Man, what's wrong with you? novel Chapter 24

Jeremy suddenly stopped, his hands still on her hot skin. Sherry squirmed and pushed him away so she could get down from the kitchen counter, feeling breathless and shy. Her clothes were disheveled. She hurriedly straightened them.

Jeremy touched his forehead, feeling dizzy. His head was throbbing.

"Let's do it later," he said. He sounded like he was gasping for breath.

Sherry quickly buttoned her clothes, rolling her eyes. She had no plans of being intimate with him later. Jeremy's recent behavior was very confusing and irritating.

She turned her back on him and began washing the bowls on the counter, just to have an excuse to ignore him. She was in no mood for his weird ideas and inexplicable actions.

After a moment of thought, she said, "I'll sleep here tonight."

"Sure, I'll stay too and sleep here with you," he said agreeably.

Sherry frowned. Wiping her hands on a dishtowel, she said coldly, "Mr. Ou, I'm afraid that my small apartment is too humble to accommodate you. I'd prefer it if you would leave."

She thought that if Jeremy stayed overnight, it was inevitable that they would end up arguing again.

These days, it seemed like she quarreled with him all the time. They had endless ways of irritating each other.

Jeremy was quite hot-tempered, and she did not like to see him angry.

Jeremy studied Sherry. He was sure that just now, she had enjoyed being close to him. But in an instant she had changed into this aloof and arrogant woman. He sighed to himself. Women were so changeable.

"Why can't I stay? Is it because your boy toy is staying here?" he retorted, his tone full of contempt.

Sherry's eyes widened, and she let out a soft gasp. Until now she had completely forgotten that Jeffery was in the apartment. She pulled off her apron and rushed to the living room.

It was empty. Jeffery was no longer seated on the sofa, and the glass of water on the table had not been touched. It was so quiet she could hear the clock ticking on the wall.

Sherry flushed, feeling a surge of annoyance as she realized that Jeremy had distracted her on purpose so that Jeffery would leave. He had purposely teased her and carried her to the counter so that Jeffery could see everything from the living room! She turned even redder as she remembered how loud she had been. Jeffery had heard everything too!

She couldn't imagine how she would face Jeffery in the future. It was all very embarrassing.

She scowled, and anger appeared in her eyes as she thought that Jeremy had manipulated her again.

Jeremy had followed her to the living room. He leaned against the door with his hands in his pockets, looking pleased with himself. Sherry tried not to look at his strong arms revealed in his shirt with its rolled-up sleeves. Jeremy said casually, "So the boy is gone? Good, he has some sense in him."

"Will you stop? You humiliated him! Surely he'd leave," Sherry said coldly.

He smiled broadly, enjoying her irritation. But then his glance fell on the TV stand, where a bouquet of flowers had been placed.