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Chapter 5 Wait for Me
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2024-12-09 19:07:03Annabelle thought about it and realized that Kendrick wasn't asking too much.
She thought, 'Now that we're married, even though we're just a couple in name, still, we have to put on an act in front of others. Besides, after spending time with him this morning, I feel that he is kind of reasonable. Maybe he just likes to make jokes sometimes.'
While thinking that way, she felt much more at ease.
"Fine. I'll live at your place."
Kendrick couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Deep down, he couldn't help but complain, 'Just fine? She sounds so reluctant. Come on! I am the eldest son of the Gregory family as well as the CEO of the Gregory Group. I stand out when it comes to both appearance and family background. Yet why do I feel like I'm not attractive at all to her? Is it because I'm getting old?'
The same morning, Kendrick took Annabelle to his villa in the western suburb, showed her around briefly, arranged a bedroom for her, and then went to his office.
After he left, Annabelle called home and told the housekeeper that Kendrick's assistant would pick up her luggage and ask the housekeeper to get her travel bag ready for her.
In the afternoon, Kendrick's assistant brought Annabelle's bag over and told her that Kendrick would have dinner with his business partner in the evening and would not come back for dinner.
Hearing that, Annabelle thought for a few seconds and then said to Kendrick's assistant, "Tell him to stay away from alcohol, please."
She could tell from Kendrick's wine collection that he loved alcohol.
She presumed that he used wine to quench his headache, yet that wouldn't do any good to his condition.
Hearing Annabelle's words, Kendrick's assistant felt that not only was she pretty and kind, but she was also so considerate. He nodded and promised to deliver her words, and then he left happily.
Half an hour passed.
Kendrick curled up his lips when he heard his assistant's words.
He thought, 'She bans me from drinking? So bossy, but I like that. No one else tells me what not to do. I feel warm that she's concerned about me. By the way, she said that she would start treating me tonight. I'm curious. What will she do?'
Kendrick couldn't help but look forward to it.
Annabelle went to the drugstore for some medical ingredients, and after returning home, she made medicine for Kendrick herself.
She grabbed a few bites for dinner and then continued to get his medicine ready.
She kept busy till almost 10:00 p.m. She wiped the sweat from her forehead, and just as she turned around, she saw Kendrick standing next to the kitchen door.
"When did you get home?"
"Only a couple of minutes ago."
She thought, 'A couple of minutes? So, he's been staring at me for minutes? The hairs on my back prickle. I suddenly feel that I'm a bunny who has found myself being watched by a dangerous wolf.'
"Is this for me?" Kendrick walked into the kitchen and glanced at the medicine beside her.
"Yes. Let me know when you get out of the shower, and I'll apply it to you."
Kendrick walked closer to her and chuckled. Then he said in a deep voice, "OK. I'll go get a shower now. Wait for me."
Those were ordinary words, yet he managed to make them sound flirtatious again.
Annabelle thought, 'You can know a person's face, but not their heart. Now that I'm living with him in the villa alone, no one will come to my rescue no matter how loud I shout if he does something to me, not to mention that we are legally married now.'
That made Annabelle feel a bit uneasy. She even thought about getting herself some pepper spray.
Indeed, Kendrick didn't let her down.
Twenty minutes later, Kendrick finished his shower and came downstairs.
Annabelle heard footsteps and looked back. Then she saw him wrapped in a bath towel, half-naked. She could see his eight-pack abs as well as his attractive V-line stretched all the way down to his groin.
Kendrick walked slowly closer to her and then dropped the towel he used to wipe his hair on the back of a chair nearby.
"I'm done. Shall we begin?"
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