Entwined With the Villainous Guardian
Chapter 145: Everything

Chapter 145: Everything

Viviana standing by the door of the store stared at the two small gift-wrapped packages in her hand. She saw the ring glittering in the sunlight and froze out of anxiousness. All the happiness she felt when she bought the gift had evaporated leaving her only with nervousness and shame.

It’s a problem with her. She’d rather not do something than failing at it. But at the same time, when she decides to do something, she won’t back off.

She wanted to buy a gift for him. And yet, why is she hesitating this much? Where is the shame coming from? Why does she want his approval so badly? Is this what it feels like to buy gift for a man for the first time?

Viviana couldn’t figure out this weird feeling of pain and pleasure that she lately feels around him.

"It’s the thought that matters."

Viviana looked at Steve with her brows raised. Steve never talks to her directly. She was surprised.

"Capo values the gesture more," he added.

Viviana nodded. Without knowing, all the nervousness she felt, flew away. With a skip to her step, Viviana walked to the car.

Steve followed her with a content heart. Actually, his boss does not value gifts by their price but by who gifts him. If it is someone, he likes he won’t care what sort of gift that was.

Usually, he receives very expensive and luxurious gifts and doesn’t mind them much. But he had a feeling that his boss would be happy even if the Signora spit on his face calling it a gift.

But he should say. The Signora did try her best to get him the gift. He watched her getting excited about the gift. It looks more of a two-way street than a one-sided feeling.

But judging by the way they got introduced...

Although he still doesn’t know what he should feel about her, he’s found himself warming up to her. Maybe talking about her as his niece had warmed him up to her.

He had no idea where their relationship will lead to. But who can predict the future? Maybe it is better Capo took a shine to this woman of all women.

Viviana opened the car door and stepped inside the car. The divider was still up and she took a deep breath as she looked at him. He was not even looking at her. She didn’t know what to feel of that.

But when she settled in the seat, she saw his hand in front of her face.

"What?" she asked turning at him. Heaven knows the relief she felt seeing his excited face. Pressing his lips, he was trying to don his stingy poker face, but his eyes were shining.

"Hmm..." he gestured at his hand and then looked at the two packages on her lap.

"Hmm?" she raised her brows pretending to not understand him.

He glared at her. The car started moving and holding onto the presents for dear life, Viviana turned to the window. She couldn’t hold back her smile.

He’s excited to know what I bought him!

Leander clenched his jaws as he didn’t like to be ignored. He decided to get it from her. Just as he tried to grab it, she turned to look at him.

"I’ll give it to you on your birthday. Keep me alive until then," she said with a cheeky smile.

Leander snorted and turned his face. She has to bring up death in every situation.

"Are you angry?" Viviana asked.

Leander didn’t look at her. Viviana with a playful smile turned to face the window. He can sulk all he wants. She wanted to give it to him once they reach home.

Her gift is not much to keep him on edge for days.

They reached home and Viviana ran up the stairs first thing. Leander sighed seeing her back. Steve got out from the car.

"She spent everything, Capo," Steve said. He didn’t know if it was relevant or not. But he thought Leander has to know that she spent every cent she had for the gift. "And she put a lot of thoughts into the gifts."

"Everything?" Leander raised his brows. He didn’t think that she would give him 100%.

How can he ever give her anything remotely close to that? That’s all she had left and she spent it all on him.

Steve let out a sigh of relief. He had a feeling that Leander is not going to value the gift like most. It’s how much she put into it. He’s a man. He knows. There is something so lovely about a woman who gives her everything for her man. It’s so attractive and invokes something deep within the heart.

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Viviana waited for Leander in the room. She didn’t want to give the gift in front of others. Hiding the gifts behind her back, she stood by the door. Her heart leaped inside her chest cavity with each footstep of Leander she heard on the stairs.

Leander stepped in. Seeing her smiling face that was pure and unadulterated with any negativity, he found himself floating on high cloud. He closed the door.

"Here," Viviana passed her the gifts. "I don’t know if it would suit your preference. But I tried my~"

Before she finished, Leander pulled her to a hug. "I’ve never gotten an early birthday present ever in my life. You’re the first..." he let out a deep breath.

Viviana could not see him, but she could sense his smile. "Here, open it," she patted his back to get out of the hug. He was holding her tightly it got harder for her to breathe.

He let go of her. And when she looked at his smiling face, she felt everything around her cease to exist. She could only have those bright brown eyes in her sight. Everything else had disintegrated to nothing.

Look at him getting excited like a boy... And why does he look this handsome when he has this goofy smile on him?

He got the gifts from her hands. She placed her hand on her pounding heart.

What is this feeling?