“You shameless perv!! I should have known you’ll try to take advantage of me!”
Preston’s eyes danced with amusement at her words. He raised his hands and flicked his fingers across her forehead. “What are you thinking?”
“What? What do expect me to think?!” she retorted, gripping the towel more tightly. Is he really taking advantage of the circumstance while inventing absurd justifications for what others may say?
He walked her up to the massage table and gave it a tap while rolling his eyes. “Remove it, then lie down. The fact that I’m about to give you a massage should make you feel honoured, he said, pointing to his hands. These are worth more than you can imagine, and I’m giving up their million-dollar value for you. Tell me wifey, are you touched?”
Touched?
Lenora snorted.
That was the most absurd thing she has ever heard. Of course, she was embarrassed that she misinterpreted his words earlier but instead of dwelling on it, she decided to play along.
“Oh, sorry dear husband. I’m afraid I can’t feel honoured yet, we will know if your hands are as heavenly as you describe them to be after the massage,” she mumbled getting onto the table. “Get to it then.” after all, she can’t say no to a free massage.
When was the last time she did something like this for herself again?
Preston was truly offended by her statement. Did she really take him as a masseur?
It was enough for her to serve a lifetime in prison if he were to add up all of her misdeeds.
Lenora noticed his sudden change in attitude, but she didn’t bother glancing at his face because she had grown accustomed to his mood swings.
Her mind was instead thudding at the prospect of him seeing her bare or touching her.
She heard Preston behind her shortly after that thought crossed her mind. He slowly lowered the towel stopping when it got to her butt.
The atmosphere in the room immediately changed.
Lenora could feel his eyes drilling holes into her body which made her tingle all over and her heart pound erratically for no reason.
Taking a deep breath, she tried to reign her imagination from going wild, it was just a massage, nothing more.
Up until his chilly hands actually touched her, she kept telling herself that.
Her nipples hardened instantly making her curse.
Oh, shit.
She wasn’t the only one having those thoughts, Preston too was conflicted.
He couldn’t help but gulp as he observed her white, creamy back. A towel was the only item standing between them. One that covered only her butt…
Just the awareness of her being naked and vulnerable right now had something twitching inside his pants. F*ck!
Maybe he shouldn’t have suggested this massage in the first place.
He proceeded to apply some apricot kernel oil to her back while ignoring the filthy ideas that were occupying his mind.
He could tell she was tense as soon as he touched her back, which was normal. They’ve never made any other kind of physical contact beyond kisses.
Her sharp hitching breath was doing stuff to him. It was making Preston junior hard to a point of pain. Damn it!
He wants her right now and here.
But he needed to control himself, even if he wanted her, it can’t be right after the event that happened at the Gonzalez.
His hands worked their magic over her back, his heart blooming with joy as Lenora finally relaxed. It could only mean she is comfortable being around him!
Just when Preston was going to praise himself for the restraint he had kept up till this point, a sensuous moan resounded in the room. “So good.” Lenora moaned.
That was when his last bit of control snapped.
In one smooth move, he flipped Lenora around and was about to kiss the living daylight out of her. He abruptly stopped short when he noticed the latter’s eyes closed looking as if she was in a deep sleep.
What the hell?!
Preston watched as Lenora yawned, grabbed his hands, and settled into a comfortable posture before continuing to sleep.
Ha!
Heartless!
His wife is truly heartless!
But understanding that she must be worn out, he couldn’t help but feel resentful, especially since his family’s precious jewel who is suffering.
He sighed looking down at Preston junior who is so hard…
Damn it!
He needs a cold f*cking bath right now.
***
Minutes after he came out of the bathroom, he walked out of the master’s bedroom with a whole new aura around him.
He pulled out his phone and sent a message.
“Done, sir.” he received from Arius an hour later.
Only then did he go to sleep in the room, pulling Lenora tightly into his arms and sleeping off.
The next morning, a piece of explosive news spread through the Internet like wildfire.
Priscilla’s naked pictures were plastered all over the internet with several men.
They were pictures from the past… one that she has buried deeply so it wouldn’t resurface.
Upon seeing the papers, Priscilla froze in shock, her face paling like she has seen a ghost. Her husband Dane, who was sitting beside her when they brought the papers in, sputtered the tea all over the table.
“What the hell is that?! Let me see!”
Priscilla hurriedly hid the papers as her terrified eyes darted to Dane’s. “It’s… not me! This has been photo-shopped! Someone’s trying to mess with the Gonzalez fa-”
Before she could finish her statement, a slap landed on her face causing her to look at Dane in disbelief. He has never raised his hands on her before!
Her eyes suddenly turned red. “Dane…”
“You… Who the hell are you?!” Dane yelled. The angelic image he had of his wife had completely shattered leaving nothing but disgust.
Priscilla trembled while going to her knees immediately. She has worked so hard to get to this position, she can’t let this slip from her hand like this!
“Darling listen to me.” she tried to grab his pants but the latter kicked her away.
“Don’t you dare call me that!”
Another maid sprinted down the hallway just as Dane was about to lash out. “It’s bad! Old Grandpa Gonzalez fainted, young master!”
“What? Call 911!” Dane rushed up the stairs and said that after pushing Priscilla out of the way. “We will settle this later.”
On the other hand, Lucinda is already awake and has been browsing through her phone to view the numerous insults directed at her mother.
The more she stared at her mother’s photos, the more fear crept into her heart. Preston’s words suddenly entered her head. “I’ll tell you this. Watch your actions, I only have this much patience.”
Could this be Preston’s doing?
Did he find out what happened to Lenora and is retaliating?
A shiver ran down Lucinda’s spine.
She could tell something was off with Preston after that day, just that she couldn’t wrap her head around Preston being something more than a beggar.
However, this incident has strengthened her resolve to dig into Preston’s background.
She quickly went to her contact list and phoned someone”s number. “Hey, I need your help.”