William said slowly, \u201cWhat are you doing, sneaking around in the middle of the night? For a second, I thought someone had broken into the house.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI wasn\u2019t sneaking around,\u201d Scarlet said. \u201cWhy\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She wanted to ask him why he was here. Suddenly, Scarlet remembered that William and the others had gone skiing today.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The ski resort was located not too far from here. Perhaps William decided to stay here on his way back since this place was the closest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet couldn\u2019t help but wonder if William had brought Nicole here as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She felt as though there was an invisible hand squeezing her heart, and all the air was knocked out of her chest. She felt like she might suffocate at any moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Couldn\u2019t they just wait for a bit longer? They should have at least waited until the procedures were completed. Was that too much to ask for?\u00a0<\/p>\n
As William walked down the stairs, Scarlet spotted some red marks on his neck.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was quite warm inside the house. Yet, her blood ran cold.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet tightened her fists. She turned around and was about to leave, but then the sound of objects being flipped around\u00a0<\/p>\n
came from behind her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
William asked, \u201cWhere\u2019s the first\u2013aid kit?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet\u2019s voice was strained. \u201cIt\u2019s in the second drawer to your right.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
William opened the drawer and took out the first\u2013aid kit. Scarlet was about to step toward the door when he asked another question. \u201cWhich one is for treating allergies?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet couldn\u2019t be bothered to tell him the answer. \u201cYou can search for the information online yourself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
William snorted. \u201cWhat a dedicated doctor you are, Dr. Benson! Your cats are the reason why I\u2019m having allergies now. Even if you don\u2019t plan on upholding your professional ethics around me, you should at least take some responsibility for my current condition. Don\u2019t you think so?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, he threatened her in a soft voice, \u201cIt\u2019s fine if you don\u2019t want to take any responsibility. Just don\u2019t blame me if I throw your cats out in the cold.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet had no choice but to yield since she didn\u2019t want the cats to get kicked out of the house.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stood there for a few seconds before she clenched her jaw and turned around. \u201cPass the first\u2013aid kit to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
William cast her a glance and passed the box to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since the villa had been left empty for quite some time, most of the medicine had expired. Scarlet managed to find only one tube of ointment that was still within the expiry date.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou should apply this ointment twice a day. There aren\u2019t any antihistamines in this box that you can take, so take some once you head home tomorrow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
William didn\u2019t take the tube of ointment from her. He sat on the couch and pulled his collar loose. \u201cHelp me apply the ointment.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet remained in the same spot. \u201cYou can just ask the person upstairs to do it for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
William lifted his gaze. \u201cWhat do you mean by the person upstairs? Are you saying this place is haunted?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 48\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Was Nicole not here?\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stared at William\u2019s face for a while and confirmed that he wasn\u2019t lying before moving closer to help him apply the ointment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There were a lot of rashes on the back of the right side of William\u2019s neck. The red marks that Scarlet saw earlier weren\u2019t hickeys but were most likely scratch marks left by William.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The back of William\u2019s neck wasn\u2019t properly illuminated due to the direction he was facing, sitting on the couch. Scarlet had to bend down and lean forward to see properly. She gently applied the ointment with her index finger over the area where the rashes were to help with the absorption.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While she was focused on applying the ointment, William suddenly clicked his tongue and tilted his head further away. \u201cAre you doing it on purpose?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes it hurt?\u201d Scarlet thought he was being quite whiny. \u201cI\u2019m doing it very gently.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I\u2019m saying is that you shouldn\u2019t keep blowing air onto my neck.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet was rendered speechless. \u201cYou do realize that even insects need to breathe.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
William fixed his gaze on her. He said, \u201cI\u2019m aroused.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was a brief moment of silence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet\u2019s cheeks grew hot, and her face flushed red. \u201cThat\u2019s because you\u2019re a pervert.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She straightened herself up and tried to step back. However, William caught hold of her wrist. With a little tug, he managed to get Scarlet sitting on his lap.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet go of me!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet tried to stand up, but William\u2019s hands were very large and strong. He had a firm grip on her legs. Instead of letting her go, he pulled her closer toward him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet could clearly tell how William\u2019s body was reacting to her through the sensations she felt against her bottom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This house and the close proximity between her and William instantly reminded Scarlet of the memories she had on this couch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 49\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 49\u00a0<\/p>\n
William said slowly, \u201cWhat are you doing, sneaking around in the middle of the night? For a second, I thought […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-end-of-the-contractstart-of-his-obsession"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13532\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}