Dorothy was all too aware of what he was implying.
But lately, Everett had been pushing his luck, inch by inch. Where was the restraint that once defined the stoic CEO? "You're still injured!" "Are you questioning my capabilities?" he retorted with a raised eyebrow.
Dorothy rolled her eyes. How could she dare? She quickly discovered just how capable an "injured" man could be! He even had the audacity to claim they were testing the mattress quality.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAfter being fervently loved, Dorothy didn't even want to move. As Everett's wounds healed, his appetite for variety seemed to grow.
She thought about resisting, but lacking his strength, she could only plead for mercy.
Lying in bed, breathless, Dorothy gave him a sultry look; even her annoyed glare seemed coquettish.
"Who does this in the broad daylight, Everett?" Everett didn't argue, simply scooping her up from the bed and carrying her to the bathroom.
"I'm drained too. What about the kids later?" she asked.
"I've hired a nanny to look after them and a chef to prepare nutritious meals." Everett would always ensure his children were well taken care of first.
Hearing this, Dorothy beceven more irritated.
"So you've been planning to do this in the villa since we got off the plane.” Everett laughed with a deep, resonant sound. His voice betrayed a hint of hurt, "Dorothy, it's been over four years since I've indulged." How could he be satisfied after just a few times? If he didn't have to consider that Dorothy's small frcouldn't handle it, he'd have her in bed for a month! Dorothy looked at him and teased, "Who knows? After all, you might have been with someone else in the meantime; I have no way of verifying that." The hand around her waist suddenly tightened.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmEverett pinched her fair face and said, "There's only ever been you, Dorothy." "I know, I was just joking." "I don't like that joke." His gaze was intense and sincere, as if his eyes had room for Dorothy alone, "Having you is enough. It was enough in school, and in the working world. It's enough fornow, and it will be enough forin the future." A blush crept onto Dorothy's cheeks, and she averted her eyes, laughing to change the subject. "Are you trying to wearout?" He affectionately tapped her forehead, his voice a rumbling caress, "You ungrateful little thing." The consequence of Dorothy's feigned suspicion that Everett had been with other women was being playfully but firmly taken in the bathroom one more tbefore he let her rest. Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated for All Books Updates...
She lay in the bathtub. Everett was washing her hair, and Dorothy, with eyes half-closed, pondered one question. Why did this man have so much energy? After the bath, Dorothy was so exhausted that she fell asleep as soon as she hit the bed. Everett, now in comfortable hclothes, stepped out of the bedroom and went upstairs.
Abigail and Langston was busy with their building blocks. To be precise, Abigail was engrossed while Langston was half-heartedly joining in, his mind on the laptop beside him. "Daddy! Look at the castle I built!" Abigail waved excitedly upon seeing Everett.
He sat down beside her, folded his long limbs onto the carpet and m touched her little braids, "You're E amazing, Abigail." "I did it all by myself; my brother didn't help at all!" Langston snorted from the side, "I'm setting up our hnetwork firewall; it's almost done."
Watching his son and daughter, and thinking of Dorothy asleepdownstairs, Everetts Everett suddenly felt that life just like this might be touching the ceiling of happiness.