Chapter 1839

"Who is it?"

"Mr. Lefting."

Gale trembled. How did he end up here? The last person she wanted to see right now was him.

"Ma'am, do you wish to see him?" The servant, observing her expression, asked, "Should I decline, saying you're not at home?"

"I'm standing in the garden. He can see me."

Gale sighed. She did not know why Aurum had come to see her. She did not need his apology. It would not change things. Aurum stood outside, silently watching Gale's silhouette. Just looking at her from a distance made him feel she was exquisite. The image of her sleeping next to him involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

Gale exuded a faint fragrance, not from perfume. It was her natural scent that was intoxicatingly alluring. Her skin was fair and delicate. Aurum thought if Mr. Wood's bodyguards had arrived five minutes later, he would have truly been able to feel her insides. He had dreamt of tasting her.

It did not matter. Everyone believed he had already had Gale, including Gale herself! On