The sudden statement made him freeze. He didn't understand why she would say such a thing. So he asked, "Why?""I think we should clarify our relationship," she said. She couldn't deny that his looks alone brought hope into her life. She would treat him as her husband because he had helped her. However, emotionally, just like filling a cup of water drop by drop, things needed time to grow. Even if James genuinely liked her, she couldn't forget her past and start a life with him in just a few days.She took advantage of the empty office and decided to have a serious conversation with him. "I appreciate your help in resolving the issues for the Charter Corporation, and I thank you for being so willing to marry someone like me. "However, I feel that our relationship shouldn't be so intimate.""Why?" he asked in confusion. They were married, so why should intimacy be a problem? It seemed strange if there wasn't any intimacy between them. But, it was precisely because of th
For that brief moment, Summer thought she was a playgirl. She was already getting all sweet with James when she had only decided to get over Hank just a second ago.Although they were a married couple, she felt the resistance in her that pulled her from accepting James that quickly. She needed some time to get to know him, at least.He fell silent as his eyes were dark and remained undecipherable. His long silence slowly drove her nervous. She wondered, "Does this mean he disagrees with it?"It wasn't weird for him to disagree with it. It was normal for a hormone rush to happen when a man and a woman shared the same space alone together.Now that they were married, she figured that it was a little too much for her to prohibit James from touching her.Thus, Summer was contemplating if she should be more lenient with her request. They couldn't have sex before she completely accepted James—that was her bottom line.Other than sex, holding hands and holding her by the waist
Half an hour later, an empty lunchbox lay atop the table in the office. It was the one Summer always brought for James.It was squeaky clean.After taking a cup of coffee, he had to continue working. Right when he was going to ask Charlie, who was outside, to send her home, the door was opened.A man barged in with heavy steps. "Jamie." It was a flirty tone.The young man in a floral shirt grew his hair that reached his shoulders. His actions were untrammeled.Once his eyes fixated on James, he bulldozed in that direction. "Jamie! You're here! Are you free tonight?""No, Bradly.""What could possibly make you busy? I bet it's unnecessary work again. Why don't you put it off for a moment and keep me company?"Bradly tried to drag James away without a care of James' will. However, his weak strength didn't allow him to have it his way.Releasing James, Bradly sighed. "Mr. Workaholic, all you know is to work round the clock. You'll die of over-exhaustion one day."Only then did
Summer merely returned Bradly a polite smile. Since they weren't close, it wouldn't do good if she gave off too many details. "Summer Charter. The successor of Charter Corporation. James and I got married two days ago.""I don't think I've heard of that corporation before. Is it a new uprising company?" Bradly simply thought that only someone from the four major prestigious families deserved to be James' wife. Even if it wasn't from the four major prestigious families, the woman's background should be somewhere on the same level as theirs.However, Charter Corporation was a small corporation. It wasn't as huge as Bradly expected it to be.While Summer was in a dilemma to explain the situation, James helped her out. "Summie, you should get back home now. I'll be home late.""Okay." She heaved a sigh of relief and left the office instantly.Bradley's words somehow put an invisible weight of burden onto her shoulders. It felt like an interrogation, and she found it very unc
Birds of a feather flocked together. People of similar kinds hung out together.Bradley had a messy personal life, yet she found that he was on good terms with James."Do you think that Bradly's a good guy or a bad guy?" It was a blunt question from Summer, but it put Charlie in a difficult position.People had all different kinds of sides, making it difficult for one to judge if they were actually good or bad.Summer appeared quite naive to Charlie. Otherwise, she wouldn't have asked such a question.He answered honestly, "I think Mr. Walsh is a good guy. His private life is kinda messy, but he's a righteous person. When he found a kid lost his way, he sent the kid home.""Is that so …" She caressed her chin as her eyelids flickered. In fact, those questions were asked so that she could figure out if Bradly was a safe person to be with.Becoming an innocent lamb waiting to be swallowed up by a wolf was the last thing she wished for.After having a series of questions answere
Bradly appeared in suits, which failed to mask his untrammeled aura. His teasing gaze zeroed in on Summer.Noticing the disrespectful glint in those eyes, Charlie reminded softly, "Mr. Hayes, is there something Mrs. Quigley can help you with?"The Hayes brothers were standing right behind her. Bradly waved them off. "Why don't you give us some time alone? I have something to tell her.""We can't do that. We've received orders to protect her safety. We can't leave her side unless it is Mr. Quigley's orders." The Hayes brothers were particularly loyal because they owed James. Wanting them to leave Summer's side? Not a chance!The helpless Bradly gave her a look that read, 'I wanna talk to you alone. Could you ask them to leave for a moment?'She understood his notion as she looked across her shoulder. "Give us a moment. Wait for me outside. I have something to tell Mr. Hayes, too.""Mrs. Quigley, we …" Charlie showed hesitance.Bradly huffed, "Stop dilly-dallying, will you
"A heart of steel?" Summer was stunned, not understanding Bradly's words.When she thought about it, she figured that Bradly was referring to James.From day one, she noticed that James never smiled. It was always that same old deadpan expression on his face and that cold disposition. Not to mention that he was a man of few words.If she had never interacted with him, she would've thought that he was a robot.However, based on how Bradly described James, it was possible that there was more. It wasn't as simple as not smiling."Mr. Hayes, you sound very surprised that he's married.""I am! He has never shown interest in women since the day we met each other. I took him to clubs, but he only drinks. He doesn't touch the ladies," he responded with certainty.Summer couldn't understand how he could say that with confidence. When she gave it a thought, she sensed something off.Perhaps James had a secret kept untold?She wondered, "Is James really devoid of sexual desire? Or is h
Bradly's fingers caressed Summer's hair. A meaningful smile smeared across his lips. "A long time ago, I wondered why Jamie didn't show interest in women. Sexual desires drive humans inherently. "As long as one is a man, they should be attracted to women. That was why we once assumed that he was devoid of sexual desire. "But it seems like things weren't as we thought they were …"His eyes suddenly lit up, and he raised her chin.Not giving him the chance to take advantage of her, she slapped his hand away. "What are you doing?""You're the first to reject me, Summer." He paused before turning around. His back appeared quite lonely for some reason. "Don't worry. I will never do bad things to you. You're my friend's wife. I'm just thinking of using you to test him since you could be the breaking point.""Test him?" The way Bradly worded it was weird."Yeah, I wanna test him. I wanna test if he really likes you or simply thinks of you as a useful tool. After all, he's press