In utter fury, Charles strode towards the bathroom and kicked the door, not minding if he would destroy it.
Simultaneously, Nancy, who was washing her body under the showerhead, suddenly jolted in shock and shouted at the top of her lungs. She could feel her heart beating frantically.
In a panic, she crossed her arms against her chest, but failed to cover the lower part of her body.
"Who are you?! What are you doing?!" Nancy yelled, thinking that it was a complete stranger who barged inside.
She had known Edward for so many years, and the man would never break in uninvited, especially since she was totally naked under the shower.
So in horror, she grabbed the towel hanging on the rack in an attempt to cover her body.
However, before she could reach it, a hand suddenly grabbed her arm, causing her to fall against a chest as hard as a brick. "Nancy, it's me!"
"What?! You! Why are you here?" she questioned upon recognizing the baritone voice of the man.
Charles, who barged inside like some predator about to attack its prey, thought she and Edward were taking a shower together.
But as soon as he broke in, he found no trace of Edward in the bathroom.
Even when he turned around and surveyed the entire space, no one was around except for Nancy, whose body was dripping with water. Apparently, the ever-suspicious Charles was jealous of nothing! He misunderstood the entire situation again.
"The kids told me that you were taking a shower, and they wanted me to rub your back!" Scouring for an excuse, Charles did not think twice before answering, and gently placed his hand on her bareback.
Charles wanted to rub her back? In Edward's house? What was he thinking?
"No, No. I don't need you to rub my back. Get out now! Edward will see us!" As she spoke, Nancy brushed off his arms, obviously trying to get rid of him.
"Really?" Embarrassed by her refusal, Charles almost hurried to flee outside. But even though he gently pushed her away, his eyes remained fixated on the woman's curvaceous figure.
"Yeah. No, thanks! Come on, Charles! Get out of here!" Nancy commanded in a soft but firm voice. She then looked at the floor, trying to conceal the shyness that was slowly rising within her.
"Okay." After saying that, Charles lowered his head and planted a soft kiss on her lips before turning around towards the door.
However, before he could fully push it open, Edward's anxious voice sounded from the corridor, "Nancy, what happened? I heard a loud noise just now!"
Surprised, Charles immediately closed the half-opened door again while Nancy gnashed her teeth and tightly held on the towel.
"Nancy, what's going on?" Edward asked again and pounded the bathroom door three times.
As Nancy opened her mouth and prepared to say something, Charles gently covered her lips. He then gestured to keep silent while a mischievous smug found its way on his lips.
"Edward, I'm taking a bath with Nancy. Don't come in!" he suddenly said, much to the former's resistance.
And while Nancy widened her eyes in utter surprise, Edward suddenly froze on his feet outside.
He was about to knock again when Charles' voice resounded from inside. Obviously, he didn’t know that he was in there with Nancy.
When he heard a sudden, blaring noise, he thought that Nancy knocked off something and slipped. So he hurried and check on her.
But then, his eyes fell on the bathroom door and caught sight of the slight crack.
Immediately, he knew it must be Charles!
At this moment, Bobby and Nadia ran out of the room. "Dad, what happened?" both of them asked in unison, eyeing Edward with a mixture of worry and anxiousness.
"Nothing, kids. Your mommy is just taking a bath. Come on, let’s go! I'll find you a picture of mandarin ducks swimming in the water." Edward guided the kids away from the bathroom.
"Okay, dad!" Nadia, who almost jumped in elation, exclaimed in excitement. Edward knew that the kids were fond of small animals, so he used it as a bait to lure them away and dismiss their worry.
And while it worked on Nadia, Bobby—who was wiser than his age—remained looking at that the bathroom with a slight frown on his lips.
"Come on, Bobby. Let's go and see the mandarin ducks. " Upon seeing the little boy hesitating to leave, Edward suddenly walked back and grabbed his hand.
"Okay." Finally, Bobby withdrew his sight and answered in a low voice. He walked with heavy shoulders downstairs, where they saw pictures of ducks as
Edward promised.
After a while, Charles and Nancy came out of the bathroom while the children and Edward were still busy playing in the study.
Even though the former thought he was triumphant in fooling Edward, Charles began to think otherwise a soon as he saw how Nancy glared at him with utmost hatred.
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