Aaron bends down and kisses her pink lips lightly. The quick taste makes him want to devour her. If he goes on like this, it will be more difficult for him to control himself.He finally doused his desire with the cold shower he just took. If he kisses her again, he won"t be able to leave the room tonight.
With a great deal of determination, he pulls away from Katrina, tucks her in, and leaves the room.
The next day, the sun is s.h.i.+ning brightly by the time Katrina wakes up. Rubbing her pounding head, she squints at the sunlight as she gets out of bed.
Katrina winces in pain. Her head is throbbing painfully.
Unfortunately, she has work today. It"s time to get up and get ready for work.
When she pulls back the covers and turns to get out of bed, she realizes that she isn"t in her room.
Her bed is so small that her feet can reach the floor when she turns to get out of bed. But this bed is so big that she can roll all over it.
Where am I?
Katrina surveys the room with more awareness. It is completely unfamiliar to her. She doesn"t remember ever being here before.
Why am I here? Katrina rubs his eyes with some confusion. It must be a dream.
When she opens her eyes again, her surroundings don"t change. The room is very large. Despite the minimalist furniture and furnis.h.i.+ngs, they all look high-end and expensive.
Katrina looks back on the night before.
After breaking up with Marcellus over the phone last night, she took a walk on the street and drank her sorrows away. Then she vaguely remembers seeing Aaron. He sat by her side and drank with her.
But she can"t remember anything else.
She drank so much last night, that she was completely out of it. She remembers dreaming of her father and being carried on his back like when she was young.
From the memories, Katrina becomes certain that Aaron brought her here last night.
At the realization, Katrina"s eyes widen in alarm. She quickly looks down at her clothes.
That beast! The last time Aaron followed her home, he almost raped her in her own apartment. She can"t believe he would **** her while she was drunk and helpless.
After checking herself, she realizes that she doesn"t feel sore anywhere, and her body doesn"t have any ambiguous traces.
So Aaron didn"t touch me last night? Katrina breathes a sigh of relief at the realization.
After she got drunk, she lost her senses and turned to Aaron.
Fortunately, he didn"t touch her. If he did anything to her, she would never forgive him.
She is grateful for his kindness in taking care of her while she was helpless.
Her clothes have been replaced with a soft and clean nightgown. It seems that someone helped her take a bath. Although she has no recollection of who bathed her, she only can pretend that it wasn"t Aaron.
When Katrina gets out of bed and goes to the bathroom, she notices the clock hanging on the wall. Her eyes bulged at the time.
My G.o.d! How could I sleep in so late! Why didn"t my alarm clock go off? I"m so late!
Katrina rushes to find her cell phone in a panic, only to find it switched off.
When she turned off her phone to avoid Marcellus"s calls, she also turned off the alarm clock.
Hurrying to the bathroom, she washes her face and brushes her teeth with a new toothbrush by the sink. Randy had prepared the toothbrush and a towel for Katrina the night before.
It takes less than five minutes for Katrina to clean up and another two minutes to get dressed before she runs out of the room.
When Katrina rushes downstairs, Randy looks up from the plant he is tending to in the living room and greets, "Good morning, Miss Miller."
When Katrina sees Randy, she gets a strong feeling of déjà vu. It feels like she is traveling back in time.
If it weren"t for the fact that the house is a little different from the villa in Hadley City, Katrina would have thought that she is back in Hadley City and the days of her captivity.
Katrina quickly shakes the thoughts away.
This is Abbe City. This must be Aaron"s new home in the city. When Aaron moved to Abbe City, he brought his long-time butler with him.
Katrina has always respected Randy, even back in Hadley City. At the sight of Randy, she responds with a smile, "Randy, good morning."
Randy puts down his tools and says, "Miss Miller, are you hungry? I"ll prepare your breakfast."
Just as Randy is about to leave for the kitchen, Katrina quickly replies, "No, thank you, Randy! I"m going to be late for work. I"m skipping breakfast!"
Despite the familiar scene, the situation has changed. Here in Abbe City, Katrina has her own job and her own life. She is no longer a canary in a cage.
Between breakfast and work, the latter is no doubt more important.
Katrina is already by the door by the time she is finished talking.
Randy quickly speaks up. "Miss Miller! Mr. Wilson called your office to request a leave for you. You don"t need to worry so much." He pauses with a rea.s.suring smile. "And it"s not easy to get a taxi here. If you want to leave, I"ll get someone to send you back."
At Randy"s words, Katrina halts to a stop from her sprint to the entrance.
Aaron requested leave for her?
In any case, Katrina believes that it"s difficult to get a taxi from Aaron"s villa. He has always liked the quiet. Back in Hadley City, his villa was halfway up the mountain.
His villa in Abbe City naturally wouldn"t be in the busy downtown where people come and go all the time. Even if she rushes out now, she won"t be able to get to the police station by running.
Katrina has no choice but to listen to Randy.