Theaâs smile was obviously enchanting, yet Harley Louis could see the sadness in her eyes.
He felt a stab in his chest as he reached out to push her away.
âIs someone elseâs words worth torturing yourself over?â
âIs it worth it?â Thea Stewart smiled bitterly, âIt doesnât matter! No one cares anyway! So why should I care if itâs worth it or not? Life is short, so I donât want to think too much!â
âIdiot!â Harley gritted his teeth, âYou will regret it when you wake up!â
âWhy would I? Do you hate me as well?â
Then, Thea hugged Harley from behind. Under normal circumstances, Harley would never reject a woman who had thrown herself to him willingly.
He had always believed that it was natural for men and women to feel an intimate attraction towards each other.
He didnât need to beg her. After all, he didnât want to be miserable like Amos.
But this time, he hesitated. He could never bear to hurt a girl in pain.
âHeyâ¦â He frowned, âDonât do this. Everyone in this world has bitterness in their hearts, but that doesnât mean that no one cares about you. I care about you!â
Upon hearing this, Thea was stunned and she stared at him with her eyes wide open.
âDo you really care about me?â
âOf course!â Harley nodded and pushed Thea forward again, âSleep on the big bed tonight!â
Thea, who had finally realized that someone cared about her, suddenly became very obedient. She listened to his instructions.
When he told her that she could sleep on the big bed, she immediately lifted the quilt and covered herself. After a while, she patted the space next to her, âAre you coming?â
Harley, who had been trying hard to control himself, was stunned. However, when his eyes met her innocent ones, he finally shook his head.
âNah. Iâm good with sleeping on the couch. Goodnight!â
Then, as if he was worried that Thea would ask him to stay, Harley went straight to the couch and lay down.
Only then did Thea smile at him, âGoodnight.â
When he finally heard her even breathing, he tried his best to calm himself from wanting her. He secretly cursed himself, âCrazy man, you are obviously a beast. Donât pretend to be a good person. Everythingâs fine nowâ¦â
However, when he heard the sleeping girl on the bed curl her lips in her sleep, his words were stuck in his throat.
Well, that was not too bad.
Meanwhile, after Christopher brought Tina back, she was still complaining endlessly.
He couldnât take it anymore. He immediately pinned Tina against the door and kissed her. The girl looked at him in a daze and finally stopped talking.
Christopher let go of her after a long time, âTina, who told you that I was thinking about other women? What about you then?â
Tina was even more dumbfounded, âWhat did you say?â
âI said, Iâm starting to think that Iâm in love with an idiot. An idiot who could tear my heart into a million pieces; an idiot who couldnât tell that I am in love with her despite everything I had done.â
When Christopher finished talking, Tina reached out and rubbed his forehead.
âAre you Christopher? Are you angry? Are you so angry that your brain is broken?â
Christopher was so angry that he wanted to hit her. However, what could he say to a drunkard? She couldnât understand what he was saying at all. So, he looked at her tempting lips, still glistening with the desire from the recent kiss, and bent down again.
âSince you canât see anything, why not let your body feel?â
â¦
The next day, before dawn.
There were three rooms in the villa. All three room doors opened simultaneously. A tall man stuck his head out of the room, looked around and then came out of the room.
After taking only two steps, he bumped into the two other men who had just gotten out of their rooms. The three men looked at each other awkwardly. Harley was the first to speak.
âLast⦠Last night, I taught that disobedient woman a lesson. I was in a good mood, so I got up to run in the morning!â
Christopher was different from Harley. He was smiling, âAlthough that woman kept confessing to me all night, I wasnât about to accept her so easily!â
After they finished speaking, they fixed their eyes on Amos.
He hadnât opened his mouth since he came out of the room. Therefore, Harley walked over to check on him.
âAmos, are you okay?â
Amos said faintly, âIâm fine. I didnât beat her up, nor did she confess to me. Instead, she punched me in the eyes.â
Harley was stunned. He looked at Amos in shock, âAmos, you must be kidding.â
âWhat do you think?â Amos said. He looked up at Harley and ran away in an imposing manner. It was clear that one of his eyes were bruised.
Behind him, Harley and Christopher immediately whispered.
âAmos must be lying. He must have punished Eudora very badly. He is probably afraid that we would scold him, therefore he said that.â
âI think you are right. Eudora is so well-behaved. Why would she punch him?â
Amos couldnât help but rub his eyes with grief when he heard what Harley and Christopher said.
He thought to himself, âIf I donât say this, would you laugh at me? Humph! Two idiots!â
The next day was Monday, so they couldnât wait for the three women to wake up. Hence, they carried them to the car and headed home.
In a daze, Eudora felt the ground under her body was moving. As soon as she opened her eyes, she realized that she was in a car.
Juju, who was behind her, cried hurriedly, âMommy, you finally woke up!â
Eudora rubbed her head, âWhere are we going?â
âGo Home! Itâs almost night time!â
Eudora looked out of the window hurriedly. As expected, it was dusk. She had wasted a good day. Frowning, Eudora suddenly remembered her drunken night. She didnât know how Amos was feeling about it.
When she turned to look at Amos, she saw that his eyes were bruised. She was stunned.
She had been afraid that Amos would lash out at her for drinking the night before. She reached out and touched his eyes.
âAmos, what happened to your eyes? Who punched you? Where was Charlie? Why didnât he come out to protect you?â
Amos looked at the silly little woman and the corner of his mouth twitched, âCharlie wouldnât have been able to protect me!â
âWhy? Who is so arrogant that Charlie wouldnât have been able to protect you? Thatâs too much! Amos, if I know who that person is, I would teach the person a lesson!â
âOkay!â Amos nodded, âSoon, you will have the opportunity to.â
Eudora did not understand. She thought that she would really have a chance soon, so she dropped the topic. Her head still hurt a little, so she leaned back against her seat and closed her eyes.
In the car next to them, when Thea woke up, it was as though she had been jolted awake. Fortunately, Harley had fastened her seatbelt so she remained rooted to her seat.
After a few seconds of silence, she suddenly remembered that she had told Harley last night that she wanted him to bed her.