1401: Fifteen Days of Husband and Wife (2)_1

At his words, Walter gathered her up tightly in his arms, his thin lips softly soothing her next to her ear.

"No, I won't leave you behind, never will, don't be scared... I'm always here..."

He kissed the strands of hair by her ear, his eyes tender as they embraced, standing at the corner of the staircase. Guests passing by on the stairs cast curious glances their way, struck by the man's outstanding appearance and his tender manner.

Walter cast a glance at those people and then took Emma back to their room, still holding her close.

"Where did you go?" Emma turned her head to look at him the moment they entered the room.

"I asked the owner to send dinner over..." The man helped her to sit on the couch, a deep smile in his eyes.

"Really?" Emma looked at him, skeptically. It seemed too simple. To have dinner sent over, all it took was a phone call to the front desk. Did he really need to go downstairs in person?