"Oh, okay…" Angeline gripped the steering wheel. "Sorry to bother you. I'm hanging up." But before Angeline could end the call, Sean asked, "Why are you calling me with Lucy's phone?" "I left my phone at home," Angeline answered. "It's fine. I'm heading back now." "Are you alone?" Sean's eyebrows furrowed. He recalled Angeline had a lot to drink at the restaurant earlier that day. Before Angeline could answer, Sean continued, "I won't be home tonight. You can spend the night in the manor." "It's fine. Don't bother."Angeline sounded hoarse. "I'm hanging up now." She returned the phone and thanked Lucy after hanging up. She drove out of the neighborhood and stopped by the side of the road. She noticed a lit convenience store with a poster stating, "Facial recognition payment system available". So Angeline exited the car and bought a bottle of cold water. She left the convenience store and drank the water at the entrance. She was contemplating if she should par
Before Angeline got in the taxi, Sean's car stopped at the opposite side of the road. Sean stepped out of his car with a sullen face. He slammed the door closed and walked toward Angeline while trying to suppress his anger. Angeline released the door handle and apologized to the taxi driver before shutting the door. She didn't know it took Sean 12 minutes to rush from Night Palace to the neighborhood of his manor while running the red lights. Even the phone call was to stop Angeline from leaving. She saw Sean, who wasn't wearing his glasses and had his lips pursed. She was about to say something, but tears flooded her eyes uncontrollably. "Give me the documents," Sean said. "We still have to put on an act." Angeline handed the documents to Sean. She smelled alcohol and tobacco on his body and asked worriedly, "Were-were you drunk driving?" While flipping through the documents, Sean said, "I was already on the way home. I had the designated driver drop me off at the
Angeline tried to catch her breath with her eyes closed. She stopped kissing Sean and leaned her forehead against his. Her hand and icy fingers, which were cradling Sean's head, slowly and weakly fell onto his shoulder. She tried to suppress her tears but couldn't stop her body from trembling. Amidst the darkness, Angeline stopped constraining Sean. She didn't even open her eyes to look at him. Even though they were kissing and Angeline was sitting on Sean's lap with their bodies close to one another, she couldn't sense Sean's usual passion. His cold demeanor sent shivers down her spine. After a moment of silence, Angeline said hoarsely, "Are you giving me the silent treatment?" "Silent treatment?" Sean chuckled. He stood up while holding Angeline's waist and separated himself from her with his hands on her shoulders. "You told me to control myself like I used to, yet you're unhappy with it. So, tell me what you want, Angeline?" Sean's deep-set eyes showed a bit of drun
"Brayden, send her home," Sean ordered. Brayden was sitting in the living room. He turned around and saw Angeline leaving the manor without a backward glance while Sean headed upstairs. Brayden felt dumbfounded. He had only just caught Sean and Angeline making out at the entrance to the garage moments ago. He wondered how they ended with an argument.Angeline was walking out of the neighborhood when Brayden followed after her. He quickly drove and slowed down beside her. "Hop in. We're headed to the same place anyway." "It's fine. I'll call a taxi myself. Thanks for the offer," Angeline replied. "It's not easy to call a taxi here," Brayden said. "Just get in the car. Don't worry. I won't advise you to forgive Sean. After all, I'd be happier if the two of you could break up!" Angeline stopped. Brayden stopped his car beside her. She dropped her tough act and entered the backseat of the car. "Thanks." The car left Sean's neighborhood. Brayden snuck a look at Angeli
"It's okay. I'll be off very soon," Angeline answered. She weakly sat on the chair while staring at the black monitor screen as her mind drifted. After sitting in front of her computer for an unknown period, Angeline finally stood up and left. Her body was as if they were being roasted by fire, and her joints were in pain. Yet her fingers were ice cold, suggesting that her body temperature was rising. She had to take an aspirin or go to a doctor. When the door to Angeline's office opened, Lenny stood up from the couch and walked toward her. "Are you leaving, Ms. Angeline?" "Yes," Angeline replied. Angeline was grimacing when they passed a pharmacy. She asked Lenny to stop by the road and get her some aspirin. Lenny returned to the car with the medicine and also an infrared thermometer. He was shocked after taking her temperature. "Ms. Angeline, your body temperature is above 102 Fahrenheit! We should go to the hospital!" "It's fine. Just hand me the medicine and wat
The intense sounds of passionate kisses and the rustling of fabric echoed in the quiet bedroom, magnified countless times by the stillness of the night. As the temperature inside continued to rise, the ambiguous atmosphere made one blush with embarrassment.Angeline's breaths were scorching and feverish, hotter than her body temperature. She panted heavily, her racing heart trembling incessantly due to her fever.Amidst the chaos, she struggled to open her eyes as her brain seemed to have stopped working. Her eyelashes fluttered lightly, and she was met with Sean's dark, deep eyes which were filled with indescribable intense desire."I want water…"Just as their tightly entwined tongues parted, a glass was brought to her lips, and she was fed two sips of warm water before her lips were sealed again. Her limp body was forcefully embraced even tighter.After she confirmed that it was Sean, the intimacy of their entangled lips and tongues multiplied, submerging the last of her ration
"Yes," Lucy answered. "Lenny called me last night, saying you had a fever and asked me to come over earlier this morning. But when I arrived, he was already here."Angeline pursed her lips. She wondered about the events from last night.She figured that she dreamt of Sean because of her high fever. After all, she had discussed with him that night at his place if they should continue their relationship, which almost felt like a breakup.Following that, they hadn't seen each other since, even though they were in the same building and their offices were on the same floor. Jamie and Taylor even sent the documents back and forth on their behalf.Their situation was no different from a breakup.She lowered her gaze and took a spoonful of porridge, feeling no taste in her mouth at all. She felt pretty pathetic. She caught a fever after a breakup, and she even had dreams in her fever-induced haze.She thought Robert was right to scold her for having a lovesick brain.After a while, sh
Ten minutes later, Angeline adjusted her mindset and left her office with documents in hand. She knocked on the door before entering Sean's office.He was sitting in front of the computer, holding the mouse, and looking at the screen. She noticed the gold-rimmed glasses perched on his prominent nose, its lenses and legs reflecting scattered glimmers of light."Mr. Lawson, you wanted to see me," she said with an air of professionalism before calmly closing the office door behind her. She walked to the desk and stood while holding onto the documents."Are you feeling better from your fever?" Sean asked.His gaze hadn't strayed from the computer screen, and his slender fingers danced across the keyboard."Yes, I'm all better now," she replied. "I'm not sure what you wanted to discuss with me, Mr. Lawson.""What's the problem with Lenny?" he asked, briefly glancing at her with a sharp gaze. "Did he do something to offend you?""Is that why you called me here?" Angeline asked,