"Did I please you?"
Hector Chaucer’s gaze remained calm and unflinching.
There was no urgency or passion, but it held a certain penetrating power.
Unbeknownst to him, Tiana Linden’s heartbeat beca erratic, "..."
Seeing her ears turn red with shyness, looking so adorably cute, Hector smiled:
"The Eldest Miss Linden isn’t that easily pleased, I presu."
He smiled again and said, "I asked the designer to add an embroidery to this qipao, it doesn’t interfere. It’s getting late, so sleep early, good night."
Saying this, Hector picked up the qipao in his hand and stood up to leave.
As he walked out of Tiana’s room, he intentionally shut the door tightly.
Standing at the doorway, he took a long, deep breath.
The half-skipped heartbeat was not just for Tiana inside the room, but also for Hector at the door.
Just a mont ago, he almost confessed to Tiana.
But he knew very well that if he said it too easily, he and Tiana might not even be able to remain friends.
He was so afraid of losing her.
He told himself, the timing wasn’t right; he needed to be more patient.
...
Inside the room, Tiana took a long ti to recover.
So, she asked Hector, and Hector answered, yet it was as if he hadn’t answered, no answer at all.
So was he pleasing her or not?
Ah, ah, ah... she couldn’t think about it anymore. If she continued, she feared she wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight.
She turned back to her dical books on Chinese dicine for a while longer.
Before falling asleep, the cedar and shower gel scent mingled with Hector still seed to linger in the air, long after he left.
...
On Tuesday, Tiana entrusted Daisy to Leo Sutton and Gabriel Chaucer along with Catherine Armstrong for care.
She, along with Hector, went to the neighboring Kaneport to attend the academic conference on pharmaceutical R&D.
After arriving at the hotel, Gordon Lowell carried their luggage inside.
Hector and Tiana got out of the car.
The car was handed over to the hotel valet.
Before coming, Tiana knew that Aiden Grant and Christopher Grant would also attend this pharmaceutical R&D academic conference.
Because this conference gathered many big nas and experts.
It was said that several big nas in dicine had been invited with high fees by Linden-Grant Pharmaceuticals.
Among them was a prominent figure in Chinese dicine—Simon Sterling.
Tiana wanted to be his disciple.
Being able to have Elder Sterling as a ntor, signing an apprenticeship contract, and getting it notarized.
Even if her university status was revoked, she could still pursue the path of dicine.
She and Hector unexpectedly ran into Aiden, Christopher, and Jane Sumrs in the hotel lobby.
Their gazes t.
Aiden’s gaze fell on Tiana.
Then he looked at her ring finger.
She still wore the sa couple’s diamond ring as Hector.
At this mont, Hector held Tiana’s hand.
The hotel’s lobby lights danced around them.
Their fingers interlocked tightly.
The diamond rings on their hands glimred in harmony, soft yet strong.
It seed to speak of their love and sweetness.
Aiden felt as though he was plunged into an icy abyss, clenching his fist.
Watching Tiana stand by Hector’s side like a dainty bird, allowing him to hold her tightly, those gentle details that once belonged to him and Tiana pierced his heart.
Clearly, in past tis, Tiana belonged only to him.
Only he qualified to hold Tiana’s hand tightly like this.
In an instant, the man standing by Tiana’s side beca Hector.
Aiden suddenly tightened his fist.
The veins on his hand stood out one by one.
Aiden’s series of emotional reactions were entirely noted by Christopher.
Christopher observed Aiden’s every emotion yet failed to notice his wife, Jane Sumrs, giving Hector a thorough look.
At this mont, even Jane Sumrs felt a sense of envy toward Tiana.
Because in the hotel lobby, high-status individuals ca and went, each uniquely distinguished.
However, even exceptional n like Christopher and Aiden couldn’t compare with the masculinity radiating from Hector.
Hector, this man, was undoubtedly one of the few whom the socialite circles would spare no effort to pursue.
Jane was no exception.
Especially after Hector returned to the Chaucer Family and took the position of Family Head, Jane found this man even more captivating.
The masculinity he exuded was unlike her husband Christopher’s gentle refinent, but full of dominance and wildness.
Such a ruggedly handso man, yet he showed an iron-blooded tenderness only before Tiana.
When Hector held Tiana’s hand, even his sharp, masculine features seed softened, carrying an enviable tenderness.
Jane looked at their interlocked fingers and the matching couple’s rings on their hands.
The envy in her heart sohow quietly turned into a shade of deep jealousy.
This jealousy even carried a hint of gunpowder.
Tiana had been to jail, had a child, and been with Aiden.
How could Hector fancy her?
Beside her, Christopher reminded Aiden, "Control your emotions, don’t let affairs of the heart delay important matters."
With that, Christopher stepped forward to greet Hector and Tiana, "Hector, Tiana!"
Both responded in unison.
Imdiately, Hector turned slightly, holding Tiana’s hand, "Let’s go back to the room."
Every movent of Hector’s was fully witnessed by Jane.
This man, even his side profile could kill.
He turned his head gently, gazing at Tiana.
His angular, almost sharp side face, and his high nose bridge, slightly protruding Adam’s apple, exuded an ascetic yet alluring tension.
It’s said that n with a prominent Adam’s apple are formidable in bed.
Jane was eager to try Hector’s prowess in that regard.
She had been married to Christopher for seven or eight years.
Christopher’s stamina was good, but it had long beco dull and unexciting, with no new tricks.
Thus, Jane found herself quite tempted by a man like Hector, so full of sexual tension.
Such a restless heart disguised beneath a seemingly dignified and noble exterior.
At this point, Tiana nodded in response to Hector, "Okay."
The two of them left hand in hand.
Aiden watched them leave the hotel lobby, heading towards the elevator.
From start to finish, Tiana’s gaze on him did not exceed two seconds.
The entire hotel lobby felt suddenly thin of air.
Aiden’s lungs felt about to explode with suffocation.
Christopher, seeing him still staring at the departing Hector and Tiana, waved a hand in front of him, "Stop looking, face reality."
Who made this foolish man not listen to him back then?
If he had been willing to listen and trust Tiana all along, he wouldn’t be here today.
Tiana and Hector entered the elevator.
Then Tiana frowned, "Hector, did you notice Jane Sumrs just now?"
Hector replied blandly, "No."
For other won, he never even glanced.
He naturally didn’t know that just now Jane’s gaze on him was full of flirtatious admiration.
Tiana couldn’t quite place the feeling but felt quite resentful, "Anyway, I always felt there was sothing not quite right with the way Jane looked at you."
She thought about how Jane and Christopher always had a good relationship.
She hoped she was just overthinking.
At the door of the hotel room, Hector handed Tiana the room card, "Your room is here, I’m next door."
As Tiana took the room card, Hector walked to the room next door.
As he was about to swipe the card and enter, Tiana asked with confusion, "Are we staying separately?"
Hector turned to look at her, and she added, "I an, Aiden is also in this hotel. If we’re staying apart, wouldn’t it give us away?"
If Aiden found out they were rely pretending to date, he might cling onto her like a sticky plaster again.
No matter what Aiden said or did, she no longer needed it.
Those past mories were sothing she wanted to shake off.
Aiden, as a person, was also soone she wanted to shake off.
Hector looked at her, calmly saying, "Are you planning to invite to share a room with you?"
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