Upon hearing the abnormal sounds from the other end of the line, Sherry immediately said, âIâm quite sleepy now. Bye!â
After finishing her words, she hung up the phone without any hesitation.
Clarence heard the beeps from the phone. He kissed Stella behind her ear and said in a deep and magnetic voice, âDone?â
Of course, the call wasnât done. It was interrupted by the wretched man.
Before Stella answered, the manâs kisses had been already moved to her neck from the back of her ear.
She felt a bit tickled and numb.
Stella couldnât help clenching her fists, trying her best to control her breath. âItâs... Itâs getting quite late. Shouldnât you...â
Clarence bit her fair skin gently. âWhat should I do?â
Stella hissed in pain. She asked, âAre you a dog?â
âI can be anything.â
Clarence gripped her shoulders and turned her around. Then he pressed her against the handrail on the balcony, biting her lips. He guided her gently, âYour bestie wonât come home tonight. Can I stay here overnight then?â
âNo...â
As soon as Stella uttered a word, her lips were sealed seamlessly.
Even the wretched man didnât answer her, his voice appeared in her mind: âIâm not asking you for the permission.â
Under the cold wind on the balcony, Stella didnât feel cold at all. Instead, she felt as if she was within a big stove. The heat made her hard to breathe.
Clarenceâs big palms held her cheeks. He kissed her more and more wildly.
Shortly after, Stellaâs legs became too weakened to support her.
She reached out and pressed Clarenceâs chest. Taking a step back and panting slightly, she looked at him with her tearful eyes. âAll right... Enough...â
Clarence focused on her delicate and charming lips. He approached and pecked on them again. âYouâve agreed.â
Stella was confused.
She wondered what she said to make him misunderstand that she agreed.
Clarence let go of her. He loosened his necktie with one hand. âDo you have any pajamas that I can wear?â
Stella came back to her senses. She looked at him alertly and answered without any hesitation, âNo.â
âOkay. It doesnât matter.â
After finishing his words, he took off the tie and tossed it to the sofa. He walked into the bathroom.
Stella gritted her teeth. She could only go to her room to find a set of Channingâs pajamas.
She took them to the bathroom door and knocked on it. âIâll put the pajamas at the door.â
âTake them in.â
Stella choked up.
Trying her best to hold back her impulse to kill him, she twisted the doorknob. When she was about to put them on the cabinet, she saw the man turned to her. Half of the buttons of his shirt were unbuttoned. His strong chest was shown.
Underneath, she faintly saw his abs and Apollo's belt.
Instantly, Stella felt as if her eyes were burned. She immediately looked away and stammered, âI... Iâve put them here. Iâll...â
When she was about to go out, Clarence pressed one of his hands on the wall next to her. Tilting his head, he looked around and whispered, âWhich of them are your belongings?â
Stella pointed at a few at random. Then she said, âDonât use my towel! There are disposable face towels over there. You can use them to wipe...â
Clarence bent over, approaching her. âWhere to wipe?â
âWhatever you like.â
As she spoke, Stella wanted to escape under Clarenceâs arm. Much to her surprise, Clarence suddenly withdrew his arms while turning around. She threw herself into his arms directly.
The man curled up his thin lips. He wrapped around her waist. âDonât rush. We have plenty of time tonight.â
Stella blushed and even her whole neck became reddened. She stamped on him violently in anger.
Clarence groaned. He said, âYou should change this habit.â
âNo way!â
As she spoke, Stella hurriedly trotted out of the bathroom when he didnât pay attention. She pulled the door close outside, wishing that she could lock it from the outside. Only if he could stay in the bathroom for the whole night. He always wanted to come to her apartment, anyway.
When Stella was doing the dishes, she found that Clarence had finished the whole bowl of noodle soup. It seemed that he was indeed hungry.
She wondered why he had to join the dinner. Did he plan to watch how a hundred embarrassing ways were interpreted?
Out of the kitchen, Stella sat on the sofa and turned on the TV so that the sound could cover the sound of the water in the bathroom.
Soon, her phone started ringing.
It was a call from Emmett.
Stella swiped to answer and heard his voice. âHello, Stella. Iâm sorry I had something to deal with earlier, so I didnât say bye to you before leaving the restaurant.â
âItâs alright.â After a pause, Stella continued, âDid you want to talk to me?â
On the other end of the line, Emmett was silent for a moment. Eventually, he didnât speak it out.
With a smile, he answered, âI was quite busy in the past few days. Today I could finally make time to visit you. I just want to check on you. Thereâs nothing else.â
Stella slightly pressed her lips. She noticed that Emmett looked quite solemn, so she guessed that there must be something bothering him.
However, since Emmett wasnât willing to tell her, she didnât have the reason to insist on asking.
âStella.â
âPlease go ahead.â
Emmett slightly inhaled. âMr. Conrad and you... Are you...â
Stella said, âWeâve reconciled.â
Even he had figured out the answer, Emmett still didnât give up and asked the question.
Upon hearing her answer, he felt relaxed, however. With a faint smile, he said, âWish you guys happy.â
âThank you, Emmett.â
Stella didnât know what else she could say besides thanking him.
Before hanging up the phone, Emmett added, âStella, no matter what, please be careful with Charles Steward and Phoebe Steward.â
Shortly after the phone conversation ended, the bathroom door was opened.
Clarence walked out, his black hair half-dried. âWhere is the hairdryer? I didnât find it.â
Stella came back to her senses. She put down the phone and walked into the bathroom. Then she took out the hairdryer from the drawer under the sink and handed it over to him. She asked in confusion, âHave you truly looked round?â
âCertainly.â
Clarence took it over and plugged it in.
A drop of water on the tip of his hair slipped along his movements. It went along his jaw, passed his protruding Adam's apple, and silently fell into his neckline.
Seeing that, Stella licked her bottom lip subconsciously, feeling her throat dried out and tickled.
Before she found an excuse to leave, the lower roar of the hairdryer rang out. Clarence tossed his wet hair, splashing a few water drops on Stellaâs face.
She looked up. When she was about to speak, she met the manâs eyes with a faint smile. He asked, âAre you stunned when watching me?â
Right then, Clarence spoke in a deep and sexy tone. Channingâs pajamas made him younger than his actual eye. His usually calm and cold black eyes were filled with a college studentâs purity. Even his features with sharp outlines became softened.
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