Immediately they both entered the villa Muchen had driven them to, they were welcomed by a Butler who was probably in his fifties. He was dressed formally and had a sprinkle of grey hair scattered all over his once black head.

"Welcome Mr Li. Welcome Miss" He greeted them both with a smile and a bow.

As much as Sara tried, she could not return the smile. Because aside from the fact that she was tensed, she was scared!

Muchen had not said a word to her. After giving her the rose, he smiled at her and the stoic looking Snake, then, he told him he had a date with his girlfriend and was not sorry for interrupting them.

Once he was done saying that, he offered her his hand with that same smile she believed was not genuine. She looked at his hand nervously and took it.

Without looking back at Snake, she followed him.

They had both driven there in silence. And as much as she wanted to say something, nothing came out whenever she opened her mouth to speak.

She did not want to lie to him. She also did not know how to present the truth to him and so, she was in a state of dilemma. It was even worse because he was not asking her. His sole focus had been on the road and with the expression on his face, she could not tell what he was thinking.

When they arrived at the Villa she believed was his, he opened the car's door for her to get down, took her hand possessively, and they both walked in.

He still did not say a word. And his silence was killing her.

"You must be Mister's girlfriend" The Butler said with a pleasant smile. It was more of a statement than a question.

"Don't be a gossip Mr Lin. I'll ring you once we are ready for dinner" Muchen said in a tone that showed he was not annoyed by his Butler's nosiness.

"No problem. I'll have everything ready. Have fun" Mr Lin winked at him like he knew what exactly they were both going to be doing upstairs. Was that why the lady was looking so nervous? He wondered as he watched them climb the stairs together.

His little Li was now a man!

He smiled cheekily before going on his own way.

Muchen stopped in front of a door, and Sara who was behind him, stopped also.

When he opened the door, she saw how pretty inside looked.

She would have been marvelled by the interior of the very clean and clear indoor swimming pool, if she was not very tensed and worried at the moment.

There were some long plastic chairs with different colors there, that looked like tanning chairs.

Muchen sat down in one and stretched a hand towards her. "Come sit with me."

Those were the first words he had said to her and her face brightened.

But she was still feeling guilty and so after taking about two steps, she stopped walking and looked at him with a sad and apologetic expression.

"Come over" He said again with a soft voice.

She did not have any other choice but to slowly walk to where he was and once she stood in front of him, he made her sit sideways on his lap and wrapped his hand around her waist.

A soft sigh of relief escaped her lips as she sat on his hard and firm laps.

"Do you like him?" Muchen asked with his eyes looking directly into hers.

"No! God forbid. I swear I don't." Sara quickly answered while shaking her head.

"Why? You don't think Mr Lin is a nice person?" He would have laughed at how shocked her face looked, if he did not want to act so serious.

"Eh? Mr...Lin? The Butler?" She asked again to be sure.

"Yes" He answered with a nod.

Sara closed her eyes and bit her lower lips in embarrassment. She had thought he was talking about Snake. Why was he not specific?

"Why....are you not asking me anything?" Sara suddenly asked in a small voice that sounded more like Joreen's to him.

She had told him she would be late but he saw her with another man she had claimed not to know. So was it not normal to ask her questions? Because she was very sure he was curious.

His eyes softened when he spoke again.

"You see that door over there, there's a swimsuit in there for you. Go change and let's meet here in five minutes."

When he was done saying that, he gently helped her stand before also standing up.

Sara looked at him in confusion. Suimsuit? They were talking about something important so why was he talking about changing into a swimsuit all of a sudden? Was he planning for them to swim in this cold?

Even if the place seemed really warm, she still hated the waters!

"The water is quite warm. Let's take a dip. Okay?" He flashed her a smile that confused her and all she could do was nod.

Before she knew what she was doing, she was already done wearing the blue long sleeve one piece swimsuit she had seem in the bathroom he showed her.

By the time she came out, she saw Muchen was already inside the pool. His upper body was bare but she was sure he was wearing something to cover his lower body. Yes.. She really hoped he was.

"Come join me" He smiled a bit when he saw her and signalled for her to join him. He had seen most of her bare body whenever she worked out. But he noticed that he still got enticed no matter how much he had seen her already.

She looked at him, and then at the pool. 'Bad idea. Totally a bad idea' She screamed in her head.

She was not sure about doing this. Waters scared the hell out of her. She had been a good swimmer at one time but after an incident that occurred many years ago, she could not even go in. And she had told him she did not like the waters. So was he doing this to punish her?

She raised her head and saw Muchen looking intently at her. The look on his face showed that he was never going to back down. She had no choice but to meet him inside.

She bit her lips while her hands fisted beside her.

Slowly, she bent down and stepped inside. Her eyes were alert and her breath seized once her legs entered.

She became very nervous to the point where her entire body began to shake. One would have thought she was shivering because she was cold.

For a few seconds, she just stood there and closed her eyes. She panted softly as memories from the past began to flood her mind.

"Sara" She heard Muchen's soft voice call her to remind her he was there.

As she opened her eyes to look at him, a tear escaped her eye.

Slowly, she started to move to the middle of the pool where he was almost floating.

She told herself not to back down. If it was the punishment he was giving to her, she had to accept it.

"Closer to me" He said again in a gentle voice.

It was quite challenging for her because he was in the middle of the pool and so she had to slowly swim to where he was with her heart beating erratically.

She was scared of the waters yea, but she was more scared of Muchen's behaviour right now. It was the reason she could do this.

She coughed a few times after successfully meeting him in the middle where he was standing. The water covered up to her chest while Muchen's was directly exposed in front of her eyes. But right now, she did not have the time to admire his body.

She looked at him with sad eyes and was about to say something but to her shock, he suddenly hugged her.

"You really succeeded in coming here. Congratulations" He said proudly and gently began to pat her back.

"What do you mean?" She slowly pulled away from the hug to look up at his face.

"I thought you hated the waters. But you came to meet me" He asked with a smile.

She still looked at him in confusion. What was he hinting at?

He placed a hand on her cheek and she could feel the warmth from his hands surge through her entire body.

"Just like you trusted me and came in here. I want you to keep trusting me like this forever."

She was still slightly confused. "What...do you mean?"

He smiled at her and cupped her face with his hands.

Ever so slowly, he placed a kiss on her forehead.

She was surprised and so her eyes shot wider because she had not expected that sudden kiss.

When he finally left her face alone, she was even more surprised to see a sparkling diamond ring in front of her eyes.

"Just like this, I want to help you come out from all of your fears."

"I want to have the full right to meddle in your affairs."

"I want people to know that when they are messing with you, they are messing with me."

"Just like this... I want to always be beside you. Because I love you."

"Marry Me Sara Wang...Please"