Reborn as the Mayor's Girlfriend

Chapter 52: Salvation

Ryzen POV

The last thing I remember before I fell into a deep sleep was Lennox's tight embrace.

I remember clutching on him tightly, finding comfort in his scent and warm caresses.

After I cried like that, in front of him especially, it was kind of embarrassing.

But, it's not like I regret it.

Honestly, I have to admit that his presence was really the salvation of me.

If he wasn't there, I was probably going to lose my mind and drown into loneliness all by myself.

I opened my eyes slowly, blinking a few times, as if I was half-asleep.

Once I woke up, I thought that I would be all alone...

However, I found myself leaning on someone's chest.

Although I was aware, I felt like my mind was very slow. My head was blank, so I lifted my gaze and suddenly saw Lennox, who was reading documents on his phone.

He had different clothes from what he wore yesterday. His hair was also still wet. Somehow, I can smell the same shower scent I use on him.

Hmmm... he's still here? And he already showered and changed his clothes...

It's really fortunate that he had some of his clothes in my condo.

Lennox seemed to sense that I was already awake, so he turned his head and met my gaze. His eyes were tinged with warmth as he put a soft kiss on my forehead.

Then, he put his phone on the bedside table and wrapped his arms around me, his hands drawing lazy circles on my back.

"Are you alright?" he said with his low voice, smeared with worry.

I nodded at him and let out a small smile.

"Mmm. Thank you, Lennox." I replied sincerely.

He let out a deep sigh as his grip on me tightened. He looked like he wasn't really convinced with my answer.

"Really... I'm okay now. Once I'm done crying my heart out, I'll be fine afterwards. There's no need to worry." I murmured softly, using the most sincere tone I had.

It was the truth, anyway.

Ever since I was a kid, whenever I faced grievances, such as not having the highest score on my exams or my mother not praising me, I would cry easily. But afterwards, I will be fine.

In a way, that's the kind of self-resiliency that I had...

Of course, it would be a lie to say now that I am not totally in pain anymore about what I have learned, but the shock that I felt was mostly relieved after I cried my heart out.

It's been a long time since I did that, actually...

Most of all, the one who really comforted me, was this man.

My eyes actually hurt a bit now. Even though I cannot see myself, I can feel that my eyes are very puffy from all the crying that I did.

I smiled bitterly as I attempted to kiss his jaw lightly.

Now, how do I word this?

"You know what, I had a nightmare. It was horrifying, almost making me wish that I never existed. It turned out, that my whole life was a lie. My family was not my real family. And as I continued to exist, I will only bring endless pain to them. I... don't even know how to say it properly. It doesn't even make sense, why am I reacting this much, right?" I said.