"Mmm... Norman Bennett~ I’m sleepy..." Elliana Lyle murmured, voice laced with heavy drowsiness.
The man imrsed himself in kissing her lips, softly saying, "You sleep, I’ll be gentle."
...
Elliana squinted at the man, placing her hands on his chest to create so distance, "I need to breathe even when I’m sleeping!"
"I know, you sleep, I’ll just hold you." Norman Bennett relented.
...
Returning to the hotel, Elliana was still nestled in the man’s arms, sound asleep, with no intention of waking up.
It wasn’t until she felt a warmth that she slowly opened her eyes, greeted by the man’s well-defined upper body and his damp hair.
It looked like he was bathing, and she seed to be in the bathtub herself.
Wait! Bathing?
"Ah!!!"
"Norman Bennett, get out!"
Norman looked at the person hiding her chin in the bathtub water, her big eyes and puffy face tinged with a rosy hue.
"Be good, I know, I keep my promises."
Norman’s words made Elliana’s face even redder, recalling the incident from half a month ago when Norman ca back half-drunk and almost went too far, making her cry.
After that, Norman promised that he wouldn’t touch her until they were married.
Norman’s slender hand reached out to her, tapping her nose with his fingertip, saying, "I’ve already washed you, do you want to get up now or soak for a while longer?"
"You... you get out! I’ll get up myself."
"So you want to get up?" Saying that, the man effortlessly lifted the person from the water and wrapped her in a thick bath towel.
This series of actions was so smooth that Elliana didn’t react at first, just stared at the man’s chiseled jaw in astonishnt.
It was still broad daylight, and Elliana originally planned to stay awake to get back to a normal schedule, but the man’s embrace was so cozy, so warm~ so sleepy.
...
a.m.
"Norman, are you asleep? I can’t fall asleep..." Elliana murmured softly, her tone a bit aggrieved as the man had confiscated her phone, leaving her to stare blankly in his embrace.
Clearly, the man had already fallen asleep.
Elliana tentatively reached out in the dark, lightly kissed the man’s thin lips, and seeing he truly didn’t react, she decided to slip away.
Just as she felt she could escape the man’s hold, a strong hand pulled her back against his chest.
"Where are you going?"
"...Nowhere, just turning over."
Even so, she couldn’t fall asleep until 9 a.m. when drowsiness finally hit her.
"Young Madam, you can’t sleep, how about a cup of coffee?" Lana suggested as she watched Elliana’s drooping eyelids from the sofa, following Norman’s instructions to help adjust Elliana’s schedule.
"Huh? Coffee sounds great." Elliana quickly straightened up and rubbed her eyes.
After having so bitter coffee, she reluctantly perked up and started scrolling on her phone.
Buzz buzz~
Zane Bennett: "Sis-in-law, could you lend 200,000?"
Seeing this ssage, Elliana didn’t hesitate, knowing Zane Bennett was a promising investnt, high risk, high reward.
Before she could transfer the money, Luna sent a ssage.
Luna (Master): "I’ve found a nice place, 2 million a year, minimum one-year lease."
Cat: "...Isn’t that a bit too expensive?"
Luna (Master): "High investnt, high returns."
The details go back to about a month ago on a sunny afternoon...
Fengxiang Business Hotel.
"I have a plan, you provide the money, I provide the effort, let’s partner up to open a detective agency." Luna said earnestly, clearly not joking.
Elliana was taken aback, thinking Luna had invited her today to solve a case.
"Huh? Start a company? But... won’t that cost a lot?" Elliana felt she had already spent quite a lot recently...
Luna raised her chin and said, "High investnt for high returns, my brother is the most famous head of a detective agency at XRB."
"...Really?" Elliana was visibly skeptical.
"You can look it up, my brother’s na is Owen Sutton."
"Owen Sutton, male, 28, famous detective and head of XRB, personal detective, royal advisor, known as a sister adorer, once bought a billion-dollar mansion for his sister Luna..." Elliana looked at Luna in amazent, saying, "You seem even wealthier than !"
"Your family is wealthy too, and your husband Norman Bennett practically oozes money. I, on the other hand, don’t want to rely on my family, so I intend to be independent." Luna said coolly.
These words resonated well with Elliana, earning Luna her admiration. "Ambitious!"
Luna continued, "Each year, Tiansky Agency handles a large number of detective cases and is the lawyer for ’Tokyo Top Ten companies,’ earning 1.5 billion annually just from these."
"Wow! That’s lucrative!" Clearly, Elliana was tempted.
"Moreover, I’ve already selected so top talent as a starting team." Luna finished, showing her phone.
Pablo Jose Juan, 31, internationally renowned detective, often called the Sherlock Hols by Sera Riverside, beca famous for solving the century-old 381 case, later expelled for affairs with royalty.
Andrew Hue, 32, top mainland lawyer, known for winless defenses, blacklisted by various judicial bodies, infamous and thick-skinned, called ’the outlaw.’
Tommy, 42, notorious paparazzi in the entertainnt industry, claiming he can sneak any person or thing, his scoops could circle the earth twice, albeit with a few bad apples.
...Elliana kept her tongue in check, wondering what kind of extraordinary figures these were!
For accuracy, Elliana specifically searched on her phone, confirming everything was true.
Elliana still felt it was risky, so she hesitated, "I have no experience. What if we incur losses?"
"Even if you lack experience, I do. I’ve been alongside my brother for years, I know the process." Sensing Elliana’s furrowed brows, Luna reassured her, "Trust , have I ever tricked you?"
These words sowhat troubled Elliana, who took a long pause to think, saying, "I’ll go back and consider it."
"Alright."
Returning to the hotel, Elliana hadn’t even settled in before seeing her headline—Tommy exposed her as the secret lover of business tycoon Norman Bennett, with most netizens suspecting she used him to climb up!
There was more—’The nation’s sweetheart made her mark young, and married into a wealthy family!’
Elliana: "..."
It was truly pervasive, she and Norman’s relationship hadn’t reached the level of public knowledge, but now the whole nation knew.
Although such headlines would collapse on their own, she was still a bit agitated. That Tommy!
"Hello! Is it Luna? I agree! How do we start?"
Luna said, "You don’t have to worry about any of that, just provide the funds. Once we set up the company, we’ll split fifty-fifty."
"Alright!"
As Elliana readily agreed, Luna raised an eyebrow, thinking that she couldn’t tackle the big one, so she’d handle the small one. She had never been threatened by anyone before; Norman Bennett was the first!
...
And that’s how she agreed to partner with Luna to start a company.
At that mont, looking at the numbers Luna ntioned made Elliana a bit anxious. Although putting out 2 million wasn’t too hard, she wondered how she’d explain it if Norman asked, especially since Luna had told her not to let Norman know.
Just at this conundrum, a sudden inspiration struck!
Cat: "Genius, could you give one of your bank cards?"
Zane Bennett: "Why?"
Cat: "I need it, every cent I spend now, your brother knows. You should understand my predicant, right?"
Zane Bennett: "Got it, I’ll send it over later, we’re in this together now."
All set!
So she replied to Luna, "Okay, but I’ll transfer the money in installnts, it’s too large, I’m afraid Norman might suspect sothing."
Luna (Master): "Sure, no rush."
Elliana switched off her phone, lying on the sofa and sighed: Everything is going according to plan! Nice.
"Young Madam! You can’t sleep!"
"..." Elliana was speechless, quickly sitting up, realizing Lana really kept a close watch on her! Like having Norman’s eyes on her all the ti.
Elliana thought for a while, then smiled and asked, "Lana, do you listen to Norman more or ?"
"This... Young Madam!" Lana found this question difficult, for the Young Master was technically her main employer. But since the Young Master listened to the Young Madam, she should, therefore, listen to the Young Madam first!
She was just asking casually but didn’t expect Lana to take it so seriously, biting her lip, frowning, looking extrely troubled.
Naturally, she knew Lana was originally from the Bennett Family, and certainly would listen to Norman.
Before she could comfort her, Lana unexpectedly said with determination, "I listen to the Young Madam. If you’re truly sleepy, you can take a two-hour nap first."
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