Before Natalia finished her words, she suddenly felt warm on her back. Then her waist was wrapped by a pair of hands.
She was startled, letting out a scream. When she turned around, she saw the man's smiling handsome face.
"Archie?" Natalia breathed a sigh of both relief and shock, "Why didn't you tell me when you came in? You freaked me out!"
As she spoke, she patted herself on the chest.
She was wearing a loose v-neck t-shirt. When she bent down her head, Archie could see her delicate collarbones.
Archie's eyes were darkened. He didn't speak. Lowering his head, he pecked on her lips first and then started to kiss her eyebrows and eyes.
Natalia was confused by his sudden enthusiasm. She was quite slim, trapped between his chest and the glass worktop. She couldn't dodge at all but only be forced to hold her head up and feel his kiss.
Archie kissed her for a long while before letting her go. With his forehead pressing hers, he chuckled.
Natalia gasped for several breaths and finally came back her to senses, still a bit confused.
"Why? What happened?"
Archie seemed quite abnormal today.
He was always enthusiastic to her, but he still paid attention to the occasion. He wouldn't do anything intimate to her in a place like the kitchen at all.
Natalia wondered what was wrong with him today.
Archie smiled. Reaching out, he tossed the hair behind her ear. He whispered to ask, "Have you met my aunt?"
Natalia was taken aback.
Gazing at him with her watery eyes, she asked, "How did you know?"
"She came to find me in my company earlier."
"To complain about me?"
Archie was quite honest. He didn't hide it, nodding.
Natalia felt quite amused. She slightly took a step back, leaning against the worktop. However, she was still in the man's arms.
Holding her arms, she said with a faint smile, "I've offended your aunt who has brought you up. Mr. McCarthy, how will you punish me?"
Archie raised his eyebrows.
"Well, I must punish you."
Suddenly, he bent down his head, his face approaching her.
When their lips almost touched, Natalia immediately moved back.
Feeling guilty, she took a glance at the door of the kitchen. After ensuring that no one was peeping, she said in an embarrassed and angry tone, "What are you doing? Stop it!"
Archie giggled.
He was quite tall with his long legs. His arms were stretching to each side of her body. His shadow almost covered her completely. Even the air seemed to be fulfilled with happiness and sweetness.
Natalia blushed for some reason. She didn't know what this man was doing. Seeing that he was motionless, she reached out to push his chest.
"If you don't have anything to do, just go out. I haven't finished cooking the soup yet."
Archie grabbed her hand.
"My aunt is quite short-tempered. She always believes others easily. But she's not a bad person. I do apologize on her behalf to you. It won't happen again in the future."
Natalia was slightly taken aback.
Looking up at the man in front of her, she saw the soft light fall from above his head, covering his cool and handsome face with a hazy halo.
She had never expected that he would say those words to her.
Actually, she didn't feel aggrieved, but she felt quite uncomfortable. However, in her opinion, the relationship between Archie and her was different from that between her and his aunt.
Hence, even if he didn't explain, she wouldn't care at all.
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