Chapter 20 A Different Protection

Forty minutes later, the taxi came to a halt at the gate of the Royal Villa.

The on-duty security guard instructed Evelyn to board a small shuttle that served the villa.

Coming at the door, Evelyn took out the key Huston had given her earlier.

The lights in the living room were already on, and Huston was seated on the sofa, engrossed in reading the day’s financial news.

Upon hearing the door open, he turned around, “Not bad. Right on time.”

Feeling a sense of relief, Evelyn exhaled softly, lowered her head, and began to take off her shoes.

As she leaned forward to put her shoes away, a body suddenly blocked her from behind. A warm hand encircled her waist, pulling her back against the man’s firm thigh.

Startled, Evelyn hastily straightened up. She attempted to turn around, but Huston pressed her against the shoe cabinet, causing her to grip its edge with both hands.

Tilting her head slightly, Evelyn muttered, “Huston…”

beneath her skirt,

about Huston today.

plaintiffs had committed suicide at home. The situation resonated with his own childhood experiences, and it

moment. The best course of action

wanted to follow his body’s instinct, shutting out any thoughts.

reminded Evelyn of Jerry, especially when she couldn’t see Huston’s

consumed her.

with difficulty, “I don’t want

her feelings into consideration. If he wanted to have sex,

proceed any further as the

to tremble.

shoulders and turned her

light, the woman’s face appeared deathly pale, tears

tears and focused on something that made

red scab on the corner of her pale

it wasn’t there when she had left the house

collar. His anger

formulate an explanation, his

and exerted enough pressure to cause pain. Blood trickled from the scab, staining the corner of

man before her appeared gloomy and terrifying, as if a tempestuous storm

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