Chapter 23
Hope It’s Not Too Late to Love novel Chapter 23
Chapter
23
He
kept
her
in
his
arms
,
silently
waiting
for
her
to
finish
venting
her
feelings
.
For
unknown
reasons
,
he
felt his
heart
ache
for
her
!
After
a
while
,
her crying
quieted
down
,
and
with
her
hoarse
voice
,
she
said
,
“
Thank
you
,
Hanson
.
”
Her
voice
was
as
soft
as
a
feather
,
and
it
pri
c
kled
his
heart
.
She
wasn
‘
t
the
first
woman
to
call
his
name
,
but
she
was
the
first
to
make
her way
into
his
heart
.
He
did
not
respond
directly
to
her words
of
gratitude
.
Instead
,
he
said
something
completely
unrelated
.
“
Vania
,
address
me
by
my
name
in
the
future
.
”
Hearing
that
,
she
was
dumbfounded
.
She
stared
into
his
eyes
,
his
deep
gaze
seemingly
sucking
her
in
.
Her
eyes
had
nowhere
to
go
.
She
could
only
tilt
her
head
to
the
other
side while
her
hands
pressed
against
his
chest
.
This
posture
bothered
her
,
so
she
moved
slightly
and
said
,
without
responding
to
what
he
had
said
earlier
,
“
Put
me
down
.
I
‘
m
fine
now
.
”
It
was
not
appropriate
for
them
to
keep
hugging
each
other
.
When he
sensed
her
movements
,
Hanson
felt
as
if
his
entire
body
was
on
fire
.
Does
this
woman
know
what
she
is
doing
?
As
a
normal
man
,
he
would
undoubtedly
react
to
a
woman
moving
around
in
his
embrace
.
But
he
maintained
his
gentlemanly
demeanor
and
said
in
a
deep
voice
,
“
Don
‘
t
move
around
.”
His
hoarse
voice
revealed
his
agitated
state
at
the
time
as
he
warned
,
“
If
you
continue
moving
,
you
‘
ll
have
to
be
responsible
for
whatever
hap
p
ens
.
”
V
ania
‘
s
face
flushed
as
soon
as
she
heard his
words
.
She
had
a
feeling
he
was
hinting
at
something
,
b
ut
she
wasn
‘
t
sure
.
Her
eyes
darted
around
,
her
body
stiff
as
wood
.
She
did
not
dare to
move
for
fear
that
he
would
say
something
outrageous
again
.
He
finally
calmed down
after
she
stopped
moving
and
lay
obediently
in
his
arms
.
Both
of
them
remained
silent
as
she did
not
dare
to
say
anything
provoking
to
him
.
Suddenly
,
she
recalled
pressing
the
warning
alarm
which
was
linked
to
her
babies
before
she
was
harmed
.
Upon
that
thought
,
she
immediately
pulled
out
her
phone
and texted
James
.
‘
Don’
t
w
orry
,
Hanson
saved
me
,
and
I
am
now
safe
and
sound
,
Her
babies
,
who
were
normally
sleeping
at
this
point
,
we
r
e
staring
at
the
computer
screen
with
their
eyes
wide
open
.
When
they
sa
w
Vania
‘
s
mess
a
ge
,
they
we
r
e
relieved
.
James
quickly
replied
,
‘
It
‘
s
good
to
know
you
are
safe
.
Take
good
care
of
yourself
.
We
are
waiting
for
you
to
return
.
Vanía
thoughtfully
kept
her
phone
,
but
she
was
silently
feeling
downhearted
.
I
‘
m
sorry
to
disappoint
all
of
y
ou
,
my
babies
.
I
did
not
manage
to
find
your
brother
.
“
Devil
seemed to
be
quite
reliable
.
We
should
thank
him
this
time
,
”
Jack
said
,
sounding
relieved
.
To
that
, Jacob
responded
,
“
Yeah
,
it seems
like
Devil
is
of
some
use
.”
He
was
relieved
as
weit
,
knowing
that
their
mother
was
no
longer
in
danger
,
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haplen
23
James
nodded
.
After
he
replied
to
Vania
,
he
texted Hanson
.
‘
Thank
you
for
what
you
‘
v
e
done
this
time
.
We
‘
ve
decided
not
to
address
you
as
Devil
anymore
,
but
we
haven
‘
t
decided
on
your
new
name yet
.
Anyway
,
thanks
.
Hanson
smiled
faintly when
he
read
t
h
e
mess
a
ge
while
looking
at
Vania
.
How
many
more
secrets
do
you
have
that
I
don
‘
t
know
about
?
Within
two
hours
,
his
helicopter
landed
on the
landing
pad
on
top
of
Eastland
‘
s
Greenland
International
Hotel
Before
they
al
i
ghted
the
helicopter
,
Vania
tap
pe
d
his
robust
s
h
oulder
with
her
finger
and
said
embarrassingly
,
“
I
can
walk
on
my
own
.
Put me
down
.
There
are
so
many people
watching
us
outside
.
”
He
was
already
e
y
e
–
catching
to
begin
with
;
she
didn
‘t
want
to
be
the
center
of
attention
.
.
However
,
he
grabbed
her
moving
hand
and
said
,
with
a
warning
look
in
his
eyes
,
“
Don
‘t
move
.
Y
ou
‘
re
injured
,
so
I
will
carry you
.
”
BELT
.