Selina had wanted to say something, but after all the troubles she had caused, she decided to let it pass.
In the room, Matthew was seen placing a bedding set on the floor.
It was obvious to Selina that Matthew planned to sleep on the floor.
She said immediately, "You take the bed, I'll sleep on the floor."
Worried that Matthew would misunderstand her intention, she added, "You're here to help me out, so it's not right for you to sleep on the floor."
"You don't have to," Matthew rejected lightly. He continued, "There's no way I'll let you sleep on the floor."
After saying that, Matthew laid down.
It made Selina feel bad seeing him on the floor.
He was after all someone who hailed from a noble family. She did not know how to react or even say to the sight of him sleeping on the floor.
After a long time, Selina said softly, "Matthew, I'm sorry." "You don't need to," Matthew said. He continued after a short pause, "There are too many things you need to apologize for. If you start apologizing you won't be able to finish them all by tonight."
Selina was speechless.
She bit her lip and said, "Well, let's just get some sleep."
She thought that she wouldn't be able to sleep well because Matthew was there.
Yet the fact was the total opposite.
She dozed off right after she got in bed.
Maybe deep inside she felt a sense of security...
Into the late night, Selina felt the urge to use the toilet.
Half-awake and forgetting that Matthew was on the floor, she stepped on him as she got out of bed.
Matthew let out a muffled groan as Selina fell on him.
'Bang!'
Selina fell directly on top of Matthew's body.
Her lips touched his.
Both of them stared at each other for half a minute. In the end, it was Selina who reacted first.
"So... sorry..."
She tried getting up in panic. But as she stood up, she slipped again.
To prevent falling on him again, she held her body up with her hands.
But in the chaos, her hands landed where they shouldn't have.
Within seconds, Selina felt a strange surge of hardness pressing against her palm.
With a swoosh, she moved her hands.
She was blushing.
She thought, 'What the heck have I done!'
She stood up straight and said, "I'm going to the toilet." She then rushed off to the toilet.
Selina took deep breaths when she got into the bathroom.
She looked at her palm and could still feel the heat.
She patted her face and forced herself to calm down.
She no longer had the urge to use the toilet. She had intended to calm down by washing her face, only to find that the water supply had cut off!
Selina was speechless.
Why would there be water disruption out of a sudden? This had never happened in her house before.
Such a coincidence!
Left with nothing to do, Selina could only get out of the toilet. As she stepped out, she let out a cry of shock.
Matthew was standing right at the entrance of the toilet.
Selina patted her chest and said, "What are you standing here for?"
Matthew did not reply.
"Do you need to use the toilet? There's a water disruption," Selina said.
Matthew held his breath for a second.
"Is there any tissue paper?" he muttered with a hoarse voice. It seemed like Matthew was trying hard to suppress something within.
Selina was confused. Subconsciously, she looked at Matthew's body and was then shocked.
It was obvious that he...
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