Back to Love: A New Beginning
Chapter 401

Chapter 401:.

As Alvaro looked at the undercooked eggs on the plate, he scratched the back of his neck awkwardly.

“As you can see, I’m not much of a cook, so stack them up.”

The eggs looked very greasy. I shook my head and replied, “It’s too greasy.”

In response to that, Alvaro pointed to the pot.

“There’s also porridge. I remembered that you had porridge yesterday, so I prepared some.”

A few moments later, eggs and bread were served on the table. Alvaro told me that he had bought the bread outside this morning. He handed me the fried eggs.

I thought that if I refused to eat them, he would be frustrated and lose interest in cooking. So I decided to eat them. Fortunately, the fried egg was not too greasy when I ate it along with the porridge.

“Is it delicious?” she asked with eyes full of expectation.

I swallowed the food in my mouth with difficulty and reluctantly said: “Yes.”

After receiving the praise, Alvaro seemed very happy. Feeling good about what he had cooked, he decided to try it for himself. But after taking a bite, he grimaced.

“My God, it tastes so bad!”. I laughed at his reaction.

That’s when he took the eggs in front of me and handed me a piece of bread instead.

“Here, eat this.”

I accepted it and began to ponder what I should say as I ate.

During the meal, I cleared my throat.

“When are you going to let me go?” I asked.

Alvaro stopped chewing. “No way!” he said firmly.

His response annoyed me a little.

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“You have no right to take away my freedom.”

Then Alvaro took a bite of bread as if nothing had happened. Without raising his head, he asked, “Why can’t you stay?”

As I stirred the porridge in my bowl, I replied, “Why would I stay?”

He suddenly put down the bread, looking at me with a sullen expression. I thought he was about to lose his temper, but I didn’t expect him to suddenly smile. He got up and went to my side.

He stood behind me, put his hands on my shoulders and came close to my ear. His abruptness made me nervous. He was so close to me that I could feel the warmth of his breath on my ear.

“Do you remember my father asking your father if we could get married when we were older? I remembered that something like that had happened in the past. But it had been so long ago that I had almost forgotten.”

I turned away from him and feigned calm. “So they were drinking. I’m sure it was just a joke. As far as I’m concerned, my father didn’t take it seriously.” But Alvaro had another opinion.

“Your father once accepted me as a son-in-law, remember? He said I was a diligent and trustworthy boy.” I pushed his hands away and rolled my eyes.

“Well, now my father can’t deny your claims, can he? He curved his lips and sat back down. However, the smile on his lips quickly dissipated. Next, he picked up the half-eaten bread he was holding earlier, but did not continue eating it just yet.

“Do you still want to go back to Derek?” he asked.

“Yes,” I lied.

“I understand why you made that decision at the time,” I added.

“Do you really care that much?” Alvaro asked in a more serious tone.

I could see in his eyes that he was getting angry. I forced a smile and said, “Yes, I care a lot. Besides, my son needs a father.”

Suddenly, Alvaro looked at me with a trace of sadness in his eyes.

A moment later, he looked down and said, “But he doesn’t care about you at all.”

I chuckled at his comment. “It doesn’t matter. All I know is that I care about him, and that’s enough for me.”

Suddenly, he threw the bread on the table.

“Fuck this shit. It tastes awful. Next time I’ll buy bread somewhere else.”

At this point, I could guess that he might be thinking I was cowardly and stingy. Moments later, I noticed that he was much calmer than before.

“Will you hate me if I don’t let you go?” he asked.

I looked him in the eye and replied, “I will hate you with all my being.”

He turned his face away, bit his lower lip and raised an eyebrow.

“I’ll take you home after breakfast.” He seemed to have a hard time saying that.

He didn’t eat much during the meal, and I only ate half of the porridge from my bowl. After doing the dishes, he took me back .

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