“Oh, it’s Layla!” Scarlet whispered. “Should we open the door?”
On the security monitor, Layla held a bottle of Romanée-Conti worth $30, 000.
She wore a low-cut red dress with a deep green gemstone pendant on her fair neck. Her hair was tied up high with jade hairpins and her egg-shaped face had finely chiseled features.
Combined with her innate icy temperament and tall figure, she looked untouchable.
Flynn didn’t care, “Whatever.”
“Oh!” Scarlet grabbed the doorknob and twisted it down.
The lock clicked open.
The door opened slightly but Scarlet hesitated and closed it again, feeling something was off. “Maybe we shouldn’t open the door just in case people get the wrong idea about us.”
Layla outside froze for a moment. She clearly saw the door opening slightly before closing again. Why did that happen?
After thinking for a while, she realized what might be going on and laughed, “Cruz War God, I’m just here to thank you for saving my life. Nothing else.”
“If you’re worried about being alone together causing misunderstandings, I’ll come back during daylight hours.”
“I left this bottle of wine at your doorstep; please accept it.”
She placed the red wine on the doorstep and walked away with long strides.
“Cruz, the god of war, might be interested in me. He invited me to have a few drinks inside, but it’s getting late and I’m afraid people will misunderstand if they see us together,” Layla thought to herself as she left Thodell Mansion with a faint smile.
“What should we do with this wine? It’s worth thousands!” Scarlet picked up the bottle of Romanée-Conti and brought it inside.
“Return it?”
Flynn opened the bottle directly. “Layla is such an arrogant woman who always annoys me. It would be good enough if I didn’t hang her up and beat her.”
“What’s wrong with drinking a bottle of her wine?”
Scarlet was shocked and dumbfounded by Flynn’s words.
To Scarlet, Layla was like a shining star in the sky that she could only look up to. But to Flynn, she was worthless. They had met several times before but he had never shown her any kindness; he even wanted to hang her up and beat her?
It was too exaggerated and unbelievable!
Flynn took a sip but didn’t drink anymore while Scarlet drank two glasses quickly and soon became tipsy.
“It’s getting late; you’re done looking around so leave! Don’t forget to lock the door!” Flynn yawned as he wanted to go upstairs after saying goodbye.
“Huh?” Scarlet rolled her eyes in anger at his attitude towards sending guests away so early at night when there were no other options for shelter nearby. “What do you mean? It’s already so late! Besides, there are no shops or villages nearby for miles! You want me to walk back alone?”
“Do you want me to send you back? Forget it; there are plenty of rooms here so just pick one for tonight!”
Scarlet crossed her arms angrily feeling that this guy was too much of an alpha male who couldn’t care less about others’ feelings or safety at night time when walking alone wasn’t safe for women like herself.
“There are unopened pajamas in the closet. Use it on your own!” Flynn didn’t even look back as he went to his bedroom.
“Hey!” Scarlet wanted to learn more about Flynn, but he ignored her and she had no choice but to suppress her doubts and go to the guest room.
Lying on the soft bed, her mind was racing as she looked at everything before her like a dream. She could hardly sleep all night.
“Oh no! It’s past ten o’clock and the banquet is about to start!”
The next day when Scarlet woke up, she checked the time and immediately jumped out of bed. As she headed towards the bathroom, she bumped into Flynn who had just finished washing up.
Flynn wasn’t pleased with what he saw, but his eyebrows raised slightly before turning away.
Scarlet was wearing a deep V-neck satin silk semi-transparent nightgown with lace hem that covered just enough of her thighs. Her smooth legs were exposed in the air like a perfect masterpiece.
Most importantly, she wasn’t wearing a bra!
The deep V-neckline revealed most of her full round breasts while hiding some parts under thin satin fabric which made it seem almost invisible. Her slender waist was perfectly curved while black underwear under white nightgown added an extra impact!