.
He placed the gun on the bed with a slight smile at the corner of his lips. He self-deprecatingly said, “Jan, you can shoot me in the shoulder right now.”
For a moment, she felt rather speechless inside and said nothing to him.
“It’s not like you shot me in the arm.” She felt very exasperated. Why is he so caught up with this idea? Does he have to get shot before he is satisfied?
“It’s not entirely your fault. I’m partly responsible too.” Although she didn’t want to admit it, that was the truth.
The man’s gaze was solemn as they stared at each other for a moment. A short while later, he finally said, “I nearly forgot that a cheeky brat has been deceiving me all this while.”
“Are you going to punish her?” She blinked; her eyes were filled with a teasing look.
“I won’t hurt her, but I’ll use another method to punish her!” His eyes flashed. He deliberately made his tone very serious, acting as if he were really going to do so.
She looked away, feeling guilty. “The cheeky brat is injured. She can’t take any punishment.”
The man felt anxious when he heard those words. Then, he leaned over and planted a kiss on her forehead. “I’m sorry.”
“By the way…” She narrowed her eyes as her fingertips lightly brushed across the man’s palm. “When did you notice that I was Rose?”
A slight blush crept across the man’s cold and handsome face. “The touch of your lips…” He was convinced the moment his body did not reject her touch. However, he was in too much of a panic at the time to calm down and reflect on it.
Upon hearing those words, Janet couldn’t help pursing her lips. “Then, when did you become certain about it?”
“When Mr. Goldstein called me this morning to tell me that your essay plagiarized Rose’s novels.”
