The skin that he touched, at this moment, is still emitting burning heat.
What the hell is wrong with you?
Lewis Brown is her boyfriend, but every time he approaches, she immediately rejects him.
A deeper kiss is more than she can handle.
Not to mention the fact that it was as tangled up with Neal Williams as it was today.
How was she going to face Lewis Brown in the future …? She couldn’t even imagine.
The following day.
Andrea Jones got up from bed early. Standing in front of the mirror, she looked at her face and felt nothing but fear.
Because of the sleepless night, there are dark circles under the eyes.
Rows of scratches on the face, after a night in the gradual healing, dark red curry cloth on the face, looks more and more shocking.
This ghostly appearance, I’m afraid it can not return home …
Neal Williams is carrying the luggage to the car, and Andrea Jones is standing by with a cell phone to call Lewis Brown.
During this period, his eyes look over, she unexpectedly felt inexplicably weak. Not daring to meet his eyes, only sideways, with the back to him.
It was so early in the morning that Lewis Brown wasn’t fully awake. Hearing Andrea Jones on the phone about leaving early with Neal Williams, he thought he had heard wrong.
“You and brother-in-law go first, what about my sister?” He sat up from the floor and stroked his forehead chaotically. But still the first moment thought of Penny Brown.
“… She’s probably asleep and still awake, right?” Andrea Jones wasn’t so sure.
“Why are you guys leaving so suddenly?” Lewis Brown was getting stranger and stranger.
Andrea Jones was so rushed that she didn’t know how to explain. If she stayed behind and let Lewis Brown see the bruises on her face, she would not know where to start.
She was at a loss when her phone was suddenly jerked away from her by a large palm. She turned around in dismay as Neal Williams glanced at her, holding the phone, and calmly and blandly made an excuse for her: “Something came up at work and we had to get back as soon as possible. When Penny Brown wakes up, you can bring her back with you.”
After a crisp explanation, Neal Williams didn’t say any more and simply hung up the phone. Turning around, he tossed the phone back to Andrea Jones, “Get in the car!”
Is it okay to just give a simple account like that? Andrea Jones expressed doubt.
…
The other side.
Hearing Neal Williams’ explanation, Lewis Brown paused for a while before coming to his senses.
Neal Williams took Andrea away and left Penny Brown hanging?
Suddenly remembered yesterday in the hot spring pool he said those words to himself, heart a shock, a moment to get up from the ground, while putting on a jacket, while hurriedly walking downstairs.
“Sis!”
“…” No voice answered him.
His breathing tightened and he had a bad feeling.
“Penny Brown!” voice can’t help but raise much higher, sleepiness is gone.
“…” However, the whole villa, remained quiet.
Heart worried, a footstep across several steps. When he rushed straight to the hall, he saw the figure sitting on the sofa, and only then did he breathe a long sigh of relief.
Luckily …
At least, she’s still around.
“Why are you sitting here without saying anything?” He approached slowly.
It wasn’t until I leaned in close that I vaguely noticed that her mood didn’t seem right.
She is sitting there dumbfounded, eyes staring at the floor, even he approached her did not notice. All around her, a haze seemed to be gathering, isolating her.
Breath tightening, Lewis Brown gently clasped her shoulder and nudged her tentatively, “Sis?”
She woke up with a start. Looking up, her eyes slowly focused and finally came into focus.
“Lewis Brown…” she called out in a low voice, her voice already choked. The next second, the whole person aggrieved into Lewis Brown’s arms.
Helplessness and sadness poured out.
He, the body froze.
In his arms, the soft body accompanied by the smell of DIOR perfume makes him a little shaky.
Such a hug is what he would have dreamed of.
The hand hanging at his side, hesitated before gently landing on her back, still a little stiff. But his voice was as gentle as water, “What’s wrong? What are you crying for?”
“He’s breaking up with me … Lewis Brown, he’s breaking up with me for Andrea Jones!” Sad sobs, tears, ‘swish’ dripping in the nook of his neck.
The burning liquid, hitting his skin, one by one like a brand on his heart, muffled pain and soreness.
He had expected it.
So …
It was no surprise to hear that.
“This … may not be a bad thing.” Patting her back one by one, softly soothing her. Since they don’t love, breaking up is fair to each other.
“I love him … you know best how much I love him … Lewis Brown, help me! Help me, OK?” Only in front of Lewis Brown, the proud she would lose control like this. That sound of broken choking and begging, are called Lewis Brown heartbreak.
He held her firmly in his arms and asked heartbreakingly, “How can I help you, Penny Brown, how can I help you so you’ll be happy?”
If he could do her pain for her, he would …
“Please, help me keep Andrea Jones …” Penny Brown’s teary eyes looked at him pleadingly, “keep her with you, don’t let her fall in love with Neal Williams! Please, Lewis Brown!”
Lewis Brown looked at her blankly, his heart still inevitably flushed with loss and pain.
He would love to tell her that things like feelings are not something that anyone can control. It’s like … he can’t even grasp … himself with her
He would also like to tell her that love is even more reluctant to come. For example, even if it is forced, she will not fall in love with himself …
But …
Looking at the painful tearful face, these words, he choked down without a word. And then, just a gentle nod, “Okay, I’ll help you … try.”
As for …
Whether it will work or not, he does not guarantee.
Car, drive all the way to the city.
Neither of the two people in the car ever spoke to the other. Thinking about last night, Andrea Jones still felt embarrassed and only turned her face to the window, looking at the passing scenery.
When we arrived downtown, Neal Williams was planning to drive the car directly to her house.
On the way, however, she said, “At that intersection up ahead, you just drop me off.”
“Not going home?” Neal Williams glanced at her.
“Well …” Andrea Jones raised her hand and touched her face, “I’ll just find a random place to stay.”
Neal Williams raised an eyebrow, “Afraid of a bad account?”
She did not say anything, the answer is not denied. Sammy Jones would not be mad on the spot.
“I’ll have a lawyer go over and handle this, and the person who injured the person will be found soon. How do you want to handle it?” Neal Williams asked her as he didn’t stop, his eyes falling intently on the road ahead.
“Forget it, I don’t want to dwell on such things, it’s all in the past.” More than the injury on her face, what was actually more difficult for her to accept was the sound of slander and libel.
“Planning to choke this dud down?” Neal Williams can’t seem to agree.
“Take a step back, my mother taught me that.”
He snorted, “The middle way is no longer suitable for the present society. I’ll have my lawyer handle it according to procedure.”
Andrea Jones bristled and stopped commenting. Why ask yourself ‘democratically’ when you’ve already made up your mind?
“Eh, where to go? Let’s park here, it’s close to the office, I’ll stay for two days to facilitate work.” Seeing the family hotel chain crossed the road, Andrea Jones was busy signaling him to stop.
“Go to my place.” Leaving the car door unlocked, he spoke the three words that staggered her in a flat tone.
“To your place?” Had she misheard?
“Well, stay at my place for the next two days.” Neal Williams nodded again in confirmation, looking titanic.
What hotel does a girl stay in? There are too many safety hazards.
“No, you let me out of the car.” Andrea Jones immediately refused his offer. The hotel was a security risk? No, in her opinion, staying at his place was more of a security risk.
Especially …
After last night …
“…” Neal Williams simply ignored her and drove on. Andrea Jones got anxious and turned sideways to break the door open.
“Don’t waste your breath.” I should have known she would react like this.
Andrea Jones looked at his self-effacing demeanor and was a little depressed.
“You know very well that I will not stay at your place at all …” Even if you take her there now, she will turn around and run out on her own with her luggage, so now this is not a useless exercise?
Neal Williams turned his eyes sideways and stared at her tangled little face, his thin lips pursed, “I told you last night wouldn’t happen again. Last night … was just an accident.”
The little face was instantly red.
Turning her face away, she stiffened her mouth, “Even if it is … that’s not okay …”
The fact that you are staying at a single man’s house for no reason, how can you say such a thing is not justified.
Looking at her stubborn and blushing face, Neal Williams stopped teasing her.
“Stay there in peace, I won’t be around these days.”
“Hmm?” Where was he going?
“Business trip.”
Business trip?
Andrea Jones is the secretary, but really didn’t know he had this schedule. During this time, his schedule was given directly to Olivia Scott and never passed through her hands at all.
“So … when are you leaving?”
“Right away.” Hitting a red light, he stopped the car and looked at her sideways. “There’s not much reason for you to refuse now, so think of it as helping me look at the house.”
Andrea Jones gave him a look, “I was not going to bother you …”
In short, she meant to make the relationship with him clear.
Neal Williams grimaced, “Didn’t you want to apply for a transfer? I didn’t see that application on my desk in the den when I got back, so it’s overdue.”
Andrea Jones glared at him in displeasure. Threatening herself with this again! And she had to compromise.
Discontent deflated, she simply stopped talking, anyway, he was so domineering that he did not want to listen to her opinion.
“That’s good.” Neal Williams approves with satisfaction, a light smirk under his eyes.
The three simple words are ambiguous like love words between lovers. Her already burning red little face is now burning hotter and hotter.
…
The second time I visited Neal Williams’ home, she was no less rushed than the first time.
As she stood staring at the foyer, Neal Williams locked the door and nudged her shoulder from behind, “What are you waiting for? Get in.”
“Oh …,” she said as she pulled her bags inside.
He pushed open the door of a guest room and arranged, “Put your luggage here, you’ll stay here for the next few days.”
“… good.” She nodded again and went in obediently. Because on someone else’s turf, she half dared not make a fuss.
Neal Williams looked at the dark circles under her eyes and frowned slightly, “Go get some sleep.”
It seems that you were not the only one who had a poor night’s sleep last night.
“Hmm.” She walked him out of the room and when she got to the door, she remembered something and asked again, “By the way, when are you leaving about?”
“The flight is at 8 pm. Something wrong?”
She shook her head, “It’s okay. Then you get busy.”
Without saying anything else, she closed the door behind her. Pulled out her cell phone and called her mother, saying only that she was temporarily scheduled to go on a business trip.
Charleen Davis knew there was no suspicion, and only repeatedly urged her to travel safely.
After the phone call, she changed her clothes and threw her tired self on the soft velvet bed. The sheets were soft and carried the refreshing smell of laundry detergent.
Lying there, looking at the ceiling, she couldn’t help but fantasize …
This bed, Penny Brown, probably also slept in it, right?
I don’t know why, but when I think of it this way, my heart inexplicably becomes a little uncomfortable.