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!"
forget; you still owe me a
her promise
breakfast for a
Scarlett reasoned out.
interest for delaying it for too
was pushing
did not want to be indebted
it.Just let
me out of
the answer that I wanted, so I just stepped aside and made way for
happiness
promised, she came to my house
in the kitchen, she entered the kitchen, a
do you want to eat?" she asked without even greeting
help but notice the white
looked elegant and
eat whatever you cook for
her
out of the way.I don't like being
out of her way and then walked to the sink to
my shoulders and stood a few feet away from her.My
figured that that might be the case as
turned out that she had opened the tap a little too much, so water splashed all over
I went to my
meantime,
as I handed
looked at her white dress and went to the bathroom
to the
I could not take my eyes
so the neckline was
felt my throat
feel as though
was in a mess because of
making my breakfast
was ready, my mind was still
look at her again until my assistant delivered a new set of clothes for
Scarlett's POV:
the instant I stepped
so I had to rush to the
soon as I
worry and apprehension were written all
Group is here.He's waiting for you in
a sense of urgency in his
admit,
What was he doing here? To me, the Livelys were not exactly good
father and mine used
when my father was in
no idea what
I liked it or not, I had no choice but to meet
are, Scarlett! I haven't seen you for a long
into the reception room, a middle-aged man, who had been
Lively.Long
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