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“Tighter.”
“Mmhm.” He rested his chin against her neck, and his lips brushed against her reddened earlobes.
“Even tighter.”
“Of course.” Once again, he held her close and patted her trembling back. He whispered, “I wish I could be even closer to you, Lauren.”
hugged each other longingly in the soft light. After some time, Lauren began to feel drowsy.
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Landon joined her in bed, and they lay there together like a newlywed couple.
She rested her head against his arm and buried her head in his chest, where she sniffled a little before closing her eyes.
‘Lauren, can I ask you a question?” Landon held her shoulders and gently caressed her arms.
“Um, sure.”
“Do you have feelings for me?” Landon asked, his heart pounding.
“Of course,” Lauren answered.
“It’s different from just liking me as a person,” Landon said, clearing his throat. He explained in embarrassment. “It’s… the kind of feelings that Jeremy has for Alyssa.”
Her clear, bright eyes wavered. She toyed with the intricate button on his dark shirt and stammered, “I-I don’t know.”
He silently sighed and smiled wryly at her. “Alright. Go sleep now.”
“But I like to be with you. I can’t do anything right when you’re not at home because I’m worried. I’ll wait for you to come home. Time flies when I’m with you. Looking at you makes me happy,” she mumbled, her eyes half-closed.
His breath grew heavy, and his palms started sweating as he held her.
She confessed, “One day, you came home late. I pretended to be asleep when you checked on me in the bedroom, but I had been awake all along.”
His chest tightened. That night, he and Angelina had gone out to get rid of two dissenters in Harper Group who had turned out to be Preston’s men.
He had always presented himself as a cheerful and outgoing man, hiding his dark and heartless side from her.
She pressed her lips together and said, “I smelled a strong stench of blood on you. You had a wound on your hand-I felt it when you touched my forehead.”
Then, she picked up his hand and removed the black leather glove from his right hand. The wounds on his knuckles and fingertips might have healed, but the scars remained.
“Landon, I’m worried you’ll get into danger out there. I’m so worried…” She felt a burst of pain in her heart.
Her lashes fluttered when she kissed his wounds.
“I don’t know if that counts as having feelings for you.”
His heart trembling, Landon finally lost control of his desire and pinned her underneath him.
Lauren moaned gently but wasn’t too shocked. She had never been intimate with any man in her 22 years.
of life.
Landon was her first, and she was slowly coming to embrace him. She didn’t seem to have any other
“Lauren, please don’t tempt me. I’m scared I might lose control of myself,” he warned her, his breathing intensifying at the sight of her rosy face. It was evident that he desired her.
“Do you want a kiss?”
She obediently wrapped her arms around his neck and pouted her lips. “I-I’m ready for it!”
His eyes burned with desire. “No. I might go further than that. It’ll make you a woman.”
The last time, he had shared a long kiss with Lauren at the hospital but had suppressed his urge to take her.
Afterward, he had gone home and taken a two-hour-long bath to calm down, almost falling sick from it.
Not only was he an
He didn’t know if he could hold back if subjected to the same temptation twice. Not only ordinary man with sexual needs, but his libido was very high.
“I-I don’t know…” she mumbled through her watery eyes, a little confused.
Finally, he let out a sigh and bit her on the neck. As if that wasn’t enough, he gave her some hickeys.
She chuckled and wriggled underneath her, covering her face as she said, “It’s ticklish!”
He rolled onto his back and grumbled, “It’s ticklish to you, but hellish to me.”
He hugged her tight and mumbled, ‘Lauren, I’ll wait for the day you’re comfortable with me.”
Zoe was terrorized by Landon’s wrath. She had witnessed him teaching Donna and Gary a lesson. He hadn’t even spared Gary, who had been serving him for years. The punishment he had inflicted on Gary seemed almost fatal.
All of this chaos was because of Lauren. Zoe couldn’t fathom why Landon would go to such lengths for an idiot. In comparison, she felt that she had been reduced to a joke as his sister.
After leaving the villa, she returned to the Harper Residence with a resentful scowl. Throughout the journey, she couldn’t hold back her tears when she reminisced about how Landon had used to spoil her.
Amidst her anger, Zoe made a resolute decision. No matter what, she was determined to come between Landon and Lauren. She would never accept Lauren as her sister-in-law.
“Zoe, you’re finally home!” Penelope called out. She teared up after a long separation from her daughter and came out to hug Zoe.
“My darling. I thought your flight had landed earlier. Why are you only home now? I was so worried.”
“Mom…” Zoe teared up at the sight of her mom and the injustice that had befallen her.
“What’s wrong, my dear? You look upset. Did someone bully you?” Penelope inquired
“Where’s your brother? Did he pick you up? Why didn’t he come home with you?”
Zoe stared at her feet and shook her head pitifully.
Penelope grumbled, “What’s gotten into Landon? He’s always pampered you, but he was ready to send you to Yoarkley over that Walsh girl incident.
“And now, when you’ve finally come home, he couldn’t even be bothered to pick you up from the airport at night! I just don’t understand him.”
Then, she caressed Zoe’s chilly cheek with concern. “Landon hasn’t been home in the past few days. I know he’s busy, and he’s always done things his way.
“But in the past, he never disappeared without a trace, no matter how busy he was. Now, he doesn’t come home and doesn’t seem to care about his sister. I wonder what’s going on in his mind.”
Zoe blurted out, “I know why he’s not home.”
“What? You know?” Penelope exclaimed in surprise.
Zoe clenched her fist, her voice growing somber. “Mom, I’ll tell you something, but promise me you’ll stay
“What’s wrong? Please don’t give me a heart attack.”
“Landon is dating Sophia’s youngest daughter now,” Zoe stated through gritted teeth.
“Who? Sophia Kirkman? The youngest daughter of that bitch? Penelope gasped, her jaw dropping.
“Yes, he’s dating Betty’s sister, Sophia’s daughter!” Zoe confirmed and grabbed Penelope’s arm.
She complained, “Mom, what’s he thinking? Sophia and Betty caused a scene at our place, slandered me, and even wanted to send me to jail!
“All of this happened recently, and yet, Landon ended up dating Lauren. How can he do that to me? Doesn’t he care about me anymore?”
Penelope felt uneasy upon hearing the news, even though the Walsh’s were a prestigious family and Jeremy was Landon’s best friend. After all, Landon was a proud and accomplished man.
Nevertheless, she tried to comfort Zoe. “I don’t like Sophia’s daughter either, but you know your brother. He’s a ladies’ man, and he’s been involved with more than half the young women in Solana City. However, he’s never brought any of them home. Most of the time, he’s not genuinely interested.
“It’s possible he’s taken an interest in Jeremy’s sister because he spends so much time with Jeremy. I believe he’ll grow bored of her soon, just like he has with others in the past-
“No, Mom! It’s different this time!”