Eloise's face turned rosier.
"I don't have a crush on you!" She whispered, then started tidying up the dining table.
Harvey, on the other hand, loosened his tie and rolled up his sleeves.
"Don't bother cleaning up; I'll just eat this."
He was in a good mood tonight, so Eloise took the initiative to fry him some chicken wings and snacks and popped open a bottle of red wine.
Harvey didn't often indulge in such treats but found them tasty.
He took a sip of red wine and felt it was mellow aroma.
Eloise was very proactive in the interaction between men and women.
She hugged him from behind, dipped her head, and kissed him, lingering for a long time.
Harvey couldn't resist pulling her onto his lap. Half a glass of wine spilled on the floor, but they didn't care.
Eloise had never thought she would be so bold, getting all lovey-dovey with a guy in a restaurant. As Harvey's eyes turned red, questioning her, she hesitated.
Harvey reassured her in a soft voice, "It's just us at home. It's okay to be like this in the living room once in a while."
Eloise's face turned even redder, her heart pounding. She felt like she was falling.
Harvey softly called her name, "Eloise, huh?"
Eloise rested against his shoulder, her slender arm lightly wrapped around his waist.
Later, she felt she had let herself go too much, especially waking up in the morning with a bit of a sore body.
A white rose sat on the bedside table.
She knew it was picked by Harvey during his morning run. Eloise loved it.
She had only had two relationships. Her romance with Max was practically a boring drain, at most a peck on the lips. With Harvey, she experienced passionate fervor.
Eloise gently touched the white pillow, thinking, what woman could resist being with a lover like Harvey? She knew it was wrong, but she didn't want to change.
Eloise lay a bit longer, then got up to tidy up the house.
The restaurant outside was spotless, and only the sofa was littered with men's and women's clothes. Eloise guessed Harvey did it on purpose.
She tidied them up one by one.
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