Unforgettable love

Chapter 852:.

“Don’t touch me.” Jasmine removed his clothes and then her hands stopped and then she looked at him and said tenderly, “Boyce.” Boyce turned around but didn’t react.

Jasmine was speechless.

She frowned and stood by the bed. She removed one sleeve with great difficulty and now Boyce’s other arm was under her body. She didn’t have the strength to push him off.

What was she to do?

Jasmine was nervous and didn’t know what to do. She couldn’t let him sleep like this. He would be uncomfortable. She knelt by the bed and mustered all her strength to turn him over. Boyce was frustrated and pushed her hand away. He said disdainfully, “Don’t touch me.”

Jasmine froze and gave him a look. It was the first time she had seen him in a drunken state. She found it amusing and frustrating at the same time.

“Sleep like that if you don’t want me to touch you. Don’t blame me if you’re sore all over tomorrow.” Jasmine replied and then pulled a blanket out of the closet to cover him.

Boyce stirred, then reached out and demanded, “Where’s my phone?”

“You’re drunk, what do you need the phone for?”. Jasmine grabbed his hand and continued, “Rest now.”

Boyce pulled his hand away and insisted, “No, I need to make a call.”

Jasmine put her hand on his forehead and asked, “Who do you need to call when you’re this drunk?”

“I miss her.” Boyce turned his back on Jasmine.

People tell the truth when they’re drunk. Jasmine felt happy that he missed her when he was drunk. She took a wet towel and wiped his face and hands. She took off his shoes and socks and covered his legs with the blanket. Then she tidied up the apartment, showered and lay down next to him. He reeked of alcohol and Jasmine felt disgusted by it, perhaps because of her pregnancy, her sense of smell was more acute. She turned to get away from him and soon he caught up to her and wrapped his leg around her and hugged her with his leg over her. His leg was very heavy and Jasmine pushed it away. Soon he was on her again and she could barely sleep. She was very tired and took a blanket to sleep on in the living room.

Boyce woke up in the morning and saw that he was alone in bed. He came out of the room and saw Jasmine sleeping on the couch and asked, “Why are you sleeping here?”

Jasmine sat up, folded the blanket and said, “Go take a shower.”

Boyce stayed in his seat and felt uncomfortable. What was making Jasmine sleep on the couch?

Had he done something to upset her when he was drunk?

“Why did you sleep on the couch?” asked Boyce again.

Jasmine was puzzled and said, “Do you intend to go to work in this state? It’s almost seven o’clock. Quickly take a shower and change your clothes.”

Boyce noticed the time and didn’t have much time to get ready for work. He hastily asked, “Did I do something last night to upset you?”

Jasmine now understood why he had been acting strangely. He was worried that she was angry with him.

She looked down at the blanket in her hands and then walked over to him, smiled and said, “No.”

She gave him a gentle kiss on the chin and said, “Go take a shower.”

Boyce relaxed and let out a sigh of relief. Then he went to wash up and got ready to go to work.

Jasmine had overslept and had not prepared breakfast. Jasmine dressed neatly and then said, “Let’s get something to eat when we go out today.”

Boyce agreed and upon seeing Jasmine leave asked, “Where are you going?”

“To work,” Jasmine replied.

Boyce raised his eyebrow and asked, “Work? But you’re pregnant?”

“I can’t be doing nothing. It’s just an internship.” Jasmine grabbed her purse and continued, “I was already off for a couple of days. I have to go back to work today.”

She left the house and Boyce quickly said, “Wait for me. I’ll send you.”

Jasmine replied, “It’s close, no need…”. Boyce looked at her and said, “I’ll send you.” Jasmine was speechless.

Boyce sent her to his workplace before he went to work. He was busier now and Jasmine finished her work before he did. As she entered the elevator, a middle-aged man approached with a box of apples. When he saw the doors close, he quickly shouted, “Wait…”.

Jasmine quickly pressed the button so the doors would open. The man with the box of apples came in and thanked Jasmine. Jasmine merely smiled in response.

Thereafter, she did not press any buttons for the level. She seemed to be going to the same level as Jasmine. When they got off the elevator, the man asked, “Do you live here?” Jasmine nodded.

The man said, “Do you know Mr. Shawn?”.

Jasmine looked at him for a couple of seconds and asked, “Why are you looking for him?”.

The man looked to be in his fifties and said, “Mr. Shawn has helped me and I would like to express my gratitude to him. I don’t have much money and so I brought some homegrown apples and would like to give him a box.”

Jasmine said, “He didn’t accept gifts from anyone.”

In Boyce’s current state, it was inappropriate for him to accept any gifts. Even if a box of apples seemed harmless, it was nonetheless inappropriate.

“I need to express my gratitude for your help.” The middle-aged man said and asked, “Do you know him?” Jasmine nodded.noveldrama

“Are you his wife?” It was obvious the middle-aged man knew by now. He pushed the box of apples at her and said, “A box of apples is not valuable, please accept these.”

Jasmine backed out, but the middle-aged man insisted and left.

Before the elevator doors closed, he said to Jasmine, “Mr. Shawn is a good man.” Jasmine smiled proudly.

Once the elevator closed, Jasmine took one look at the box of apples and decided not to throw them away. She carried the box of apples into the apartment and placed it on the dining room table. She then called Boyce and asked when he would be back. Boyce told him not to expect him because he would be home late.

There was an old case that had been turned over to him. This case had not progressed for a year and so it was turned over to him.

Although Officer Miller liked him, Boyce was promoted to this position because of his skills because he had no connections. Now this case was a double-edged sword. If he solved it, he could reassert his skills. However, if he didn’t, some people might use his failure to take the position away from him.

That’s why she had to try harder to solve this case.

Jasmine cooked just enough for herself that night. She washed up after dinner and fell asleep. She was groggy when Boyce returned. She knew she had something to tell him, but she couldn’t remember what it was.

Boyce lay down on the bed and cuddled her to sleep.

The next morning, Boyce received a call that seemed to be urgent. He told Jasmine to go to work alone and quickly left.

Just as Jasmine was getting the milk out of the refrigerator, she saw the apples on the dining room table and remembered what she wanted to tell Boyce. It had been a while since she had eaten apples and she went over to open the box to get one.

As soon as he opened the box, there were no apples inside. Instead, the box was neatly stacked with dollar bills.

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