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Tiara glanced at Lucas secretly only to realize that he was looking at her. She had no idea how long he had been staring at her.
She felt like being caught in the act, and her face was burning.
“What are your plans for tonight?”
He approached her, his breath burning.
They were so close that Tiara felt as if her heart was about to jump out of her chest.
However, her innate stubbornness and indomitability made her unwilling to back down. She met his dark eyes, trying to maintain a calm look as best as she could. “If I remember correctly, tonight is our wedding night. Mr. Carroll, what do you think my plans can be?”
Her voice was affectedly relaxed and natural, unluckily, she exerted too much strength on her hands that were placed on her knees,
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which gave her away, showing how uneasy she in fact was.
Lucas‘ eyebrows moved slightly, and he curled up the corners of his lips. “I see. Great.”
The second he straightened up, the pressure was gone at once. Yet Tiara did not relax.
The car soon stopped at its destination.
Tiara had thought Lucas would take her back to his private residence, but to her surprise, the car stopped in front of a spa club.
The night was lined with the orange sign of the club, which made one peaceful.
Yet she was confused.
Puzzled, she turned to look at him. He seemed to be able to guess what she was thinking and said, “It’s too hasty today, and there isn’t enough time to fully prepare.”
“In fact… it doesn’t matter,” Tiara whispered.
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However, when she saw the well–appointed dining room filled with roses, she was still very shocked and impressed.
It was just him and her in the big restaurant. The dishes had been laid out, and even the service staff kept their distance from them, giving them enough privacy. Apparently, he had already booked the entire place.
She knew he was capable of doing this given his status and resources. However, he was telling the truth. There wasn’t enough time. So, how did he do it?
“Our privacy is well–kept here, and there’s no need for news leakage.”
He cut the steak gracefully and said slowly.
“Thank … you.”
She was not clumsy of speech, but she did not know what to say in the face of all this.
Lucas‘ hands paused at once. He raised his
eyebrows and looked at her without blinking.
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“Thank me? For what?”
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“Thank you for agreeing to work with me, thank you for the arrangements, and thank you for everything today.”
Although her decision to marry Lucas in a flash was impulsive, she didn’t regret it.
Lucas chuckled as she thanked him for so many things.
His voice wasn’t exactly big, but she could tell he was in a good mood.
Then he put the steak he had cut into small pieces on her plate, withdrew the fork, looked at her, and said very seriously, “Then I guess you have more to thank.”
She was at a loss for words.
After a warm and romantic candlelit dinner, they entered the arranged suite.
The suite was quite spacious and came with a private hot spring pool, which was steaming. The sound of the water easily made people fantasize.
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Tiara naturally wondered, thinking if she was going to join him in the pool later. And then….
She felt her face burning and her body. tightening. She hastily looked away and went to pour herself some water.
Every bit of her nervousness and
awkwardness were noticed by Lucas. He turned around, took off his coat, and came with a bottle of wine and two glasses.
“Would you want some?”
“No…” Her first reaction was to say no, yet in the next second, she changed her mind. “OK.”
The wine could make her brave.
She was not a coward, yet she admitted that she didn’t have enough courage. She felt as if all her courage ran out at the moment when she approached him and talked to him about cooperation.
Lucas poured two glasses of wine, held the glass, and raised it toward her. She stared at
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the red liquid in the glass, clenched her teeth, clinked the glass with him, and then threw her head back and drank in one gulp.
She threw back so hard that she choked and coughed ceaselessly.
Lucas grinned and patted her on the shoulder. “I’ll go to the spa. Take your time.”
He gave her plenty of time to prepare, and it was also her chance to regret and walk away.
He turned around and walked toward the hot spring pool.
His figure disappeared from her sight, and she was flustered. She hurriedly poured herself another glass of wine and drank in one gulp again.
She drank half a bottle of wine in just a couple of minutes and finally got tipsy. She stood up and could faintly see Lucas‘ back in the direction of the spa pool.
His back was facing her. His arms were spread open, and she could only see his
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shoulders and above. His muscles were clear, and the water glistened on his skin.
Tiara felt her throat dry. She walked over to him and stood at the edge of the pool. One more step forward, and she would be wet,
too.
He heard her, yet he didn’t turn around. He was very patient, and he gave her enough chances.
Not giving herself a chance to regret it, Tiara quickly took off all her clothes except her underwear, which was her bottom line. She walked up behind him, barefoot, and got into the water next to him.
The water was relatively warm. As soon as she entered the water, she began to sweat.
Maybe the water evaporated the wine from her system. Anyway, she was no longer tipsy. 4 The little courage she had managed to muster vanished, and she folded her arms
unnaturally.
She had never dressed so little in front of a
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She and Darren only held hands and kissed. They didn’t do anything more than that.
Suddenly, Lucas put his hand on her shoulder. He then exerted so much strength that her body turned around uncontrollably, and in the next second, she was in his arms.
She took a big breath.
Their skin was pressed against each other.
Their body heat was different from the water temperature, yet it managed to burn them
even more.
Lucas held her waist with one hand and her chin with the other, forcing her to look at
him.
“Last chance.” He paused, his eyes burning with affection and lust. “If you’re not ready,
we can…
”
In the next second, she kissed him on the lips.
Tiara pressed her body against his tightly.
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She did it with great strength and very abruptly, and even her teeth hit his lips. She seemed to taste the faint smell of blood.
She closed her eyes. She wasn’t thinking of anything, and she said nothing. She showed her determination by her actions.
No one in this world could get something for nothing, and no one got to take anything for granted. From the past to the present, everything that happened was nothing but an exchange of value.
One gained as much as one gave.
Since she was married to him and enjoyed the rights and conveniences of being his wife, she should fulfill her obligations.
She offered, and there was no reason for him to push her away.
Lucas leaned forward and got on top of her.