Chapter 171 - My adorable feisty lamb

Leo's body stiffened at her last sentence. He slowly looked up at her in shock, finding it hard to believe what he just heard.

Clara's hand has started to shake at the moment, but she was determined to let it out. 

To let him know how she feels. 

His eyes had turned so serious and different expressions washed through it. 

Is this a dream? 

If this is a dream, then he wanted to remain sleeping forever. 

"I love you, Leo." Clara said again, making him realize that this wasn't a dream. 

"I lied about being unable to understand man-woman feelings, Leo. My heart already beats for you, so you don't have to try to make me, because I already fell for you even before I left your house." Clara declared further.

Leo blinked continuously like a little kid. The murderous chill that surrounds him and making him feel like a monster vanished instantly and was slowly replaced by a heartwarming one. 

He looked up at her and shut his eyes, before standing up. "Say that again." He demanded. 

His hand raised her chin to make her look directly into his eyes. "I'm in love with you, Leo." Clara said. 

"Oh God!" He exclaimed in disbelief and pulled her close to his firm chest, wrapping his hands around her tightly as if wanting her to disappear into him. 

"I was so scared. I thought I would lose you after getting Mick back. I thought you will hate me again and wouldn't give me the chance to come near to you anymore. 

I hated myself for asking for you to help save him despite what you went through for saving Ella. 

I felt like I'm using you and despite that, I still couldn't help but selfishly cling onto the fact that you said you wouldn't die so easily and made the request. 

I…. I.. don't want to get one back and lose another. I want all of you in my life." Leo started pouring out his heart, rambling nonstop, while he had no idea that his hold had gotten tighter. 

"You might lose me now, if this hug lasts longer." Clara manage to squeeze out the words, and started coughing immediately Leo release her.

"Are you okay?" Leo asked worried.

Clara looked up at him and chuckled. "Of course I'm not. You call that a hug? That was clearly an attempt murder!" Clara yelled, trying to feign a serious expression. 

"I'm sorry." Leo apologised.

She chuckled. 

"It's fine Leo. You can ask for my help anytime and I would be pleased to do it for you. I don't care about any outcome at that time and all I wanted was to see you smile. 

To see you happy, Leo." She said and felt his hands snaking around her waist. 

"Clara, this still felt like a dream." He said. 

"It's…." Clara could not complete the sentence, after she met with Leo's eyes once again.

'Oh my god! Those eyes! How did it suddenly look so hot? Isn't it scary a few minutes ago.' Clara exclaimed in her head and felt her face burning.

Her cheeks took on a crimson shade and eye ball darting everywhere. 

"Your face is…" Leo was about to inform her that her face was turning red, when the thought of the reason behind it, crossed his mind. 

He smiles at her. His feisty lamb is finally showing the normal reactions befitting for a woman, in front of a man. To put it clear, it was in front of him. 

She loves him. 

Seeing him looking down at her and smiling so warmly, Clara's heart started racing wildly, coupled with her burning face, she felt so embarrassed and quickly covered her face with both palms. 

The closeness between them was already making her visualize the feeling of his warmth lips on her own. 

Damn! He's so hot! 

"I.. I need to leave now." She stammered and managed to free herself from his hold because the dude still looked too dazed. 

She sprinted off. 

Seeing her acting so cute, Leo's lips curved up in a smirk, before he went after her.

Immediately Clara stepped outside Leo's ward, she was already breathing heavily, so she sighed out in relief and tried to calm her racing heart from going into an attack.

"I finally told him." she muttered to herself and a smile blossomed on her lips.

As soon as she turned to leave, she saw Timothy's back view as he exited the premises, making a turn to another corridor that leads to Mick's ward. 

Clara's expression turned serious. 

Could he have been listening to them all along? She thought, before letting out a gasp as Leo's arms sn.a.k.e.d around her waist from behind. 

"Where do you think you are going, my feisty lamb?" Leo's breath tickled her ear and she realized that he was so close. 

Closer than usual and the touch of his firm chest to her back sent a jolt of warmth to course through her. 

He rested his head on her shoulder and her sweet smell made him sniff her like a cute little puppy snuggling closer to his owner. 

His breath tickled her neck, making her gasp for the second time. 

"Calm down. You haven't seen anything yet." Leo said, before pulling her back inside.

'How can men be so shameless, he was acting like an innocent man before she confessed her feelings, now he's being a rogue.

How on earth can I escape a heart attack now?' Clara thought as she was being pulled inside, with her body pressed to Leo's own, but still… 

She was happy with every action of his. 

"Now where were we?" Leo asked looking down at her, and saw her lashes fluttering repeatedly. 

"Can you at least let go of me before we talk please." Clara said.

"Not a chance." Leo replied firmly and raised his left hand and tucked a few strands of her hair behind her ear, brushing his thumb on her flawless yet flushed cheek. 

My adorable feisty lamb. He thought, feeling the happiest.