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Episode 40

The playlist for this chapter is 'KSI - Holiday' do enjoy🎶🎶🎶

Fernando's POV

"And here we are!" My babe exclaims excitedly with open arms and my eyes scan the whole area where she had brought me to.

"Wow!" was the only word I could utter from all I've fed my eyes with.

"This place is called Mountain Ansan Jarak-Gil Trail. It's one of the most beautiful mountains here in Seoul and is a top hidden attraction place I love to visit every once in a while whenever I want to be all alone. My friends don't even know about this place".

"Really? But why didn't you tell them about it?"

"Because....well because I don't think they might find it interesting. They get chicken out whenever I talk about adventure, so I prefer to just do my thing you know. This is my secret hideout sometimes, there's a place in here I usually sit and meditate without anyone knowing I'm here".

"Oh, Really?" she nods and I continued, "I understand, thanks for bringing me here it's a very beautiful place to be especially with you right next to me. I'll love to walk this path with you, can I?" I asked taking her hand to mine.

"Yes! That's why we're here. Just you and I and no one else" she smiles and squeezes my hand gently.

"I just wish no visitors will come by this place throughout the hours we'll be here," I said and she laughs.

"You're just so selfish, Ferd".

"Of course, I am when it comes to you, I don't like sharing the moment I'm meant to share with you with someone else. If it's possible, I'll pay off any visitors I see around and tell them to leave the vicinity for just the two of us".

"Ferd!" She screams my name and I chuckled.

"Yes, mine. Don't you like that?"

"I do like the idea but it'll make them feel bad like they don't deserve to be here. I don't know if you understand what I'm saying?"

"Well, yeah, I do get your point. I guess for that reason I'll just pretend no one is here with us, just you and me".

"Good! I'm not sure many visitors come here during the weekdays compared to weekends. You know what, let's forget about everything and focus on us" She gave me those smiles of hers that always melt my heart and I nodded with a smile. We began walking down the mountain path with our hands entwined.

My eyes caught sight of the trees and gardens surrounding the pathway. "I love the serenity here, is cool," I muttered and snake my arm around her waist.

"I know right. Come, I have something to show you" she hastens her steps and drags me along with her.

"What do you want to show me?" I ask desperately.

"You'd see" she giggles and pulls me faster and I found myself jogging down the paths with her. In a few minutes, we both stopped abruptly. "Look over there" she pointed to the right-hand side of the mountain and my jaw dropped in awe. "How do you like the view of the city from here?"

"Wow! How beautiful! It's so amazing!" I exclaimed and she smiles.

"Yes, it is. Let's take a selfie" she digs out her phone and set the camera. As much as I'm not a picture freak, I willingly accepted to take a selfie of both of us. That's true by the way, I need more pictures of her than just the one Antonio had sent to me.

"Let me have your phone" I requested and she gave it to me, "Or no, let me use mine" I changed my mind and handed her phone back to her. I took a selfie of us with the city view as the background and I took two more selfies of us.

I grin widely at the last posture and I squint at her, she was blushing. "Is that a blush I'm seeing on your cheeks?" I ask trying to make her blush harder.

"Uhh no, just the cold breeze slapping my cheeks" she lied and I laughed. "Do you mind deleting the last picture?" She asks almost inaudibly and I raised a brow at her.

"Why? Don't you like it?"

"I do but...."

"You don't have to be shy that you pecked my cheek in the photo. Do you want to know something?" I cut in.

"What?"

"I love this particular shot more than the others. It's more pleasant to gaze at, in fact, that's going to be my wallpaper from today and I think it should be the same as yours" I flashed her a smile and touched her cheeks.

"You are making me blush now" she glances around avoiding my gaze and that made my grin widen.

"I love to see you flush, it makes you prettier-" I pause and took a picture of her.

"Hey what are you doing?!" She yells while I took another shot.

"Keep talking!" I replied and took more snapshots of her. I didn't care if she was posing or not, I just took pictures of her and it was all good.

"Ferd, I'm not even posing!" She whines pouting and I captured her that way.

"Unaware pictures are the best, my love" I replied and before I knew it, she ran to me and attempted to take the phone from my hands. "Better luck next time" I wink at her and slide the phone into my leather jacket.

"C'mon Ferd, those pictures aren't even beautiful".

"Is not for you to worry about, there are mine, not yours. I mean the pictures are on my phone, not yours, you know that's the actual reason I didn't want to use your phone in the first place" I jiggle my brows and she glares at me.

"You are so cunning!" She hits me lightly on the chest and I couldn't help but laugh. I held her hand and pulled her to my chest and held her waist. Her arms wrapped around my neck pulling me closer.

"Let me kiss away that frown," I mumbled and kissed her so passionately. "Now let's see, are you still upset?"

"How can I be when you've confused me with your kisses, huh?"

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah! You just cast a spell on me with your kisses" she confesses and I laughed so hard.

"Now that's a real confession. I'm so proud of myself right now to know that my kisses are magical".

"Hey, hey, hey, don't be so full of yourself right now" she flushed an agitated pink and I chuckled softly.

The very silence of the place appeared a source of peace. I reached for the strands of hair on her face and tug it behind her ear. "So where do we go from here?"

"The journey is still far, we just started the journey so get ready to walk for another 1 hour".

"Are you for real?"

"Yes, old man, don't tell me you're tired already?"

"I am tired, remember you just referred to me as an old man. You have to help this old man here to get to the other side of the mountain" I fake being tired and went to rest my back on the handrails.

"Ferd, quit joking, I have a lot of places to take you to. I have another surprise waiting out for you, if we don't complete this one you won't...."

"Okay, okay, okay, I'm not tired. What other surprise do you have for me?"

"Someone seems to be energized now" she teased wiggling her brows and I laughed.

"I'll go anywhere you want me to my lady, just tell me what the surprise is".

"I'm happy to hear that but don't be so inquisitive, be a little bit patient. Give me your hand" she requested and I did, she held on to it and I pulled her to me. She furrowed at me and I flashed a smile. "Ferd, what are you doing? Don't you want to leave here?"

"Partly yes and partly no. Don't worry, we'll have a walk but before then I have something to ask you".

"Okay... what's that?"

"This has been troubling my mind ever since I met you a month ago, I can't seem to get over it".

"Talk to me already, you're beginning to scare me, what is it?"

"Just be calm, I will tell you. You see, that day I saved your life when you almost got drowned, I haven't stopped thinking about why you wanted to do that. Do you mind telling me why you wanted to take your own life? What was the reason behind it? I would have asked then but I was only concerned about your safety first, but it happened that we didn't have the opportunity to talk about it again until now. I want to know why you did that".

She suddenly flinched from me and her eyes went dim like she was scared or guilty of something. I gaze down at her hands and it was trembling badly like she was having a shock or something. Her sudden reaction made the smile I was having vanish. What is wrong with her? Why is she like that?