NovelEnglishChapter 261 I nestled deeper into Max's embrace, my cheeks aflwith a blend of embarrassment and nervousness. In matters of love, I realized I needed to be braver. After all, Max had never harmed me; it was I who foolishly kept pushing him away. "Max..." Once back in the room, I leapt from his arms, taking charge for a change. I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him down for a deeper kiss.
At that moment, he ledto the floor-to-ceiling window, perhaps intending to share an intimate moment there. But as fate would have it, my foot accidentally hit a button on the floor, and the window swung open. Beyond lay an expansive garden, illuminated by lights and a fountain, causingto recoil in surprise. "Nervous?" Max's husky, magnetic voice murmured in my ear, sending a shiver down my spine.
"Yeah, could you close the curtains? The garden's right there," I mumbled, trying to hide, reaching for a throw on the couch to cover myself.
"But you look even more enticing with your cheeks all flushed," Max teased, pullingcloser, burying his face in my neck, and even giving a playful nip.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe garden was bustling with gardeners attending to the plants.
"Max, you're insane," I said, worried that someone might glance up and catch us in our passionate moment.
"A little crazy, maybe. That's what happens after being ignored for six months," he replied, his tone a mix of longing and gentle reproach.
I dared not make a sound, but Max, intent on teasing, pressedagainst the glass, the friction makingalmost cry out.
His face in the glass, all sharp and sneaky-looking, seemed to get a kick out of my freaking out.
"What's there to fear?" he smirked, clearly pleased with my reaction.
He moved in again, and I couldn't help but let out a yelp. A gardener outside seemed to hear me, glancing up briefly before looking away. Embarrassed and frustrated, I struggled against him.
Then he reassured me, "The glass is triple vacuum-sealed and privacy tinted. No one can see inside." His words nearly broughtto tears, and in my indignation, I stomped on his foot. But he didn't stop. Pushedagainst the glass again my body going against my brain, just swept up in the way he touched me.
"Max is a jerk," I thought, as I fell asleep from sheer exhaustion, not even knowing how I got back to bed. The sound of water from the shower eventually woke me. Max, evere attentive to cleanliness, was rinsing off. It was always the same: I'd pass out during, then wake up immediately after.
When the water stopped, I quickly closed my eyes, pretending to sleep.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmMax cout, slipped into bed beside me, his cool touch makingshift uncomfortably before I somehow drifted off again.
In my dreams, I saw my parents waving, promisingthe best life, a future without strife or competition. There was the love of a brother, the affection of elders, the adoration of many.
They had leftat an orphanage where Hannah promised to always care for r me, and Richard swore he'd always look out for me, his sister. I smiled in my dream, feeling blissful yet sad.
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what was best for me, unaware that their good intentions paved a road of hardship: Hannah despised the world Riehard blindly followed her, and was merely a pawn in their game.
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