Betrayed By Husband, Stolen By Brother In Law Chapter 118: Holy ....!

"You actually told him you wanted to sleep with him?"

Leala's eyes widened in shock before a mischievous grin spread across her face. Without hesitation, she raised her hand for a high-five. "That's the spirit, my girl! Bold and fearless—I love it! But really. You need to work on your timing! You shoudl have told this the mont you ca in, not in the middle of this boring movie!"

lanie sighed and reluctantly slapped her palm against Leala's, wondering what had prompted her to announce this.

"So... what happened next?" Leala asked, leaning forward eagerly as if waiting for lanie to tell her the entire story. "Did he pounce on you right then and there?"

lanie groaned. "Oh, he looked completely stunned—like I had just confessed to being an alien or sothing. And then... he almost killed ."

Leala gasped dramatically and her grin grew wider. "Ohhh! He almost killed you? Now, that's a boring taphor." She waved a hand dismissively. "But, wait—does that an Adam really is a killer in bed? I knew it! All that hot male energy around him." Leale wagged her eyebrows at lanie as she continued," You lucky girl! Your years of chastity have finally paid off! No wonder you haven't been coming around to see !"

lanie rolled her eyes at Laela's misunderstanding and clarified, "No, Leala. I ant he literally almost killed ! He slamd on the brakes so hard that if it weren't for my seatbelt, I would have been catapulted straight through the windshield."

Leala's excited expression froze as she processed the words. "Wait... hold up." She blinked, then squinted at lanie suspiciously. "Are you telling you guys were doing the deed in a moving car? Like were you..."

Before Laela's wild imagination could take her to the wrong place, lanie decided to explain the entire story of how Adam had warned her off, and then she'd surmized the reason for it and then ultimately to relieve him of his worries, she had made that announcent.

Laela fell back against the couch and rolled her eyes," lanie! I thought you were going to give a sexy story but this... of course he would be shocked when you announced that he wants to sleep with you."

lanie sighed and finally turned to her friend, "I didn't tell you this just because I wanted to share a sexy story, Leala."

Leala exhaled dramatically and leaned back against the couch, shaking her head.""Oh, I know, I know! You're overthinking this now after confessing this because of your whole thing—the whole 'oh no, I'm pure and untouched' complex." She made air quotes around the last part, smirking.

"l, you need to understand—just because you didn't lose your v-card at so drunken party at sixteen doesn't an you should carry it around like a glass slipper waiting for the perfect prince. And let's be real, bad boy Adam knows you want him. He knows you want him, and trust , that man is going to seduce you into oblivion. He has that kind of an aura around him."

lanie groaned and brought up her hands to cover her face. Laela totally had it wrong. She was not the one who was shy. Finally, she brought down her hands and said "See, that's exactly what I thought too! I figured he'd make a move. After all, he was always crowding my space and trying to get things going."

Leala sat up, eyes gleaming. "And did he?"

lanie exhaled sharply. "Oh, he did sothing, all right. But not what I expected." She leaned forward, lowering her voice as if revealing a deep, dark secret. "The next day after my little confession, Adam seed hell-bent on ssing with . And then... he started teasing . Torturing ."

Leala's brows shot up. "Define torture?"

lanie huffed. "Parading around shirtless. Stretching way too much in front of . Flashing that stupid, smug little smirk every ti he caught looking." She did not tell Laela about how she was obsessed with getting a glimpse the 'jewellery' on his body! That was way too embarassing to confess!

Leala let out a loud, knowing laugh. "Oh my God, l! He's baiting you! He wants you to crack and jump him first. So, before we go to the next part about whether you shoudl jump his bones or not... tell ... is he as hot without clothes as he is with them?"

lanie rolled her eyes at Laela, blushing a bit as she thought of his perfect body and said," Hotter."

Laela squealed for her but lanie quickly clamped a hand over Leala's mouth before she could let out another high-pitched squeal. "Will you stop that? I live with the man! If you jinx this and make think about it anymore than I already have, I'm going to lose my mind. Stop being a fan girl!"

Leala dramatically peeled lanie's hand away, still giggling. "Oh, co on! You're telling the guy has been showing off all that pri male glory and you haven't jumped him yet? I don't know whether to be proud of your restraint or disappointed in your lack of initiative."

lanie groaned, throwing herself back against the couch. "I haven't jumped him, and guess what? Now he's avoiding like I have the plague. Just what would he do if I did try to jump him!"

Leala's laughter died down at that and her brows drew together. "Wait, what? Avoiding you? That doesn't make sense. He was all about riling you up, and now he's just... not doing it? After you told him you wanted to have sex with him? What a jerk!"

lanie nodded at that! This was the sentint that she needed. "Exactly! Usually, he's always around, pushing my buttons, teasing until I'm red in the face. But these past few days? He's either gone when I wake up or locked away in his room when I get back." She threw her hands up. "It's like he's hiding from , and I don't get it!"

Leala humd in thought, tapping her fingers against her chin. "Interesting. So, either he's trying to resist the temptation because he's a gentleman—"

lanie snorted. "Adam? A gentleman? Please."

"Or," Leala continued, undeterred, "he's avoiding you because you rattled him. Maybe he's fighting so kind of internal battle about you now."

lanie frowned. "But why? I literally handed him permission on a silver platter. If he wanted , wouldn't he have done sothing about it by now?"

Leala's smirk returned then as she looked at her friend's confused face. "Oh, honey, you definitely rattled him. He wants you but he probably did not expect that you would announce your desire like that..."

Leala gave lanie a look as her lips curled into a wicked grin. "Alright, listen up. We need to start making plans to seduce him. If he's avoiding you now, we're going to make sure he has nowhere to run."

lanie arched a brow at that. "Plans? What kind of plans?"

Leala rolled her eyes as if the answer was obvious. "The fun kind! You already look perfect, so there's no need for so cliché makeover montage. But..." She tapped a finger against her lips in thought before snapping her fingers. "We could get you so new nightwear. Sothing sheer. Sothing that will make him regret every second he's spent avoiding you."

lanie groaned, shaking her head. "Leala—"

"Oh, oh! And maybe you could tease him over breakfast. Use his strategy against him. Hmm. You cannot roam around nakes of course," Leala continued, completely ignoring her protest. "But wear sothing sexy and innocent, sit across from him, lick a spoon a little too slow—"

But lanie wasn't listening to the plans anymore. Of course she could not seduce anyone, let alone soone like Adam who probably had millions of girls throwing themselves at him. Instead a far-off look crossed her face as she shook her head and she said the things that had been on her mind.

Leala stopped mid-ramble and frowned as if she had misheard and asked. "What?"

lanie exhaled, and repeated her words, "I don't think Adam is rattled. It's sothing else."

Leala's brow furrowed. "You think he's playing hard to get?"

lanie shook her head again. "No. Not that either."

Leala crossed her arms, watching her friend closely. "Then what is it?"

lanie was quiet for a long mont before she finally spoke, her voice softer than before. "I think... I think he wanted because I was out of reach. I was a challenge. After all, I have always rejected his advances. But the second I told him I wanted him too, the challenge wore off. Maybe he isn't interested anymore."

Leala blinked, then sat up straighter. "Wait. You think he doesn't want you anymore? Just like that?"

lanie shrugged, "Him being rattled is impossible. I don't know. But what other explanation is there?"

Leala scoffed, shaking her head vehently. "No way. That's ridiculous. Adam is not so guy who just loses interest because sothing is too easy. If anything, he'd be dragging you into bed the second he knew you wanted him. No, l, there's sothing else going on here."

lanie looked at her doubtfully. "Then what is it?"

Leala tilted her head, considering. "We need to figure that out. And lucky for you, I am very good at getting answers." She grinned, an unmistakable glint of mischief in her eyes. "Ti to do so digging. I'll help you get that Adam Collins in your bed."

But even as Laela thought so, lanie could not help but think that she was close to the truth.