“You’re really willing to do anything?” he asks, just to be sure.
“Isn’t that what I said? I’ll promise you anything. I’ll do anything you want. I agree to it all,” she says with determination.
“So you’ve made your decision. Then I’ll tell you what I want. I want you to please me.”
How dare she reveal her eagerness to sacrifice everything for another man before him? He can’t stand it. He wants to punish her for it. He wants to ensure she’ll never dare act like this again. But he hadn’t expected to see her hesitate.
But that’s even better. It means she doesn’t actually love Aaron unconditionally. It means she’d just gotten swept up in it all. That’s it. Thinking of this, he feels quite gratified. He won’t allow her to ever think of another man, she can only think of him. How he’s become this demanding, he doesn’t know.
“I know you are injured, so rest. I won’t force you to answer me at this moment, but I’m warning you: if you leave this room, you will never find out about Aaron.” He knows that she won’t—he holds all the cards. He’s not worried, he just knows she won’t give up on Aaron just yet, it will take a bit of time.
But just as he’s turning to leave, Aileen speaks. “I promise you, I can fulfill your demand right now.”
He freezes. Is she mad? She’s been ill, hasn’t fully recovered yet, how can she fulfill his demand now? She’s lost her mind. Despite the sudden heat in his veins, he wants to smack some sense into her.
“Have you lost it? How could you try to please me now?” He can’t stand the way she’s become. He wants her to fight back, not to lower herself like this. He doesn’t know it’s because of her prejudice against him or because of something else, but he knows he doesn’t like this.
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