Chapter 404: The upheaval
As if sensing Dylan’s gaze, Vanessa frowned and wailed, stirring as if she wanted to wake up.
Dylan immediately withdrew his gaze and continued to lower his presence.
When Vanessa went back to sleep peacefully, Dylan relaxed his tense body. Casting a covetous glance at Vanessa, he intended to leave quietly.
-Mmm.
Suddenly, Vanessa made another sound, sounding uncomfortable.
Dylan frowned at her pain and eventually approached her at the risk of being discovered. Seeing Vanessa’s legs twitching unconsciously and painfully, Dylan immediately understood what was happening.
Pregnant women’s legs were prone to cramps at night during pregnancy.
As now.
Without hesitation, she knelt on the edge of the bed and reached carefully under the covers to massage Vanessa’s legs.
I don’t know if Vanessa was too tired, but she didn’t wake up, and Dylan’s massage eased the pain and made her feel better, and Vanessa’s frown gradually relaxed.
Dylan squatted on the edge of the bed and massaged Vanessa without moving.
It lasted half an hour.
When she went back to sleep peacefully, Dylan sighed in relief and got up quietly.
My legs were a little numb, but the thought of Vanessa sleeping soundly made it worth it.
It was getting late outside, not long before dawn.
If he didn’t leave, he was sure to be found out.
Dylan reached out and greedily traced Vanessa’s face with his fingertips in the air before turning to leave.
This time he did not hesitate.
Vanessa woke up almost within a minute of Dylan’s departure, frowning at the spot where Dylan had been standing just before, her eyes full of confusion.
-It’s strange, why someone always seems to be watching me there.
Vanessa muttered to herself, seeing that it was still early, and slept a little longer.
It was after nine in the morning when he woke up again.
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-There’s no hurry, I’m not hungry yet.
-Aren’t you hungry?
Josefina looked at Vanessa with a surprised face and smiled helplessly.
-He certainly wouldn’t lose me or the baby if he was hungry, don’t worry.
-And what are you doing without food at the moment?
-I’m checking the security cameras from last night.
-Surveillance?
-Yes.
Vanessa finished and pulled out her laptop and opened it, finding the surveillance system inside and reviewing the images taken the night before.
Josefina scanned it as if nothing had happened, and was glad she’d been prepared for the night before. Even if Vanessa had checked the surveillance, she wouldn’t have seen anything unusual, let alone know that Dylan had been here last night.
And so it is.
-Strange, nothing out of the ordinary.
Vanessa frowned, muttering to herself.
Josefina, who had been watching her surreptitiously, asked, feigning concern: -Vanessa, suddenly you want to check the CCTV, have we had a burglar in the house and have you lost something?
-That’s not true. Last night I felt someone staring at me in my room when I went to bed, so I thought I’d see if I could see anything on surveillance.
-Hey, was someone watching you? What about the surveillance video? Did you find any clues?
-No.
Vanessa frowned and shook her head.
-It is the lack of something that makes me doubt.
-Is it all just your imagination? Look, there’s nothing unusual on the surveillance video, and there are security patrols around our inn. If someone had really broken into her bedroom in the middle of the night, they would have found out. I’ve read on the internet that pregnant women become more sensitive than the average person. Or maybe it’s a dream you had at night that gave you the illusion.
Vanessa frowned for a moment, thinking that Josephine was right.
After all, the surveillance video didn’t show the slightest difference, did it?
-Maybe it really is my illusion.
Vanessa said and sighed, feeling that she had really changed a lot since she became pregnant.
Her doubts settled in her mind, she felt hungry again and asked Josefina to bring her breakfast. After breakfast, Vanessa accompanied Mercedes on her usual walk through the neighbourhood, surrounded by the sights and sounds.
Unbeknownst to her, there was always a figure in the crowd, not far away, watching over her, holding back the angry thoughts of her heart and the eagerness to touch her.
The sun is shining and the faces of the travellers are all smiles of relaxation.
The streets and alleys of the town smelt fresh, the air was perfumed with the scent of various flowers, and there were young literati in front of their shops clapping their hands and singing a few lines from time to time.
The pace is slow, the atmosphere is good, and the longer we live here, the more we like everything.
When mothers and daughters get tired of shopping, they look for a bench to sit and relax, watching passers-by and chatting.
In the crowd, Dylan is dressed casually in a simple white shirt and jeans. His sunglasses cover much of his face, making him look younger than he really is.
Because of his height and unmistakable presence, he always attracted a lot of attention, even when he was just standing.
Dylan was a little overwhelmed.
He was worried about being discovered by Vanessa and did not want to be too far away from her.
It wasn’t long before Vanessa got tired and slipped back to the inn with Mercedes.
In the afternoon Vanessa had to take a nap and did not go out. In the evening, after dinner, she went to the park with Mercedes and returned to the inn at nine o’clock. We went to bed at ten.
Late in the afternoon, Dylan once again entered Vanessa’s bedroom with ease.
With Josephine’s reminder, Dylan didn’t dare look at her again with burning, excessive eyes, but he restrained himself.
The next day, he repeated the same routine as the first day, following Vanessa as if accompanying her on her shopping trip.
Dylan expected the same on the third day, watching Vanessa from a distance and waiting for her to return to the inn before leaving. In the evening he would see Vanessa again and then hurry to the airport to return to Pacifica City.
But then there was an accident.
Vanessa and Mercedes had finished their walk in the park and were heading back to the hostel as usual.
There was a sudden shout from the quiet crowd, followed by a scattering of people.
Many people did not know what had happened and just followed the crowd in panic.
-Vanessa!
Dylan was a bit far away and the crowd was chaotic, so it wasn’t easy to get there.
He pursed his thin lips as he tried to make his way through the tumultuous crowd.
Mercedes protected Vanessa and struggled to get away from the panicked crowd.
But it was not easy.
A pregnant woman, an elderly lady who was not yet in good health…
And then the centre of the commotion suddenly shifted in their direction.
Dylan saw two men with menacing faces fleeing into the crowd with guns in hand, followed by a large number of armed police.