Charles's POV:
Scarlett reached out her hand, but hesitation could still be seen on her face.
Just as she thought I was going to stand still! and let her search me, I pulled her into my arms.
"Do you want me to teach you how to frisk me?" I whispered in her ear.
Scarlett shrank back like a frightened rabbit.
But because I was holding her hand, she could nol escape me.
"Charles, I promise I won't frisk you anymore.You said you didn't have it.I believe you.Just please, let me go, "
Scarlett pleaded, her ears red in embarrassment.She looked so adorable whenever she was like this.Her shy demeanor was making me go crazy.
"Too late," I retorted with a smirk.
"Charles, what… what are you gonna do?"
Scarlett pushed me away as hard as she could.
But as she was petite, the force sent her stumbling backwards.
To make things worse, the bathroom floor was slippery.
She would fall and get hurt! Without missing a beat, I reached out to catch her.
However, I miscalculated, and we ended up falling into the bathtub on top of each other.
I caught her in my arms just in time, and we landed on my back.
She should be fine.
"Charles, let me go,"
Scarlett asked in a barely audible voice.
I spread out my hands and pretended to be innocent.
"You're free to get off me.I'm not holding you.Look."
Upon realizing something, Scarlett stared daggers at me and hoisted herself by grabbing the edge of the bathtub.
Then, with a red face, she stood up.
"Scarlett, it's you who refused to frisk me.Just make sure to remember that if we ever need to bring up this moment in the future."
I stood up from the bathtub as well.
Our intimate physical contact just now and the look on her face cheered me up.
Scarlett pushed the door open and grumbled, "You always have a reason to shut me up."
I strode over and stopped her from leaving.
"If you want, I can shut you up right now in yet another different way."
"Charles, stop being a rascal!"
you still owe me
promise that she had
breakfast
Scarlett reasoned out.
to charge you an interest for delaying it for
pushing
her, she did not want to be
it.Just
me out of
that I wanted, so I just stepped aside
beaming with happiness for the next few
promised, she
I was drinking water in the kitchen, she entered the kitchen, a
you want to eat?" she
help but notice the
elegant and
matter.I'll eat whatever you cook
her eyes
way.I don't like
motioned me to get out of her way and
stood a few feet away from her.My presence must be making her
the case as
turned out that she had opened the tap a little too much, so water splashed all
I went to my room and fetched
the meantime,
I handed her my white
white dress and went to the
done, she returned to the
could not take my eyes off
her, so the neckline was
felt my throat dry
made me feel as though I was touching
was in a mess because
my breakfast after a
breakfast was ready, my mind was still in the
again until my assistant delivered
Scarlett's POV:
the instant
late, so I had
saw Abner as soon as I arrived at
worry and apprehension were written
Group is here.He's waiting for you
whispered to me, a sense of urgency
must admit, I
he doing here? To
mine used to be
my father was in trouble, Rita's father did
idea what he
it or not, I had no choice but to meet with
haven't seen you for a long time.You've become
room, a middle-aged man, who had been sitting on the leather
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