Chapter 44 How About Here?
Another gold digger?
Nelissa glared at Joshua sharply.
She wondered if she had misjudged Edward. She had always perceived him as a playboy and a womanizer.
This incident, however, seemed to prove otherwise. He would not even spare a glance at a woman he did not fancy.
Why was he so mean to her then?
Nelissa moved the glass shards away from the ground and approached Edward carefully. She sat next to him while everyone else in the room stared at her, perplexed.
Nelissa was the only person who dared to sit next to Edward. Evidently, she was different from other women.
Was she just his friend, or was she his lover?
“Edward?” Nelissa whispered. She was unsure if he was asleep. She wouldn’t want to risk waking him up the third time.
“What took you so long?” Edward opened his eyes gradually and mumbled. His eyes looked slightly bloodshot.
He pulled Nelissa in and enveloped her with his towering body.
“It’s difficult to get a cab at this hour. I got here as soon as I can.” Nelissa replied honestly. She winced at the burning scent of medicine from his body.
Trapped in his embrace, she said, “Are you okay?”
Edward remained silent. It seemed that all he wanted to do was to hug Nelissa all night.
All of a sudden, the woman who previously touched Edward, with visible bruises on her limbs, charged into the room.
Her makeup was smudged and she pleaded, “Master Hales, I’m really sorry. It was foolish of me to have offended you. Please don’t send me away. Please accept my apology…”
“Don’t kneel!” Nelissa yelled. The floor was covered in glass shards. If she kneeled…
Nelissa buried her face into his chest and said, “I’m afraid of blood.”
Her mother was terribly injured in a car crash years ago. Nelissa still remembered the moment when her mother’s blood dripped all over her.
Whenever she had a nightmare, it felt as if she was able to smell the terrifying scent of blood.
It was sickening.
With a menacing gaze, Edward barked, “Should I forgive you just because you come crying to me? Do I look that easy to you? You’d better not let me see you again, or else…”
Edward was never one to give second chances.
“Why aren’t you leaving yet? Scram!” Joshua exclaimed. He kicked the clubhouse manager in a huff. The stubby man stumbled and left with the woman in a hurry.
Seduction had never worked on Edward. In all the years that Joshua had been with him, he had never seen Edward requesting for any sexual services at all!
“Send me home.”
His head was aching, his brows knitted together.
“Alright,” Nelissa said. She helped him to the car, her heart in turmoil.
She was certain that she had offended Edward twice. She would have to make sure that it doesn’t happen the third time.
As she helped Edward get into the car, Nelissa realized that he was significantly heavier than she had imagined.
Nelissa got into the driver’s seat after getting the keys from the valet. Noticing that Edward’s seatbelt was unfastened, she reminded him, “Buckle up.”
Edward was still frowning with his eyes shut, and he seemed to be burning up.
Nelissa sighed.
It seemed that a master was destined to be served by others.
She leaned over and fastened his seatbelt.Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.
A crisp ‘click’ could be heard.
Nelissa suddenly recalled that Edward had probably done the same for her when she passed out the night before.
Dismissing her thoughts, she suddenly noticed Edward staring at her lips.
Nelissa blushed, the passionate kiss they shared the night before still vivid in her mind.
She returned to the driver’s seat hastily and fastened her seatbelt, afraid that he would try to kiss her again.
Nelissa started the car and drove slowly. She had always been a careful driver, and she couldn’t risk damaging Edward’s car.
With her eyes still on the road, she asked, “Are you still feeling unwell?”
Edward simply closed his eyes and remained silent.
Nelissa added nervously, “Could you please stay awake until we reach your place? Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to carry you in by myself.”
She continued talking for the whole drive, her sole purpose was to keep him awake.
Little did she know, Edward was awake the entire time, listening to her chattering away. Her voice was dulcet, and she sounded so adorable when she was talking to herself. He was smitten.
The ride took about forty minutes, and they soon arrived at Edward’s mansion.
Nelissa drove the car into his garage, turned off the engine, and pulled out the keys.
The car was dark and only blurry silhouettes could be seen. She whispered, “Edward?”
“Hm?” Edward replied softly. He finally replied to her this time. He loved it the way she called his name.
“I thought that you were asleep.” Nelissa sighed in relief. She got out of the car, walked over to Edward’s side, and helped him out.
Edward’s eyes darkened as he circled his arm over Nelissa’s soft and slender waist. He took a sharp breath to calm himself.
They then entered the mansion from the garage.
Just as Nelissa switched on the lights, Edward suddenly pinned her against the wall, holding her shoulders with his warm hands and kissing her neck.
His breathing quickened, “Who told you to come over tonight? I didn’t ask for you, so why did you come over?!”
“It was Joshua who called me over. He said that you were feeling unwell and…” Nelissa shrank her neck, attempting to dodge his manic kisses.
She struggled with all her might, but it felt as if her body was electrified whenever the tip of her fingers touched his skin.
“Let me go, Edward! What on Earth are you doing?! Is this how you’re treating me even though I rushed over to pick you up instead of spending time with my children?
Nelissa was on the verge of tears. Frustrated, she tried to bite his arm.
All of a sudden, Edward held her chin up and slammed his lips against hers violently.
All he wanted to do the entire night was to conquer those sultry lips.
He would rather have her all to himself and savor her sweet taste than to have her say another man’s name.
Nelissa felt her knees grow weak, her arms still locked above her head. Her face flushed, her senses tingling from the passionate kiss.
Nelissa’s eyes were red and she struggled to catch her breath when Edward pulled away. She seemed as though she had lost her soul.
Edward caressed her chin with his fingers as he stared at her dazed look. He then spoke with a peculiarly odd tone, “Do you know why you shouldn’t have come? That is because I never told you to. I was trying to see if I could keep myself away from you and let you go. Let’s just pretend that we’ve never met before.”
He added, “But you just keep on coming back. I was feeling unwell and here you are, all worried about me and taking care of me. Pray tell, what should I do?”
“I’d either have to be cruel to myself or I’d be cruel to you! I’ve never suffered before, so I need you to suffer a little for me!”
Edward picked Nelissa up and tossed her onto the couch in the living room. A cruel glint flashed across his eyes as he started kissing her white skin like a maniac. He noticed that she was starting to blush as she trembled underneath his body.
Nelissa struggled and screamed, only arousing the man further, “Tell me, just how many times have you said my name today, huh? Do you know that I can’t resist it whenever you say my name? You’re blatantly trying to seduce me!”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said your name, ah!” Nelissa felt a sharp pain on her shoulder as Edward bit on it.
What had she gotten herself into?
It seemed that everything that she had done that night was a complete utter mistake.
Edward pressed his burning body against hers, and each of their curves were stuck to each other.
He said, “I felt nothing when the woman touched me secretly at the clubhouse, but it didn’t take long for me to feel something when I was listening to your voice in the car. I was holding myself back the whole drive. I imagined making you mine while you call out my name over and over again.”
Nelissa blushed. His teasing brought her close to tears. When she noticed Edward tugging at her clothes, she exclaimed frantically, “Don’t rip my clothes off, they’re new…”
Edward lifted the hem of her clothes, revealing her slender, fair waist. Her tummy trembled ever so slightly as her breathing quickened.
‘Oh my God, you’re beautiful.”
His Adam’s Apple bobbed and his voice turned hoarse, “I’ve always been skeptical whether the twins are your biological children. Look at your perfect waist. You don’t look like a mother of two at all. Were you lying to me?”
… What?
Nelissa was terrified, her chest trembling as she felt the man’s palms on her waist. It felt electrifyingly warm, yet numbing and sensitive.
Wait!
“Edward… Don’t, don’t touch me there…” Nelissa was biting her lips, unable to hold back the ticklish feeling creeping onto her. She burst out laughing, twisting her body from underneath Edward.
“You’re… ticklish?” Edward paused as he stared at Nelissa intensely, who was laughing uncontrollably beneath him.
“I am, truly. Please don’t touch me there…” Nelissa was in tears.
Edward’s eyes dimmed. He smirked, lowering his body and pressing his lips against her earlobes. He then spoke in a sinisterly charming voice, “If I can’t touch you there, can I touch you here then?”
Nelissa’s body stiffened. She mustered all her strength and pushed Edward’s shoulders away.
She couldn’t hold on to it anymore!