Elliot and Sophia slept all night. After teasing Elliot with a kiss at the graveyard, she pretended as if she had forgotten about it.Elliot suppressed his urges along their journey home. When they finally returned, he carried her to the room and quenched his thirst for her. He knew he could never resist her and would take the chance to sleep with her whenever possible. Elliot wished just to hold Sophia and fool around with her constantly.He grew restless as he watched her sleep peacefully. Although he did not want to disturb her, he would occasionally touch and pinch her. He laughed when he woke her up and saw her eyes rolling."Are you awake?" Sophia was exhausted, but it was strange because Elliot did all the work. Although Sophia had woken up, she had trouble keeping her eyes open.Elliot watched her yawn and squirm under the covers restlessly. He thought his wife looked adorable as he leaned in and kissed her. "Do you want to hear something interesting?"Sophia mumbled a
Elliot said, "Don't worry, Aunt Beverly. My wife’s a doctor. Should I ask her to take a look at Ethan?""No need. I’ll follow the shaman's instructions first. We’ll call your wife if it doesn’t work.""Okay then, I'll take off now. Take care of Ethan.""I will, dear."Elliot then got into his car and video-called Sophia. When she answered, her delicate face appeared on the screen. "Elliot, you're coming home?""Yeah, where are you?"Sophia adjusted her phone's camera, saying, "I'm at Xena’s place."Elliot saw Xena's house through the video call and sighed. Indeed, Sophia insisted on bringing Xena along. He wondered if his wife would have time for him if Xena were around. Still, he said, "I thought you were home. I'll go to the office for now and then pick you up tonight.""Okay."…Hamish looked at Elliot in disbelief. "What? Xena’s going to Bermill?"Elliot glared at him irritably. "Of course she is.""Then I'm going too," Hamish said, "I'll take a week off.""No way!""
After going to the villa, Elliot and Sophia visited Ethan. Beverly was surprised to see the couple, asking, “Elliot, why are you here again?”"Is Ethan feeling any better, Aunt Beverly?""His condition hasn’t changed. He looks like he's lost his senses. The doctor came again and prescribed a bunch of medication. He said it was due to excessive trauma. There's not much we can do but to observe."Elliot glanced at Sophia, then smiled. "I talked to Sophia about it. She's seen similar symptoms to Ethan's before. We're going on a business trip tomorrow, so I wanted her to check on Ethan before we leave.“After all, Ethan is the head of the family. We need his decision on too many things. He can't just keep lying in bed like this.""You're so thoughtful and caring toward Ethan. He hasn't mistreated you, either."Elliot chuckled sarcastically. "Of course not. When I was in a wheelchair, Ethan helped me out when Edmund and Edward bullied me.""Yeah, I’m surprised you remember that. The
Elliot and Sophia received a call from Jason before they arrived at The Pavilion. Jason suppressed his laughter and said, “One of Mr. Ethan’s people came looking for Ms. Sophia just now. You should’ve seen how anxious the person was.“He kept asking how long you’d be gone and when you’d be back. I feigned ignorance and wasted his time before finally telling him to leave.”Elliot smirked as he replied, “Well done, Jason.”After hanging up the call, Elliot went over the plan with his wife again.The latter asked, “Won’t Ethan call us later?”“I turned off my phone.”Sophia grinned mischievously and said, “Perfect, let’s show him what my itching powder is all about.”The couple then had a meal at The Pavilion and rendezvoused with Xena before leaving for Bermill. Xena had grown accustomed to traveling alone, while Elliot and Sophia had Samuel with them.Since Phoenix was in the north and Bermill was in the opposite direction, it would take the group five hours to reach Bermill by
Hamish was dumbfounded, knowing he could not explain why he held Mary. Still, he tried to sneak away because he couldn't tell Xena that he followed. He knew she would beat him up if he did.Xena smirked, not expecting to see Mary and Hamish. Immediately after, her disbelief turned into anger. After all, Hamish had claimed to cancel his engagement with Mary and wait for Xena, yet he was there holding Mary.Sophia noticed the change in Xena’s mood. The former looked over and saw Hamish holding Mary. Sophia frowned and grabbed Xena’s arm before walking away.Meanwhile, Elliot sighed in exhaustion at the incompetent Hamish. The former guessed Hamish did not do it on purpose because of Hamish’s shocked expression. However, Elliot could not be bothered to hear Hamish’s explanation as they would sound like excuses.Ultimately, Elliot followed his wife and Xena out of the baggage claim area.Hamish took a while to gather his senses. He then pushed Mary away and ran after Xena. “Hey, wait!
Hamish replied. "I was too anxious and couldn't explain myself properly. Maybe I'll explain it to Sophia someday."Elliot said disdainfully, "All right, just don't make things more complicated for me.""Where are you guys now?""At the hotel below the office.""Do you want to go back to the office?""Of course, we might as well go back since we’re here. Sophia wants to meet the people from the Inferno Alliance."Hamish was surprised. "Doesn't she know you founded the Inferno Alliance?"Elliot chuckled. "Not yet. I'll give her a surprise then.""You two are something else.""When are you coming over?""Mary disappeared, so I have to find her first. After all, I’m responsible for her coming here. I won't be able to forgive myself if something happens. Besides, she has my luggage."Elliot hung up because he did not know what else to say. He noticed how dark it had gotten and returned to the hotel. However, he did not receive a response, no matter how many times he knocked on th
Elliot carried Sophia on his shoulder. "You can punch me when we get back."Sophia shouted, "Put me down, you jerk!"Ignoring her cries, Elliot carried her toward his room.Sophia was angry and anxious as she pounded at him. However, it only caused her hands to ache. The two rooms were adjacent, so the couple arrived in just a few steps. Elliot then slammed the door after entering.He threw his wife on the bed, and she furiously lunged toward him, roaring, “You dick!”Elliot lay on the bed and allowed her to hit him until she grew tired. Then, he turned over and hugged her. "I just wanted to help them reconcile. I didn’t know this would happen. I just asked Hamish what happened, and he told me it was all a misunderstanding.“He mentioned coming here to Vanessa, and she told Mary. Mary thought it was a business trip, so she followed Hamish onto the plane. Hamish feared Xena would misunderstand and wanted to buy Mary a return ticket. He didn’t think Xena would see him."Sophia did
Elliot pressed her down onto the bed, softly calling out to her with gentle kisses.Sophia closed her eyes, enjoying the pleasure he brought her. She felt how he kissed her, how he gradually deepened the kiss, and how he kissed every reachable part of her lips.Her face flushed, and her whole body panting as if lacking oxygen. Her hands nervously pulled at Elliot’s shirt buttons.Elliot nearly lost control. He hurriedly responded, unbuttoning her shirt until he removed her top entirely. They did not sleep much that night.First, they spent a long time in the bathroom, and then they returned to the bedroom. Sophia thought she could finally sleep peacefully, but unexpectedly, they had another round. Before, when they were not together, she could not imagine how intimate Elliot would be.It was bad enough to make her suspect that he had countless experiences with women. Otherwise, how could he be so experienced? However, Sophia fell asleep without finding an answer. She was just too