Duke took off all his clothes and went naked to the bathroom. He had a very sculpted figure. Well it was better to say that all those men accompanying Edward had the most attractive looks and sexiest bods. It was the reason why there were always a league of women around them, praising and trying to get their attention.
He took a quick shower then with just a towel around his waist, walked out of the bathroom. The tiny drops from his hair rolled slowly down his skin, forming a delicate stream of water that ended on the towel around his waist.
He took a deep look at Belinda upon walking past the queen-sized bed. A smile crept up his face without his noticing. He took a bottle of wine from the small cupboard near the balcony and sat down beside the small table there. He expertly grabbed a wine glass from the table and slowly poured himself a large glass of the liquor. Taking a deep breath of the wine aroma, he lifted the glass to his lips and sipped his wine enjoyably.
The evening wind in autumn was very soft even if the air was a little too dry. It was still very pleasant to drink alone in such a beautiful night. After going through so much the past two days, Duke began to ponder deeply on all the things that had happened to him.
It wasn't like he didn't know what Rachel's real purpose was. It was just that he had believed that it would be inappropriate or even incorrect for someone who still had a sense of shame to ask for something that had no longer belonged to her for so long. So he just hadn't paid too much attention to Rachel's reappearance. But now that he had heard of Rachel's words this morning, he finally began to realize that what Belinda had been worried about was not something insignificant.
To be honest, he knew that he himself was not a romantic man. Sometimes he just didn't know how to make Belinda happy. But as long as she was the woman he had fallen in love with, he would devote his entire life protecting her and loving her without any hesitation. It was just that he was never the man who could speak out his feelings aloud so he would just wait for Belinda to feel and learn his unspoken deep love.
Belinda was never someone who could get drunk very easily. She could drink a lot of wine most of the times and still keep her consciousness. She felt much better after drinking the honey water Duke brought her. She was regaining her thoughts back gradually and the cool wind earlier must have helped accelerate the process too.
She slowly opened her eyes. Though she could still feel the hangover, it wasn't that terrible any more. She pressed her dizzy head lightly, trying to see where she was. A question came to her mind upon recognizing the queen-sized bed she was lying onto. How did she come back? She would never imagined that it was Duke who had picked her up and driven her back because she still remembered how coldly and firmly he had said to her that they should take a break and calm themselves down.
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