It was the first time since sobriety that Melissa had seen Keith like this.
Thinking that she was indeed at fault this time, she softened her tone, "Forget it. I won't bother with you. I sneaked out tonight and didn't tell you in advance. Causing you to worry is my fault. I apologize to you."
Hearing that her admitted her mistake, Keith forced himself to smile, "Melissa, you are a good girl. Next time, don't go out like that without telling me. Bring two bodyguards for protection, and send me a message, okay?"
Melissa didn't say anything.
If she had two bodyguards, they would always follow her. She did not like this feeling and will feel uncomfortable all over.
But, seeing Keith's once again forlorn look, she agreed, "I'll be sure to send you a message and tell you where I've been, but bodyguards... can it depend on me? Hanging out with Lyra like today, I would feel uncomfortable if I brought two people around to keep an eye on it."
She approved one condition and rejected the other.
They both had to compromise.
For Keith, he was satisfied to agree to send him a message, "Okay."
After the talk, Melissa stood next to him. She was a little uncomfortable with him staring at her like that all the time.
Remembering that there was still something she hadn't done tonight, she asked cautiously, "So are you still checking tonight?"
Keith looked at her, saw the unnaturalness and flinch in her eyes, and asked, "Do you want it?"
Melissa hesitated and chose to tell the truth, "I was out of shape all day today. I didn't have much emotion to study. I didn't do it well so I would definitely not pass."
Keith remembered Lyra's comment tonight about her poor foundation, and asked him to be patient.
So, he was reasonable and pulled Melissa to stand in front of him.
"No test tonight. As a vacation for you."
Hearing this answer, Melissa was so relieved and relaxed that she smiled, "Thank you Mr. Keith. I will try to study it well tomorrow."
Keith thought about it, "Starting tomorrow, when I come back from work in the evening, I won't test you immediately but tutor you for half an hour and then test. How about it?"
Melissa looked at him with a little concern.
"Mr. Keith, you are very busy during the day. You have to tutor me on the exam questions when you come back at night. Will it be too hard?"
Keith clasped her hands tightly, "Melissa, if you feel sorry for me for working too hard, don't resist sleeping in the same bed with me at night. Let me hold you and sleep well every night, can you?"
This ...
For Melissa, it had only been most of a month since she got sober, which was equivalent to the fact that she and Keith had only known each other for most of a month.
They were sort of a not-so-familiar friends.
Within a short period of more than ten days, even if she lived with him together, surprisingly, if she would be held by him every night to sleep, it was very strange and creepy.
Although Keith was really handsome and rich, she can not be the least bit moved.
But she couldn't bear that.
Keith saw that she didn't say anything, and he knew she was refusing. He smiled bitterly to appease her, "I was too presumptuous. It is too fast. Melissa, if you don't want it, just forget it. Forget what I said."
Melissa went along with it, "Thank you Mr. Keith. I really appreciate it. When I can be financially independent in the future, I will definitely repay to compensate you for being so good to me."
Keith froze slightly.
Was it to compensate him with money?
He was a man who had been in the entertainment industry for years. He was the richest man in the Lloyd family. How can he be short of money?
"In the future, even if you want to compensate me with money, I prefer to ... " He preferred to have sex with her.
He didn't finish his words and was afraid of scaring her.
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