After a while, Matthew came back.
His taste really was good. He had chosen a long, black skirt. Paired with Selina's white shirt, it matched seamlessly.
"Put it on, I'll wait for you outside," Matthew said.
She nodded.
She put on the skirt under the cover of the blanket, then knocked on the window, signaling for Matthew to get in.
When the car passed by a hotel, Selina abruptly told Matthew to stop.
He pulled over to the side.
Selina bit her lip and said, "I want to clean myself."
She had wanted to go home and do it, but she did not want to stain her own house.
Zobby had not actually assaulted her, but when she thought of how their skin had come into contact, even thinking about it made her feel disgusted.
"Okay," Matthew immediately agreed.
He booked a room, then sent Selina in.
"You go wash up first, and I'll buy you a set of clothes," Matthew said.
Selina nodded.
Matthew was indeed a smart man. He already knew what to do without her having to say anything.
Since she was going to shower, she would definitely have to change all her clothes.
As he watched Selina walking into the bathroom, Matthew's eyes suddenly flashed with a trace of pain.
He had not forgotten that he had once tried to force himself onto Selina as well.
Back then, had Selina also wanted to clean her body and scrub herself inside and out?
Matthew's heart was filled with endless regret.
In the shower, Selina cleaned her body desperately.
It was not until the pale, tender skin on her body turned red from her scrubbing that she finally breathed out a sigh of relief.
Only like this did she feel that she was clean.
She turned off the shower and was about to wipe her body with a towel.
Suddenly, there was a light knock on the door.
Selina's mouth dried up instantly.
She knew that Matthew had to be the one knocking.
"What's the matter?" Her voice was light, like the buzzing of a mosquito.
"The clothes are on the bed. I'll put it down and leave. You can wear it when you come out later."
It really was Matthew's voice.
"Okay," replied Selina.
After drying her body, she wrapped herself in a bath towel and went out.
Matthew had disappeared.
A set of black and white clothes was neatly placed on the bed, and...
Selina's face turned red immediately.
There was a pair of underwear as well.
It was very cute, with a cartoonish design, but no matter how cute it was, it could not change the fact that it was the piece of clothing that stuck most closely to her body.
Thinking about the fact that Matthew had bought something like that for her, how could she not blush?
She took a deep breath and changed into the new clothes that Matthew bought.
Then, she picked up the hairdryer.
Her hair was still wet, and she had to blow it dry.
An odd picture surfaced in her mind as she blow dried her hair, that being Matthew going to buy underwear for her.
Selina could not envision Matthew's expression in her mind.
She raised the corner of her mouth slightly. There were all kinds of tints in her gaze, sly and cunning ones.
What would Matthew's expression have been?
Serious, or embarrassing?
Or something else?
The smile on her face grew deeper and deeper.
At that moment, the doorbell rang.
The smile on her face had reached its peak.
She knew that it was Matthew.
Her voice was clear and crisp. "I've already washed up. Come in."
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