Their Punching Bag Became The Storm novel Chapter 76

Chapter 76 Indirect Kiss

Chapter 76 Indirect Kiss

Whitney wrinkled her nose, looking totally grossed out as she pulled the cup even farther away from herself. “Doesn’t bitter stuff bother you at all?”

‘Seriously, what’s he trying to pull in front of me? Whitney thought. ‘He wants me to feed him, doesn’t he? What a sneaky

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“It’s bitter. Really bitter,” Ryan said, his eyes locked on Whitney’s face for a few seconds. “But if you are feeding me, even if it‘ s poison, I’d take it like it’s candy.”

Whitney was speechless. “You are so cringe.”

‘The cold, untouchable prince has totally turned into a clown,” ‘Is this a total moral breakdown, or human nature gone wild?” Whitney didn’t want to deal with his cheesy flirting anymore, so she scooped up another pill and shoved it straight into Ryan’s mouth.

‘I don’t believe taking medicine can’t keep his mouth shut?‘ Whitney thought..

She scooped up a bit too much this time. And Whitney shoved it in a little rough.

When she pushed the spoon into Ryan’s mouth, he let out a deep, husky grunt from his nose.

Whitney quickly eased up. “Did you choke on it?”

With the spoon still in his mouth, a few drops of pills slowly trickled down his thin lips.

The medicine shimmered against his delicate skin, giving him a subtle, captivating allure.

Especially those noble eyes, now veiled with a thin layer of moisture, gazing at her with a deep, almost aggrieved longing.

It really felt like a big, loyal dog begging for attention right in front of her.

And in that moment, her girlish heart melted.

‘He’s too divine and irresistible, Whitney thought.’I can’t let myself get carried away. If I keep letting him tease me, I might totally lose control.’

Whitney gentled her hand and kept spooning the rest of the medicine into his mouth.

What Whitney didn’t realize was that Ryan was fixated on the spoon, his deep eyes smoldering another pill.

He already had his lips that spoon, He’d already had his lips on it.

as

he opened his mouth for

Then Whitney’s lips had brushed against it, too. And now, it was sliding right back between his lips.

‘So does this count as an indirect kiss? Ryan wondered. The thought made his gaze grow deeper, more intense.

Even the bitter taste of the medicine now seemed to carry a faint sweetness.

‘I think I’ve fallen for her, Ryan thought. ‘No reason, no warning. I fell for her out of nowhere.‘

By the afternoon, Ryan was already up and about, bouncing around as if he’d never been sick at all.

But Whitney decided to slack off.

So the two of them skipped today’s livestream.

Instead, they hung out with the crew, listening in on all the juicy gossip from the livestream.

Darian had a million ways make life tough for everyone.

There were all kinds of crazy and bizarre tasks out there.

But today, with Whitney, the ultimate cheat code, out of the picture, things were about totally turned into a legit survival show. The difficulty level had shot up big time.

All the guests were fighting tooth and nail to complete the challenges

get

real. The survival livestream

Probably because of yesterday’s accident, Chase and Emily were being extra well–behaved today. So far, they hadn’t done anything too wild.

As for Emily, she’d ditched her usual spoiled princess act and was throwing herself into every challenge, actually doing pretty well.

It was a rare moment of peace.

But the more peaceful things seemed, the more the crew felt on edge.

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Everyone had this nagging feeling that Emily was secretly cooking up something huge.

But Whitney thought otherwise.’Emily’s probably out of big tricks now, Whitney figured. ‘She’s working so hard to fix her reputation after yesterday’s fiasco.

Of course, it was also pretty likely that Ryan’s threat had Emily feeling seriously on edge.

Emily was scared that once she left the wild island, the Pierce family might really target the Anderson family for payback, all because of her screw–up.

Even if she was the Anderson family’s favorite, she probably wouldn’t be able to avoid getting in trouble.

But Whitney had a feeling that Emily was definitely hiding something big.

Emily was itching to use this show to become one of the rising stars and lock in her persona.

Back in her previous life, Whitney had been so wrapped up with those loser guys that she thought Emily was only after fame and attention.

But now, it hit Whitney that whether it was then or now, Emily was always in a rush to put Whitney down, using her as a stepping stone to make herself look good.

And every time Whitney left her in the dust, Emily would go absolutely crazy, doing whatever it took to fix her reputation. But it wasn’t about getting famous.

Whitney got the sense that Emily was genuinely afraid of something.

It felt as if Emily couldn’t use Whitney to boost herself and get famous; something awful was lurking around the corner for

her.

Whitney narrowed her eyes, thinking. ‘Once the show’s over, I need to find someone to look into Emily.”

For the rest of the day, Whitney hung out with Ryan, dodging the livestream cameras as they strolled around the wild island, getting some fresh air and stretching their legs.

By the time Whitney and Ryan got back, the others had finished their tasks and were dragging themselves back, totally wiped out.

Nora practically dragged herself back to the meeting spot, her whole body limp and exhausted.

But the moment she spotted Whitney, it was like she’d been revived.

She bounced up, her tired, dead–inside

face instantly lighting up with a huge, bright smile.

“Hi, Whitney.” Nora bounced and threw herself into Whitney’s arms.

Even though Nora was drenched in sweat, she was soft and cuddly, with a faint sweet scent.

Whitney felt a bit awkward and tried to push her away, but then Nora started to whimper in her arms. “Whitney, without you,

we even survive without you?”

we’re getting destroyed. How can we put

Whitney blinked, totally at a loss for words.

“Darian totally tortured us.” Nora looked up at her from within Whitney’s arms, her cute little face smudged with dirt but still shining with that irresistible charm.

Her voice was all teary, but not a single drop actually fell. “Now I finally understand, clinging to you is seriously the best. never knew how good I had it until today.”

Nora was non–stop, talking a mile a minute about how tough today’s challenges were and how they managed to pull it off.

Poor Elian even hurt his back trying to finish the task.

She made it sound so dramatic, but the way she acted it out was honestly hilarious.

Whitney reached out and gave her cheek a playful pinch. “Sure, it was rough, but the o

With Whitney’s pinch, Nora’s big, round eyes grew even wider, a radiant glow bursting to life in

#

The livestream was still on.

Nora came running over, practically throwing herself at Whitney.

The cameraman who was following her instinctively focused the lens on Whitney’s face.

was worth it.”

gaze

On screen, Whitney, with no makeup and still drop–dead gorgeous, had her arms around the sweet, adorable Nora. Whitney’s delicate hand gently stroked Nora’s head.

Whitney lowered her head, while Nora looked up, their eyes met.

I’m literally dying from how cute this is. What a divine pairing.]

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[Boss lady and sweetie? This combo is so amazing.]

[Whitney is so fierce. Nora is so adorable. Who needs guys when girl–girl is true love?