Angela stared at him for less than half a minute, then looked away, "... I'll go upstairs."
"Okay." James paused, raised his wrist and glanced at his watch. He added, "It's seven o'clock, eight... You can go back on your word before 7:30, and I will find a way to solve this matter."
Angela stopped, but didn't look back, "No need."
She would take care of the trouble caused by herself, for she couldn't rely on him all her life.
As for the child, she would do her best to compensate and protect him.
Angela returned to the room and took a shower. After hesitating, she dried her hair, took off her shoes, and lay in the quilt. She was afraid of the cold, but there was already heating in the villa. She put her hands outside, and the scars on her arms were set against the pure white quilt, which were especially obvious and like strips of twisted centipedes.
Click click.
The sound of the cartoon alarm clock on the bedside was extremely clear, and Angela's heart pounded with it.
Seven twenty.
There were still ten minutes left.
Angela licked her dry lips and sat up. She turned off the lights in the room, except for the lamp on the bedside table. She stared at the lamp for a while, then lay back on the bed. After a minute or two, she stood up again and turned on the lights in the room.
If the lights were too bright, would they be particularly embarrassed?
Angela frowned and turned off the lights again. But before she went back to bed, she turned back and turned on the lights in the room.
She didn't know if James would come up in a suit, and she had never untied a man's belt.
And she forgot whether he was wearing a tie today. If it was too dark to loosen his tie and belt, it might be embarrassing.
Also, she didn't know if James was a virgin. If they couldn't find the right position, like some couples on the Internet, maybe they would be busy with nothing tonight and embarrassed.
*
After James dumped the leftovers into the trash can, he wanted to put the dirty dishes and chopsticks in the dishwasher. But when he recovered, he realized that he had thrown all the plates and bowls into the trash can.
He looked at the trash can that was full in an instant, rubbed his eyebrows lightly, and then went upstairs to take a shower. When he came out, he realized that his speed was five minutes faster than usual.
James picked up the hair dryer, turned it on, and turned it off after a while.
The hair was still wet, and water drops flowed down the hair and spread all the way down the body. He thoughtfully watched the drops of water sink into the towel and disappeared.
Then he reached out and pulled the bath towel down a bit.
James looked in the mirror, turned around and frowned. Then he took off the bath towel and chose one of several suits.
After he changed his clothes, he picked up the men's perfume, hesitated and put it down again. He tidied up in the mirror, took off his suit jacket, untied his tie, and then loosened his cufflinks. He rolled up his cuffs, revealing his beautiful forearms.
After this, James glanced at the time, and it was seven and nineteen.
He put on his watch and picked up the phone. When he reached the door, he folded back again. He unlocked his watch and put it on the table with his phone before leaving.
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