Chapter 3
Chapter 3:
Rupert was exhausted. He managed to take a shower and went straight to bed. He was very drunk, so he didn’t notice that someone else was in his room until he lay down on his bed.
The large bulge under the quilt startled him. He moved away abruptly. The room was dimly lit, so he couldn’t see the woman’s face clearly. Before he could think straight, she rolled over and hugged him.
She muttered, “Teddy, don’t be naughty. You should sleep now p>
Rupert froze completely.
This woman had a very familiar scent, just like that girl.
It was soothing as his nose pressed against her neck. For some reason, Rupert found himself hugging her back. He fell asleep with Annabel in his arms.
Strangely for an insomniac, Rupert didn’t wake up at any point during the night. He slept like a well-fed baby.
He had a dream that night. It was about what had happened to him ten years ago.
In a dark room, a girl embraced him tightly and said in a sweet voice, “Don’t be scared. No harm shall come to you. I’ll protect you p>
Later in the dream, he met that girl again. It felt so real.
The next morning, Cathy woke up at the crack of dawn. She had been hoping to hear that Annabel was thrown out of the room once Rupert got back home. But the maid said nothing of the sort.
Why was that? Didn’t Rupert come back home last night? But his car was in the garage.
Rupert hated anyone being in his space. He couldn’t possibly have slept in the same bed as a strange woman.
Consumed by curiosity and uncertainty, Cathy went to knock on Rupert’s door. “Hey, Rupert! Breakfast is ready. Don’t you have a meeting this morning? You should get up now p>
The noise woke the two people who had been fast asleep at the same time. Annabel immediately felt the warmth of someone else. Her head wasn’t on a pillow but on a hard chest.
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She looked up, only to meet the sharp eyes of a man. She sat up immediately, now wide awake. “Who are you p>
Rupert’s eyes darkened. “Annabel Hewitt p>
Since he knew her name, Annabel assumed that he was her fiancé, Rupert. But why was he in her room?
She was just about to question him again when he said, “You came to my room and slept in my bed on your first day in this household. I must say that you are really something p>
“What?” Annabel looked completely confused. He had just said this was his bed.
How was that possible?
Was every member of this family mad and troublesome?
“Oh my!” Annabel exclaimed as her mind went to the men’s products she had seen in the bathroom yesterday. It seemed Cathy had tricked her.
In haste, Annabel got off the bed and looked at him coldly. “Just to be clear, I didn’t mean to sleep here. Cathy told me this was my room. No offense, but I’m not in any way interested in you. Come to think of it, I fell asleep alone. Why didn’t you realize that someone else was in the bed when you got back? And why did you hold me in your arms for the whole night? Don’t tell me you have a crush on me p>
A look of embarrassment clouded Rupert’s face when he heard her words. He couldn’t deny that he had held her in his arms for the whole night. Just like last night, he was stunned when he met Annabel’s eyes.