Chapter 6 His Wisdom And My Embarrassment

Just then, several mountain bikes rushed over and stopped in front of us.

The man in the lead supported his bike with one foot, straightened up, and looked at me, noticing the coat over my shoulders.

"God damn it, Derek! How are you this good at picking up chicks? You could even encounter women on a barren mountain in the middle of the night!"

The man next to him kicked his bike's front tire.

"Are you blind?"

Upon hearing that, the man in the lead eyed me up and down. He was shocked to see that there was blood on my legs.

"What's going on?" he asked in confusion.

The second he finished speaking, the light of a car appeared nearby.

Slowly, a black car approached. The driver skillfully pulled over on the side of the road, inches away from us.

Not long after, a man got out of the car. He seemed to be in his thirties and wearing a fine three-piece suit.

The man by my side stood up, entered the car, and sat in the driver's seat. The leading man finally realized what was going on.

"Derek, how could you do this? We agreed to ride back together, but you called for a car behind our backs! You're an asshole, dude!"

Derek rolled down the window and threw the cigarette butt out with a smirk on his face.

"I'm tired, jackass. Timmy will ride back with you."

Having said that, he looked at me from his seat in the car. "Do you want to keep sitting out there and freeze?"

I was afraid that he would suddenly drive away, so I rushed to open the door to the passenger seat. Just before I entered, I hesitated.

His car was clean both inside and outside, but I was dirty.

After struggling to decide for a while, I finally got in the car, but I didn't dare to sit down or move a muscle. My feet were quite dirty. It worried me that they would leave muddy prints if I moved around too much.

But all of a sudden, the car started. As a result, I leaned back and sat down.

With a face burning with embarrassment, I looked at him at once.

"I'm sorry… I'll pay for the car washing fee," I said.

He chuckled at my remark.

"It costs ten thousand dollars to wash my car alone. In case any obstinate stains linger, I'll have to pay extra."

When he mentioned "obstinate stains", he glanced at my legs.

Ten thousand dollars? That was absurd! Generally speaking, it would cost fifty dollars at most to wash a car. How come his car washing fee was so high?

But his car indeed looked much better than Shane's.

However, I didn't have that kind of money now. All I had right now was my phone.

"I don't have any money with me right now. But if you trust me, I'll keep your phone number and send you the money later."

I picked up my phone, intending to save his number, only to realize that it was powered off.

Fortunately, I managed to turn it on. When I saved his number, I asked about his name. He said that it was Derek Sullivan.

As soon as I saved it, I received countless messages, all of which were from Louise.

Guessing that my friend must be very anxious right now, I immediately gave her a call. But the second the call was connected, the screen of my phone turned black, indicating that it was completely out of power this time.

"Do you remember your friend's number?" He unlocked his phone and handed it to me.

I nodded, took the phone and dialed Louise's number.

Perhaps because it was an unknown number, Louise answered the phone politely. "Hello, Louise Larson speaking."

"Lulu, it's me," I muttered.

Upon hearing that it was me, Louise blurted out, "Eve, where the hell are you? Something happened, right? When I received your call earlier, I felt that something was wrong, so I went to your residence to find you. But then I saw that you weren't home. Where on earth are you, Eve? I've been calling you all night, but you weren't answering. Later on, I realized that your phone had been turned off. Do you have any idea how worried I was about you?"

When I heard how concerned Louise was for me, tears rolled down my cheeks.

I wiped away my tears and said in a choked voice, "I'm fine, Louise. I'm in Tonyin right now."

"Are you with your husband?" she asked.

"Yeah," I stammered.

"Is he insane? Doesn't he know that you're pregnant? Why did he still take you out? You need to be more careful!" Louise remarked.

"I'm fine." Upon hearing her mention my pregnancy, I almost burst into tears again. Immediately, I covered my mouth and disconnected from the call.

Derek probably heard what Louise said over the phone, because he was staring at my belly and the blood on my legs with a tight frown.

The wisdom in his eyes made me think that he had seen through what I had experienced.

But he didn't ask me anything.

I returned his phone, and averted my gaze from him.

Silently, Derek lit another cigarette.

For a moment, only silence ensued in the car.