The two of them soon entered Michael’s room one after another. Abbie headed towards the bathroom to fill the bathtub with water. Michael grinned and secretly giggled to himself.
He was picturing the things that may occur in the bathroom later. He felt satisfied as his injury was worth it after all.
Abbie turned on the tap and glanced at him with an annoyed look on her face. “What are you laughing at? I shall warn you beforehand that I am merely helping you to take a shower. Don’t you dare think about nonsense in your head. I will kill you without mercy should you try to be cheeky!”
“Duly noted. Besides, I won’t have the mood to do so judging by my current circumstance,” Michael had a sudden change of expression from being excited to lifeless.
“Come on in!”
Michael took his time before finally entering the bathroom. He did not dare to play any tricks after receiving a heads-up from Abbie not long ago. He casually requested her to wash his hair. Abbie was rather alert at the initial stage as she was worried that he would mess around with her.
Michael did not act out of character apart from complaining about his injury over and over. She felt relieved and said, “Michael, can you just keep quiet? I am having a headache as you are being very annoying. I can no longer assist you in taking a bath should this continue on.”
“My hand is aching! It hurts so much!”
“Why weren’t you crying in agony just now? You have been composing yourself rather well in the taxi and elevator, haven’t you?”
“I was feeling depressed after receiving an earful from you. I have then forgotten about my injured hand.” Michael explained further, “However, it is now the other way round. My hand is currently in pain whereas my heart feels brand new.”
“You are clearly pretending as you would be throbbing in agony should you be seriously injured, right?” Abbie muttered to herself. However, she was being gentle to him and replied, “Hang in there for a bit as I am almost done.”
“I can no longer hold it in anymore.”
“Just clench your teeth onto the towel then,” Abbie felt annoyed and handed the towel over to him. However, he was reluctant to accept her idea and had instead suggested, “Abbie, let me kiss you. I would be satisfied to give you a little peck.”
“You are welcome to try me should you not be afraid of death!”
“Ouch… Oh no, it hurts so much… Things were so different when we were abroad back then. I was seriously injured and was crying in pain. You then decided to spend the night with me and would give me a kiss whenever I was aching. I felt much better within a blink of an eye after receiving a little peck from you.”
“Stop being ridiculous, okay?”
“I genuinely have a low pain tolerance. Abbie, can you please let me kiss you?” He moved closer towards her as he replied. Abbie could not dodge his sudden reaction and their lips had finally met with each other.
She wanted to break free from him but she had failed to do so. Michael knew that it was currently his only opportunity to turn things around. He would cry out in pain whenever Abbie attempted to flee from him.
Abbie had no idea when she was being stripped naked. All she knew was the fact that Michael was absolutely one of a kind in achieving his objective. It was soon game over for Abbie.
They were awakened by door knocks in the morning. Richard’s voice was soon being heard, “Michael! Michael, open up!”
Abbie thought that Richard was shouting in her dream. She was soon being retrieved from dreamland by Michael, “Abbie, wake up. Your brother is here!”
Abbie rubbed her eyes and sat up. “My brother? What is he doing here?”
“I have no idea. However, he is clearly knocking on my door now.”
“What should we do then?” Abbie began to get dressed in a flustered manner. She blamed Michael in a low voice while putting on her clothes, “It’s all your fault. I will not have gotten into your hotel room last night if it wasn’t because of you. Well, take a look at the current circumstance. It is of no doubt that my brother would beat you to death!”
“I’m not intimidated by him. We can always come clean to him and confess to him that we are officially a couple.”
“No! Judging by his temper…” Michael would have a taste of hell should Richard have received such a piece of breaking news. Abbie shook her head and immediately refused, “We can’t let my brother know about the things that happened between us as you would be dead meat. For starters, you need to come up with a way of dealing with him. I shall find a hiding spot and text Valeria in saving me from this mess.”
Abbie headed straight to the bathroom after being fully clothed. She sent a message to Valeria after shutting the door. “Valeria, my brother has arrived but I am currently in the same room with Michael. You need to help me out before it is game over for both Michael and me.”
Valeria was taken aback upon receiving her text message. Did Richard really come all the way to Arcadia?
What should Valeria do then? Her first instinct was to give William a call right now. “Honey, I have bad news for you. Richard has arrived here.”
“What? Why on earth would he depart to Arcadia?” William asked in a surprised tone.
“I don’t know, but he is currently knocking on Michael’s room. This is terrible as Abbie is currently in the same room with him. I knew about it as she had texted me to come up with something in saving her from trouble. What should I do now?”
“You need to get ahold of Braelynn and let her take things from there,” William immediately suggested an idea.
“Are you sure that Braelynn would be able to clear things up?”
“Of course. You need to tell Braelynn in distracting Richard as soon as possible. She will eventually come up with something after you fill her in about Abbie and Michael.”
Valeria left her hotel room in a hurry and Braelynn had just coincidentally arrived. Braelynn greeted her with a smile upon seeing the door being opened, “Valeria, good morning!”
“Braelynn, I need to notify you that Richard is here. He is knocking at Michael’s door and is attempting to get ahold of him. However, Abbie is currently in Michael’s room.”
“What?” Braelynn was taken aback.
Valeria lowered her voice and quickly elaborated further, “Abbie and Michael are officially together but Richard has no idea about it. We need to keep their relationship a secret from Richard for now. William has told me to get ahold of you in hoping to resolve this issue.”
Braelynn nodded her head and replied, “Alright, I shall make a move now then. Valeria, you need not worry as I will handle it accordingly.”
There was nothing else that Valeria could do. She observed Braelynn marching towards the floor where Michael’s room was being located. Richard had been knocking on the door for a while but he was still not being greeted by Michael. He felt bizarre upon thinking about it. What on earth was Michael doing?
It was unusual for one to be dead asleep in such a manner, right? Richard was confident that Michael was in his room upon inquiring from the hotel receptionist just now. Why was Michael not opening the door if that was the case?
Richard felt puzzled and footsteps soon emerged from the corridor. Braelynn’s voice was soon being heard, “Mr. Clark, is that you?”
Richard turned his head upon hearing her voice. He replied with a smile on his face, “President Saunders, hello there!”
“Mr. Clark, when did you arrive in Arcadia?” Braelynn asked.
“Not long ago. President Saunders, where are you going?” Richard did not continue knocking on the door upon seeing her. He was busy observing Braelynn from top to toe.
“I’m going to inform the senior members that it is currently breakfast time. Mr. Clark, have you eaten yet? You can consider joining us for breakfast,” Braelynn initiated the suggestion to him.
Braelynn was not being friendly towards him ever since that night. Richard was feeling overjoyed as Braelynn had personally invited him to have breakfast together.
However, he felt that something was fishy as Michael still did not open his hotel door. He received news from the hotel receptionist that Michael had brought a gorgeous woman back with him last night. Could it be that both Michael and Abbie had spent the night together?
Richard did not accept Braelynn’s invitation as he was still feeling doubtful, “I have been knocking on Michael’s door several times but I still can’t get ahold of him. Could something bad have happened to him? I need to wake him up for now.”
“What trouble could he possibly be faced with? Michael is not a kid and he may have drunk past his limit last night. It would be best to leave him alone and let him recuperate. I am planning to get ahold of the two senior members as both Valeria and Abbie are starving. They are looking forward to having breakfast as soon as possible. Why don’t you come with me and say hello to the two senior members instead?”
Richard was relieved upon seeing how casual was Braelynn behaving upon mentioning Abbie and Valeria. “Okay, I shall tag along with you then.”
Michael, who was still in the hotel room had heard the conversation. He breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the footsteps getting increasingly distant. He got up and knocked on the bathroom door before speaking, “The coast is clear. You can come out now as your brother is successfully taken away by Braelynn!”