His breath so close,
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The warmth between her lips set her ears ablaze, hot
and throbbing.
With her palms burning, Zoe Bell could only grip tightly to sober up a bit, as her heart beat violently, pounding her chest and quickening to the point of inducing slight dizziness.
Last time they kissed, she was, after all, tipsy.
The sensations weren’t as acute.
This time,
she was sober and rational.
While she was still lost in the shallow kiss, William Hale
had already soberly bent down to pick up the fallen lighter.
He commented, “Quite sweet.”
In an instant,
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Zoe’s mind went blank.
Mr. Hale, usually so reserved and dignified, was he playing the rogue, flirting with her?
Sweet?
What was he talking about?
William seemed to notice her thoughts and added, “The incense smells very good, quite sweet. I…‘
“Really like it!” Zoe said with an awkward laugh. “If you like it, that’s great. I’ll bring more incense sticks for you later.”
“I have a long car ride tomorrow, so you should rest early. I’ll go back to my room later.”
Zoe didn’t even know how she managed to get back to her room; the heat on her lips seemed incessant, scorching her throat dry. She went downstairs, gulped down several large sips of water, and only then did her racing heartbeat begin to calm.
Just as she was about to drink another cup of water, a voice suddenly rang out, “Madam-”
Startled, she almost spilled the water.
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“Assistant Cruz?”
“Sorry, did I scare you?” Zac Cruz wasn’t a cat; his footsteps were quite loud. He had approached her intentionally because he felt that Mrs. Hale seemed
off–kilter.
“It’s fine, I’m heading back to my room.”
Zac Cruz had some urgent documents to deliver to William. After knocking and entering, he smelled the sweet scent of lychee. “The incense made by the madam smells really good.”
“Just now, Mrs. Hale asked if you were busy. I knew you were, but I still let her come, thinking that seeing her might give you a break from your busyness, help you to relax. You don’t mind, do you?” Zac probed
cautiously.
William, head bowed over his documents, didn’t look
- up.
He simply said, “Your bonus this month is doubled.”
At that moment, Zac felt a Buddhist aura of benevolence emanating from his boss.
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His lady was truly his good luck charm!
William felt greedily insatiable; knowing that she had just been injured and her initiative was already rare, yet he still wanted more…
If it weren’t for the fear of frightening her,
perhaps a mere shallow kiss wouldn’t have sufficed
earlier.
He was ready to rest without finishing his work.
“Sir, there is still some work to be done,” Zac reminded
him.
“Work is endless, but spending time with my wife is ‘more important.” William spoke and then glanced at Zac, “Saying this, you probably don’t understand.”
After all,
Zac is single!
The working man was at a loss for words, recalling how just a few days prior, his boss would go about with a world–weary face as though everyone owed him a huge debt.
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him so lively? Was the effect that excellent?
However, when William cheerfully returned to his room, upon opening the door-
The room was dark, empty.
Zoe Bell had not returned to the room.
Feeling incredibly nervous about facing the Hale Family, she couldn’t sleep, so she ran to the Incense Making Room to check the recipe and decided to make a batch of Soulful Aroma. Incense, grinding up some Clove and Spikenard.
When she returned to her room, it was the middle of the night, and William appeared to be asleep.
Zoe tiptoed over, covering him properly with the blanket, then stared at him for a long time.
She had never dared to look directly at William before because, actually…
He was quite handsome.
He must be the handsomest–extremely so–out of all the people she had ever seen.
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made people overlook his appearance.
Zoe Bell half–crouched down, hugging her knees and resting her chin on them as she stared at him for a
long time. His nose was straight, his lips were thin, his hair was messy, and his eyelashes…
Were especially long!
Such a man was actually her husband.
She chuckled silently.
Little did she know, Mr. Hale, who hadn’t fallen asleep and had been waiting for his wife to return to the room, was now struggling not to open his eyes, feeling extremely uncomfortable!
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On the day of departure, Zoe Bell wore a light pink, modern Chinese–style top with low–key and elegant pear blossoms embroidered on the cuffs, a white skirt, and paired them with lotus–pink bracelets and earrings, looking very graceful.
William Hale was dressed in a suit as usual.
He was wearing the lapel chain Zoe had given him.
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The two of them looked very well–matched.
Wyatt Hale didn’t ride in the same car with them, as just the thought of spending five or six hours with his older brother made his scalp tingle.
So Zoe spoke without reservation, “Mr. Hale, are you on tense terms with your family?”
William Hale looked at her sideways, “Where did you
hear that?”
“From the Bell Family and the Stone Family, as well as
online.”
“What do they say?”
“Basically, because of your uncle’s remarriage, you were raised by your grandparents…” Zoe Bell gave him a brief rundown. “If it weren’t for the intense pressure from your family to get married, you probably wouldn’t have chosen to marry me, right?”
William Hale neither admitted nor denied it.
“Then our return is likely to be met with difficulties.”
In summary, according to Zoe Bell’s description, the Hale Family was like a dragon’s den and a tiger’s lair.
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And he had carved out a bloody path for himself by relying on ruthless means.
William Hale’s face was devoid of emotion, yet he
didn’t contradict her words, for from the start of signing the agreement, it was he who had lured Zoe Bell, giving her such an impression.
“Don’t be afraid, no matter what they say, we just need to show that we love each other,” William Hale stated
bluntly.
Zoe Bell nodded in agreement.
Zac Cruz, who was driving the car, almost laughed himself silly.
The lady had actually looked it up online.
Online, people said that his boss’s life wasn’t easy, unloved by his father and harassed by his stepmother.
Zoe Bell, on the other hand, was nervously concerned
that Old Sir Hale, with his extensive experience, wouldn’t be easy to fool.
If any hints were to be revealed in front of the Hale Family, how could that be good?
Luckily William Hale seemed to be in a good mood
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today.
Little did they know that at this moment, Old Sir Hale had risen early, and a couple of days ago had had all the plants neatly pruned.
Even the family’s guard dog had been sent off for a bath and grooming!
He also wanted his vegetable garden tidied, especially instructing someone to weed it.
But after the weeding was done…
The entire vegetable garden was bare, and new flowers and plants were planted overnight.
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Having groomed himself neatly and eaten lunch, he was already dressed and waiting in the living room. Old Lady Hale was speechless, as she hadn’t seen him act like this when his eldest and second sons brought
home their wives.
But William Hale and the rest wouldn’t arrive until
evening, and Old Sir Hale specifically called his eldest son, “Your son is bringing home his wife, and you’re not here yet?”
“Dad, it’s still early, I’m at work.” William Hale would
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probably get to the ancestral home around six o’clock,
and it was only three in the afternoon now.
“Is work more important than your son?”
“Can’t you come back earlier?”
“It is you, as a father, who hasn’t given him enough attention, which led him to make a decision about his lifelong matter without discussing it with the family. I must tell you, I am very dissatisfied with this affair!”
“Then what would you like to do? Chase them out? Or set the dog on them?”
“What are you saying? If that were seen by others, it would affect our family’s image. Family problems should naturally be solved internally.”
“You’re right.”
“In any case, come back soon. We need to discuss and plan. We can’t let that brat have it too easy!”
As a result, he left work early, and when he arrived at the ancestral home with his wife,
Old Sir Hale was leaning on the sofa, fast asleep,
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