“Mm, I know.” Then, he praised, “Scarlett, you are beautiful.”
I believed no woman could resist a man giving her such compliments, especially after spending a lovely night together.
I took a deep breath to compose myself. In my coarse voice, I complained, “Ashton, you’re a b*stard! I said I don’t want it anymore, but you still…”
I thought it was the end, yet it was only the beginning. My soul rose and fell as the intense pressure pushed me beyond all previously known limits. Throughout our lovemaking, I was at the man’s mercy, like a cloud having lost all its direction.
When the wave of ecstasy subsided, I was lying on top of him with my eyes closed, panting.
The man’s seductive voice was heard, “Want to take a bath together?”
Feeling exhausted, I shook my head, unwilling to move my body. The man chuckled.
Disregarding my reluctance, he carried me in bridal style all the way to the washroom.
Coincidentally, the bathtub in the hotel room was huge enough to fit a lovely pair.
“I don’t want to take a bath,” I said in my hoarse voice.
The man smiled faintly. “I’ll keep you company.”
“Ashton Fuller, get out!”
Instead of leaving, Ashton lit up his cigarette and started smoking.
I frowned at the smell of the cigarette. “Are you still smoking?”
I remembered that he had quitted smoking a while ago. Why is he smoking again?
Seeing my furrowed brows, he stubbed out his cigarette before explaining, “Well, I don’t usually smoke.”
I leaned myself against the bathtub and relaxed. After I regained some energy, my phone in the room rang.
That was when I remembered I still needed to hurry to work. Yet, I couldn’t bring myself to clean myself up when the man was around. “Ashton, could you please leave?”
Hearing my request, he raised his brow. “We’re married!”
“I know we’re married, but even a husband and wife need some privacy.”
“But I’ve seen your naked body a hundred times over!”
Ugh! It’s hard to communicate with him! I stood up and wrapped my body with a towel. “Then I’ll leave the washroom to you. I’ll use it later.”
Seeing my resoluteness, the man eventually gave in. “Fine, I’ll leave.”
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