Benjamin had short hair, so drying it didn't take long.Victoria put down the hairdryer and massaged his temples. "Benjamin? Is it comfortable?" she asked softly.It was. Benjamin let out a low hum, and that gave him away."I told you to sleep, didn't I? And you said you were going to. You can't hear me if you did!" Victoria urged, "I'm getting angry if you're still not asleep!"He burst out laughing.She softened her tone and said soothingly, "You should sleep now. I'll be right here with you."Benjamin was exhausted and sleepy, but he was also thrilled that he met Victoria. Because of that, he refused to close his eyes.Victoria's presence was calming to him. Her massaging hit the right spot, too. He was feeling very comfortable. His taut nerves were now completely relaxed.Soon, he felt groggy and slowly drifted off to sleep. Before he did, he pulled Victoria into a tight embrace and rested his chin on her head. In a gruff and sleepy voice, he said, "Let's sleep."Victoria
Ethan's eyes were spitting fire. He sprung up in a rage and kicked the chair he was sitting on again. "What would you know?"Wendy stepped back. "Okay. So Sienna threatened you to marry her," she mumbled. "You agreed to the engagement. It's about time you bear your responsibility after dragging it out for years."Ethan felt a surge of anger. Eyes bulging, he barked, "Out! Get the hell out of here!"Wendy turned to leave. At the door, she gingerly looked back in. "You may want to keep it down. Benjamin's asleep."Ethan had a murderous glint in his eyes as he turned to her. "Wendy Smith, don't take it for granted that I won't kill you!"Wendy knew her life was in his hands. She fled as fast as she could.Ethan was terrifying. Looking at him, Silas said, "That's just how Wendy is. She says anything that comes to mind. Don't let her bother you. Victoria's coming over soon. Perhaps you want to take a shower."Huffing, Ethan tried to calm down. "Yeah. Tidy up, will you? Get Victoria t
Victoria nodded. "Wouldn't you say so? Except for the likes of Ginny, Roman, and Paul, there aren't many parents who don't love their children, right?""Then what about Wendy and the rest? Am I more important to you than them?"She couldn't say no, could she? "Of course. Parents pay more attention to the naughty ones."Sweet-talking Silas and Wendy was easy. None of them would dare to throw tantrums right before her eyes like Ethan.Ethan retorted, "Don't think of yourself as my parent! If you're my mom, won't that make Benjamin my dad? I won't allow that!"You said I'm second only to Benjamin in your heart. But there's a stark contrast between the first and the second, don't you think? Anyway, I'm not giving up on you. You're mine. I'll never let Benjamin steal you from me!"He was stubborn. Victoria had a headache just by looking at him. "You give me a headache whenever you say that."Ethan couldn't be bothered about that. "Think long and hard. Are you sure I'm the second most
Victoria returned to her room. As she sat on the edge of the bed to take off her shoes, someone hugged her around the waist from behind.She turned to look at Benjamin as she lay down. "I said you should go to sleep, didn't I? Have you been awake all this time? I told you I'd be back soon. You didn't listen to me."She gently prodded his face. Benjamin opened his eyes and grabbed her hand. He put it to his lips and kissed it.Sensing what he was trying to do, she pushed him away. She called vigilantly, "Benj—"Before she could finish, he had already kissed her. "I can only sleep when you're beside me."She struggled. However, Benjamin was assertive and determined to get what he wanted. She didn't have a chance to refuse.Pinned to the bed, she lost herself in his kiss. Her struggles were futile. Feeling bad for Benjamin, she stopped making things difficult for him and hugged him back on her own accord.She glared at him. Little did she know, she looked extremely alluring with he
Victoria gave Wendy a death stare. Wendy knew she'd screwed up. She chuckled awkwardly before saying, "I'm going to get y'all some food."She fled as quickly as she could and even remembered to close the door behind her.Benjamin arched an eyebrow at Victoria, who pulled him into the bathroom.He leaned against the door. "I'm also curious to know what you told Ethan to stop him from coming and picking a fight with me. He even went to Sienna of his own accord so she wouldn't realize I'm here."She pulled the toilet bowl lid down and sat on it. "Ethan's just like a child. He takes to sweet-talking pretty well."Benjamin frowned. "Are you saying that I'm the opposite? Cutie, that's not what you used to say about him. You were unwilling to sweet talk him then. Your attitude toward him has softened."That was a bad sign to Benjamin, who was overly possessive toward Victoria yet felt terribly insecure in their relationship."Benjamin, I'm your wife. I'll be with you for the rest of ou
Benjamin didn't leave. He stayed with Victoria in the room. With Ethan willingly covering up for him, no one knew he was there. Also, after resting, he looked much better.…Time passed in the blink of an eye. It was soon the night before Ethan's research team would arrive at the factory. They gathered in a room to discuss their plan of action tomorrow night.Victoria said, "We'll take action at 12:30 am. Wendy and Yves will move the women out of the underground club."Ethan, get ten men to go with them. Half will follow them into the club, while the other half will assist from outside. Benjamin, you'll be rescuing Timothy and the others."Benjamin looked at Victoria and asked, "What happened to them?"Afraid it would affect his sleep quality, she hadn't told him about them.Ethan rushed to answer, "Ashton injected them with my drugs." He didn't care whether or not it would worsen his relationship with Benjamin.Victoria added, "He only had a small sample and used some of it on
Yves was wearing a hood with only an opening for the exhalation valve. He removed it as he got out of the car.He sized up his surroundings and quickly spotted Ethan and the others. Excited, he waved at them.Ethan watched his silly antics with obvious disdain. Yves would've given himself away if that wasn't Ethan's team down there. What an oaf! He never thought twice before doing or saying anything!Sienna was beside him and recognized Yves. "A friend?""I'm not friends with such a half-wit!"Everyone else got out of their cars. Someone who seemed to be a leader was already instructing them to unload the trunks.His face full of smiles, Ashton eagerly approached them. Ethan also walked up to the crowd.Most of Ethan's subordinates were men of Ashton's age. The eldest there was only in his 40s. Considering their mission, Ethan excluded the older team members, who could have difficulty getting about.His subordinates disregarded Ashton. Instead, they all walked up to Ethan when
It was drizzling, and the wind was strong in the hills. Suddenly, it was as cold as early winter. No one was outside the drug factory except the guards on their shifts.The employee dormitory was dark and quiet. Only the sound of the wind could be heard.A few agile silhouettes darted out of the room Victoria stayed in. Descending out of the blue, they knocked out a few careless guards and hid them.Wendy and Yves led their team into the underground club."Benjamin, you should rescue Timothy and the rest now. I'll go to you soon," said Victoria.Benjamin was worried about her. He wanted to stay with her, but his family needed him more.He allowed her to put herself in danger for the Summers. Now, he couldn't stay by her side because of the drug dealers at times like this.They had already talked about it. Still, once Benjamin turned his back to her, he felt immense guilt and dejection.He turned around and hugged her. Reluctant to leave, he kissed her on the forehead with a pai