57 Stay! (1/2)

Within 5 minutes, Daniel has already returned to Samantha's bedroom with a small machine in his hand. Samantha was still in the same position when he left and haven't eaten the soup yet.

”What is that?”, she asked.

”You haven't touched your soup, did you want me to feed you?”, Daniel asked in all seriousness.

Samantha got startled, she grabbed the bowl and looked up to him as she shook her head, ”No, I can do it by myself.”

Daniel smirked and he started to fix the machine on a coffee table.

”What is that?”, she asked for the second time but Daniel didn't answer her. ”Where did you get it?”

Daniel continued to work on the machine and Samantha was feeling ignored. ”Tch.”, she sounded.

Daniel chuckled before he turned around, ”Ms. Kim, you ask too many questions, finish your soup.”

Samantha surrendered and started eating the chicken soup and almost instantly, she felt better. No wonder chicken soup is considered to be a superfood.

Samantha didn't have appetite when she came home so she hasn't eaten since brunch but she found the soup that Daniel brought really tasty, it had shredded chicken, carrots, celery and pappardelle pasta which is a wide egg noodle. She ate and finished with gusto and when Daniel saw this, he felt satisfied.

”You're done?”

Samantha looked up and nodded at him.

”It was really good. Did you make it?”

”Do you want some more?”

She shook her head. 'Why wouldn't you answer my questions?', she thought

Daniel cleared the food and brought it out of her room. When he came back, he had a glass of warm water with him. ”Take your medicine and lie down.”

Samantha didn't fight with him on this and just followed his order. 'What's wrong with you Samantha? Are you enjoying this?'

After taking the medicine, she laid down and covered herself with the blanket and curled up in it.

”Why are you trying to hide? I can still see you.”, Daniel teased.

”Have you eaten?”, Samantha suddenly raised the question and it made the corners of Daniel's mouth raise a little.

”Are you concerned about me?”

Samantha avoided his gaze, ”No. I was just asking.”

Daniel turned around and turned on the machine that he was preparing earlier. It was actually a humidifier that he got from the villa he was staying in. So earlier, he ran back home and took it. Samantha realized what it was now, he brought it for her because she has a cold. But where did he get it from? She certainly doesn't have one at home.

”Why are you still here? I'm really fine, you can go home.”

”Don't talk too much and just go to sleep. I'm not going anywhere.”

Samantha raised an eyebrow, ”Umm, excuse me? This is my house so I have a say whether you're staying here or not.”

Samantha scoffed. ”Mr. Cho, please leave. I'm fine on my own.”

”I'll do the opposite of what you'll ask me. You're asking me to leave so I'm staying here instead. If you ask me to stay, I'll---”

”Stay!!”, Samantha suddenly exclaimed.

”Okay, I'll stay.”, Daniel said with a grin.

”What?!”, Samantha's eyes widened. ”But you just said you'll do the opposite!!”

”Yes, but you didn't let me finish. I was gonna say if you ask me to stay, I will, of course, stay.”

Samantha was speechless. She felt like she became dumb after listening to Daniel Cho. She furrowed her eyebrows but she was still confused, she didn't understand Daniel's logic. So he isn't really going to leave in any way?.... Whether she asks him to leave or stay, he's really determined to stay! So what's the point?

Samantha groaned as she turned her back against him and she closed her eyes trying to burry her annoyance.