“Please tell me why? Why my father and my boyfriend died suddenly?” She suddenly sobbed loudly as he couldn't control her sadness anymore.
Armand held her tighter to his chest, his heart couldn't bear to see her in pain. His lips were in a tight line and his fists were clenched.
“I'm sorry that I couldn’t save them.”
She looked up at him with tears in her eyes, she was not sure what was happening now. Why her father and her boyfriend had to die?
She saw the look in his eyes, he seemed sad and worried, and then she felt guilty for putting the blame on him. She was the one who was too weak and couldn’t protect them.
“Celine.”
“Why it had to happen?” She kept sobbing in his arms, she felt so lost and broken at the moment.
He was quiet for a moment, he looked at her with tears in his eyes. He felt guilty and sorry for her, he didn’t expect this to happen at all.
“I don’t know what to say right now, I'm so sorry, Celine.”
His voice sounded painful, and she could hear that his heart was breaking at the same time.
She was quiet as she looked up at him, she saw the pain in his eyes.
“You’re okay right now?” He asked, trying to calm her down.
She nodded and smiled, she could see that he was really sorry for her.
“Where will I go now?” She asked, she looked at the place where her house used to stand, but right now, it was already turned into ashes.
Armand’s heart clenched as he felt guilty again, he knew he was the one behind the accident.
“My house...”
Armand pulled her closer and held her tightly.
“You can stay with me.”
She was quiet as she didn’t have any other option. She had no one else and nowhere else to go.
“Okay,”
She nodded, she didn’t want to bother him, but she really had no other choice.
Armand felt relieved that she agreed, he pulled her closer to his chest and looked at the place before them.
He didn’t want to make her feel uncomfortable anymore, so he didn’t say anything else. He only kept looking at her and stroked her hair softly.
Celine kept looking at the place that was already burned, she sighed heavily as she couldn’t accept the reality yet, that she had lost everything in a moment.
“Celine.”
She felt Armand calling her name, she looked up at him as he looked at her.
“Yes?”
“We have to go now.”
“Oh,”
She felt very heartbroken, because she had to lose the house and the memories in it, including the day she lost her father even though Marco never treated her well, but Celine still felt that she lost her father.
Her house was indeed ugly before and would have even remained badly damaged even if it hadn't burned before, and the burning of her house only accelerated the destruction, but she still couldn't accept the harsh reality that she had to lose everything so quickly.
It was all due to Armand’s fault, but she didn't know that at the time.
Armand looked at her and saw that she was indeed really heartbroken and sad, he felt bad for her and then he knew that he had to comfort her.
“Do you want to go with me?”
She looked up at him, and Armand felt a guilty inside him after see her looks so heartbroken.
“Okay.”
Armand nodded and then hugged her tightly. He was relieved that she didn’t reject his proposal.
She could feel his warmth as he held her closely in his embrace, he stroked her back and her hair softly. She felt his breath on her neck, it was warm, and he smelled like lavender, her favorite scent. It was really comfortable and calming.
She could hear the beat of his heart on his chest, it sounded so fast. It sounded like it was beating just for her.
She looked up at him and saw his face, it looked soft and gentle, he wasn’t scary like the other times. She saw the concern on his face, she knew that he was trying to protect her.
Celine felt safe and protected as he held her tightly in his embrace. She never felt like this before, and she felt like she wanted him to hold her like this forever.
He looked down at her, and his eyes were looking into her soul as if he knew everything about her.
She didn’t know if it was her imagination or not, but she saw love in his eyes. She felt loved and cherished as he looked at her like that.
He looked so handsome and soft as he smiled gently at her. His smile could melt her heart, and it made her feel weak and fluttery.
His hair was still messy and fell on his forehead, it made him look even more handsome and attractive.
Celine felt so grateful to have him in her life at that moment. She didn’t know what she would have done if Armand didn’t come to protect and comfort her. She was so happy to see his face and his smile, and she knew that she would always be grateful to him.
Armand could see the look in her eyes as he looked down at her. He could see that she was looking at him with so much gratitude in her eyes.
He smiled gently and then leaned his head to her forehead as he kissed it softly. Celine felt so loved and cherished as he kissed her forehead. She felt like this was the only thing that could make her happy for now.
She smiled gently as she closed her eyes, his lips were soft and warm on her forehead. It sent a warmth into her heart.
He pulled back and looked down at her as he smiled again. He held her tighter to his chest.
“Let’s go,”
He said softly. He knew that it would take time for her to accept the reality, so he didn’t rush her.
He carried her in his arms as he walked away, she hugged his neck and put her head on his shoulder as she felt safe and protected. He stroked her hair and her back softly as he kept looking at her.
Celine knew that she was going to live in his house from now on, she didn’t know if it would be good or not, but for now, she decided that she had to rely on him.
She kept looking at him as he walked, she felt loved and cherished in his arms.
When they finally arrived in his car, Armand immediately sat next to her and pulled her into his embrace as he held her tightly.
“Armand.”
“Yeah?”
She called his name as she felt safe in his arms. She knew that it would take a long time to accept the reality, but at least she had him to protect and care for her.
“I’m going to live with you?”