I didn’t know how to respond, I just felt my head getting hot and my body feeling all warm and fuzzy.
My voice was shaking a bit, "How should I... take responsibility..."
"Well, when you’re with , try not to be so stubborn. Don’t make feel like a criminal every ti we get intimate," Damon said, his voice filled with frustration.
I disagreed a bit, "It wasn’t like this the first few tis, was it?"
In order to get his help. I had tried my best to cooperate and not resist him. Didn’t he notice that?
Damon disagreed even more, his eyebrows furrowed, "Do you think you were the one who initiated it? Why don’t you try taking the lead today?"
"I might not be very good at this..." I muttered. I was not exactly young, I should have so experience, but when it ca to this, I felt like a novice.
"Would it hurt to try?" Damon seed hopeful, "Be a good girl."
My face beca even redder, but under Damon’s passionate gaze, I couldn’t say no. In the end, I could only nod.
Damon’s frown finally smoothed out. He wrapped his arm around my waist and easily lifted onto his lap. I lowered my head to look at his face, took a deep breath, and initiated the kiss.
As a result, Damon’s demands beca even more intense. Our living room was a ss, and we only retired to the bedroom afterward.
I wanted to sleep, but I fought off the sleepiness to ask Damon about work.
"Crystal Group is controlled by Ethan. He got in touch with you, probably at Nancy’s behest. They won’t be satisfied until they drag you down." Damon said, his voice lazy and husky from satisfaction.
"Should I agree to cooperate with them?" I asked, resting on his arm with my eyes closed.
Damon paused for a mont, then answered, "Yeah, you could. Only by cooperating can you find their weakness and strike back."
I was hesitant at first, but now that Damon had said so, I felt more at ease, I decided to follow his plan.
I fell asleep unwittingly. Because I was still worried about my mom, I woke up after only a few hours.
Damon was still asleep. I carefully got out of bed, changed my clothes, and quickly returned to the house next door.
My mom was awake. Seeing , she asked with so confusion, "Eliana, are you not going to the office today?"
"I’ll have breakfast first before going." I replied.
"Good, you must eat breakfast. It’s not good for your health otherwise", my mom said, sowhat relieved. Compared to before, I had indeed beco more independent.
I nodded and hurried downstairs to make breakfast. At the sa ti, I called Hannah. I planned to have her take care of my mom for a while. I didn’t trust anyone else.
Hannah agreed. I let out a sigh of relief, then said, "Okay, I’ll have Jas pick you up. Don’t ntion my dad or Damon in front of my mom, and don’t let her look at her phone. She can watch TV."
"All right, Ms. Brooks," Hannah replied succinctly.
Once I had arranged breakfast for my mom, I drove to the office. As I passed the house next door, Damon was coming out. We exchanged a silent glance, but did not speak.
At the office, representatives from Crystal Group paid a visit. Ethan seed very eager to work with .
Following Damon’s advice, I didn’t outright refuse. I just discussed things with them for now. If I agreed imdiately. Ethan would surely be suspicious.
"Ms. Brooks, these are your flowers." Near the end of the work day, my assistant ca in holding a large bouquet of fiery red roses.
"My flowers?" I was a bit taken aback as I looked at the massive bouquet.
"Yes, soone sent them. They’re for you", my assistant said with a grin. "Probably from an admirer. Today is Valentine’s Day, hence the roses,"
"Today is Valentine’s Day?" I hadn’t really paid attention to that. After my assistant left, I stared at the bouquet, a bit dazed.
I found a card in it, but there was no na on the card.
I was going to throw the bouquet away because I didn’t know who sent it, but looking at the beautiful petals, I thought it would be a waste. I decided to take it ho and use it for a bath.
When I got ho, Hannah was already there. She had cooked a simple al, and Jas was helping set the table.
"You are ho!" Hannah exclaid happily when she saw .
Jas, as usual, called out, "Ms. Brooks."
I put down the flowers in my hand and found it odd to see the harmony between the two.
"Did Damon’s parents say anything when you ca over today?" I asked Hannah.
"Mr. Coleman returned today, only Mrs. Coleman stayed. She didn’t object when she heard I was coming over, she told to take good care of you," Hannah replied.
Silas went back? That made sense, the company there needed soone to manage it.
I didn’t expect Lisa to choose to stay here.
Hannah then noticed the roses and ca over to whisper, "Ms. Brooks, did Mr. Coleman send these?"
I imdiately denied it, "No, I’ve moved out of Starlight Estates and he’s back with Ariel. There’s no way he would’ve sent these."
Hannah laughed, "I think Mr. Coleman still likes you, he’s just upset with you"
I felt awkward. Hannah’s eyes were really sharp. It was a sha she married such a terrible man.
I quickly changed the subject, "Hannah, what do you think about us going to pick up your parents in the next few days?"
"Ms. Brooks, my parents said they don’t want to cause any trouble. My husband went to bother them, but they’ve already called the police. He shouldn’t dare to bother them again for a while", Hannah said, sounding a bit downcast
"Let’s go anyway. I’ll need your help here taking care of my mom in the coming days. I’m worried you’ll be anxious if your parents aren’t around," I made the decision for Hannah.
Hannah seed to want to say sothing but ended up nodding.
After dinner, I went to check on my mom. Hannah was giving her a massage and they were having felt relieved and took my flowers to the bathroom for a soak in the tub.
I was just picking off the petals and sprinkling them into the bath when Damon’s call ca in.
"Did you get the flowers?" Damon’s voice was full of tenderness and anticipation.
I was taken aback, a bit bamboozled. I looked down at the bath full of petals and the stripped stem, not sure how to respond.
"Did you send them?" I finally got the words out after a beat.
"What?" Damon was clearly surprised too. After a couple of seconds, he said, "Yeah, I did. I ordered them from abroad a week ago. Do you like them?"
So they were ordered from abroad? I know a thing or two about luxury stuff, but I really didn’t notice these flowers.
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