“Anthony Featherstone, get out!”
Instead of leaving, Anthony lit up his cigarette and started smoking.
I frowned at the smell of the cigarette. “Are you still smoking?”
I remembered that he had quitted smoking a while ago. Why is he smoking again?
Seeing my furrowed brows, he stubbed out his cigarette before explaining, “Well, I don’t usually smoke.”
I leaned myself against the bathtub and relaxed. After I regained some energy, my phone in the room rang.
That was when I remembered I still needed to hurry to work. Yet, I couldn’t bring myself to clean myself up when the man was around. “Anthony, could you please leave?”
Hearing my request, he raised his brow. “We’re married!”
“I know we’re married, but even a husband and wife need some privacy.”
“But I’ve seen your naked body a hundred times over!”
Ugh! It’s hard to communicate with him! I stood up and wrapped my body with a towel. “Then I’ll leave the washroom to you. I’ll use it later.”
Seeing my resoluteness, the man eventually gave in. “Fine, I’ll leave.”
I heaved a sigh of relief. In no time, I managed to take my shower and apply makeup.
After coming out of the washroom, I got myself changed into the clothes in the wardrobe that Anthony prepared for me.
As if something had hit me, I suddenly turned around to ask the man, who was looking at me with his arms crossed, “You’ve even prepared my clothes! How are you so sure that I will come to your room?”
Without any hesitation, he answered confidently, “Because I know you.”
Well, that seemed to be the only explanation.
Soon after, I grabbed my phone to find that there were a few missed calls from Linda.
I returned the call, and it went through in no time. Linda asked over the phone, “Sienna, where were you last night? You didn’t even come back to sleep.”
“I’m with Anthony now.” I sighed internally. It seems like it’s impossible to stay away from that man.
Linda was shocked as she cried out, “Have you guys gotten back together? Or did you compromise because of what happened at the base?”
I shrugged my shoulders and gave an ambiguous answer, “Both, I guess. Anyway, you don’t need to worry too much about the compensation. We’ll find a way out.”
“Hmm… okay.” After a short pause, she said earnestly, “Sienna, thank you.”
I smiled faintly. “Well, you don’t need to thank me for that. I can’t pay the few millions of compensations either. I guess there are times when we need to compromise in life.”
Just then, Anthony loomed over me. I ended the call and looked up to see him staring at me. “Compromise in life, huh? Are you planning to sell yourself to me?”
I admitted frankly, “After bribing you last night, I can no longer act righteous if we argue in the future. Isn’t it a huge sacrifice?”
Hearing that, Anthony chuckled. He wanted to hug me, yet I shunned away. “Mr. Featherstone, you should take your shower. It’s already noon, and I suppose as the president, you wouldn’t want to be late.”
Eventually, the man gave me a big smooch before he walked toward the washroom.
I was amused by his childish act. It was indeed true that inside every man, there was a child.
It was late when we finally left the room, so we decided to have a meal at the hotel’s restaurant.
Since there were only a few places to eat in the hotel, it was normal to bump into someone we knew.
Linda saw us the moment we entered the restaurant. She scrutinized me with her teasing gaze before coming up to me. “You must be hungry. I see you have had a passionate night.”
For a brief moment, I was slightly bewildered. When finally I understood what she meant, feeling embarrassed, I changed the topic, “Did you go to the base just now?”
Linda nodded. “I’ll leave you guys then. See you later.”
With that, she left and soon found herself a seat at another table.
Annoyed, I shot daggers at Anthony. “Look what you’ve done!” I couldn’t possibly cover up the hickeys on my neck as there were just too many of them.
He touched his aquiline nose and smiled. “It looks good!”
Looks good?
“I’ll get some to put on you, and you can tell me if you like it.”
“Not right now, I’m in a rush. I’ll gladly be at your service tonight!”
I…
Got taken advantage of again.
Without paying attention to him, I found a seat and ordered some food.
Rachel suddenly appeared just as we ordered. I had a vague suspicion that this was not at all coincidental. She looked ravishing in her black skirt with knee-high Dr. Martens.
“Mr. Featherstone, Ms. Stanhope, fancy running into you here!”
Anthony nodded at her curtly and grunted in acknowledgment. Turning to me, he said, “It was exhausting last night. Have some more and recover your energy.”
I blushed hard enough at that, but when he heaped food onto my plate, I positively burned crimson.
Rachel was no fool. Her face grew sour when she caught sight of my hickeys, which I have tried to hide to no avail.
I was impressed by how well she’d managed to hide her displeasure. “Mr. Featherstone, Ms. Stanhope, would you mind if I joined you? I’m here alone,” she asked good-naturedly.
“No.”
“Yes.”
Anthony and I spoke at the same time but with differing answers.
“Then I won’t bother you.” Rachel left to find herself another seat.
“Why are you being so mean to her? It’s awkward for her to eat alone,” I said with a frown.
“I don’t like it when someone sits next to me. I’m not used to it.”
“What nonsense!” I rolled my eyes.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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