Reborn: The Tyrant's Obsession-Chapter 45: I am here now but you are gone

Eh... Wasn’t this devil king planning to leave anytime soon?

But then again, looking at his face, it seemed like there was no question of that.

Instead, the man’s burning eyes never looked away from her, ’’Sleep.’’

He was going to sleep here with her?

’’Ah, I don’t think the bed here will be comfortable for you. Why don’t you go to the Eve Mansion to catch some proper rest?"

He did not respond.

Lying on the cheap looking dorm-provided flowery sheets, Adrian still managed to look like an ancient emperor, elevating the aura of the entire place and making the air reek with elegance.

Ella blinked.

"And this bed is also very small. I doubt it could fit us both.’’

Suddenly, the man opened his mouth, ’’Try.’’

Before she could decipher the meaning behind his single utterance, he suddenly grabbed her hand and pulled her down on the bed.

Her back was pressed against his chest and his arm wrapped around her waist. His other arm had settled under her neck and it gradually wrapped around her chest.

She was tucked in his arms like a plush toy just like that.

The man’s warm breath caressed her ear, ’’Continue.’’

Ella zoned out for a moment.

It took her a few seconds to realize that he was talking about her day.

’’Then, there was a surprise test. But luckily, I had studied a little the night before so at least I was sitting there blankly...’’

Ella continued talking and the man did not interrupt her even once.

Getting no reply from him, she wondered if he fell asleep.

She tried to move his hand from her waist when suddenly his grip tightened.

She froze when the man suddenly bit down on her earlobes, ’’Who is she?"

Whatever he was getting at... why did he sound so jealous?

Ella quickly deconstructed his question in her mind.

’She’?

Since he knew Esther, he would not ask about her.

And the only other female interaction she had today was with...

Ruby!

Ella was dumbfounded. Was he perhaps referring to the incident in the hallway where she fell on Ruby?

And he was even... being jealous about it?

"_" Lord, just how much vinegar did you pour while creating Adrian?

When she did not answer, the man bit down on her earlobe again!

All her fine hair stood up across her body as she shivered.

Ella bristled in anger inwardly. Hey, hey, I am not a dumpling! Who are you chomping down on like that?

"Is it unspeakable?’’ His arm around her waist tightened.

"_"

’’What unspeakable? She is just my childhood friend. What happened today was an accident,’’ Since she had her back facing towards him, she rolled her eyes to her heart’s content.

’’What about boys and girls all adoring you?"

Uh... it seems like the lyrics of her song indeed raised questions on her character.

But there was no way she would admit it.

’’Baby, you are like the moon—eternal, breathtaking, and impossible to outshine. With you by my side, what star could ever dare compete? They are just side characters in my eyes,’’ she declared self-righteously.

After a while, she got no response from the man.

Did that mean he was satisfied? Or...

Should she try some more?

While she was confused, she felt the breathing of the man slowly even out.

Was he... asleep?

Just like that?

Didn’t that mean he was bought by her words?

Or given the kind of person he was, he would never doze off while being bothered by something.

Ella relaxed her head on the pillow and let out a soft sigh.

Since she was tucked in his arms like sushi, she had no space to move.

But probably the day’s exhaustion gradually caught up to her because even she did not realize when she dozed off.

When Ella opened her eyes, she was in an unfamiliar place.

A fuzziness consumed her mind. What...?

’’Second Master wouldn’t make it...’’

Ella was stunned.

Her head whipped in the direction of the voice.

And she immediately spotted Ji Yan standing at a distance as he wiped his tears. It seemed like a hospital entrance.

Ji Yan was talking to a few men who looked like Adrian’s subordinates.

’’There is an emergency!" A nurse rushed in their direction.

Except for the first part of her words, Ella couldn’t hear anything else.

Ji Yan paled and hurriedly left.

Ella also followed them, her heart thumping anxiously in her chest.

They stopped in front of the emergency room.

Suddenly, the door opened from inside and Ronan stepped out, his steps unsteady.

Ella’s heart dropped.

’’Dr. Knight, how... how is the second master?" Ji Yan approached Ronan, his voice cracking.

Ronan closed his eyes and shook his head.

It’s impossible. Ella looked at the scene in disbelief, ’’What could possibly happen to Adrian? He is so powerful that nothing and no one can stop him! What would ever happen to him?"

Unbeknownst to herself, her tone got louder and towards the end, her words were a bit hesitant.

But nobody could hear her.

She looked at the bunch of unresponsive people and then turned to glance at the emergency room.

Ella gritted her teeth and entered the room eventually.

But the moment she entered, her steps froze.

On the hospital bed, Adrian laid peacefully. His face was still as handsome but it no longer contained any vitally.

His eyes were closed. And the piercing beep of the monitor told her that his heart was no longer beating.

Ella’s palms turned clammy and her mind grew muddled.

She approached the hospital bed and glanced at the man who was lying motionlessly.

"Adrian... Adrian?"

The man who never slept properly seemed to be sleeping so peacefully for once.

Ella stretched out her hand towards his face but the moment her finger touched his skin, a cold sensation seemed to seep into her body.

Ella’s eyes unconsciously teared up.

’’You... How could you die? You haunted me no far where I ran and now I am standing here in front of you but you...’’

’’I am here now... but you are gone."

"Why...?!"

Suddenly, the sound of a church bell rang.

Ella froze and a shiver crawled down her spine.

A cool breeze blew inside the hospital room and pages fluttered.

Her head whipped and her gaze landed on the calendar on the distant table.