Chapter 203 - A Shadow In His Heart

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The room finally quietened down after Henry had dragged everyone away, leaving only Neil and Edith in the room.

Edith looked at her boyfriend who was leaning on the sofa with his eyes closed and brought over a cup of water. She sat beside him and offered the cup to him. "Want something to drink?"

Neil opened his eyes and the cold face turned soft upon seeing his girlfriend. He downed the water in one go, put the cup on the table, and pulled her towards him. 

"Are you alright?" Edith looked at his face and studied his expression.

She did not think that Neil would be so angry upon finding out Jamie's attempt to hit on her. Edith thought that his reaction was amusing. After all, Jamie's a girl and Edith was not the person who would be attracted to people of the same gender.

A helpless sigh escaped her as she felt the way he was tightening his hold on her body. "What's wrong?"

Neil did not answer and instead continued to look at his girlfriend for a long time. When he arrived and saw the way that Edith was restraining Jamie, he was relieved. However, the situation told him that something had happened. Knowing Edith, his girlfriend would not attack anyone without reason.

But he was not worried that his girlfriend had attacked Jamie. What he was worried about was that Jamie had done something to Edith.

The memories of that night when he found both Amanda and Jamie together were still fresh in his memories.

He did not know how Jamie would do it, but that girl always had her way to attract another girl. Wasn't that was how she had tempted Amanda in the past?

"What are you worried about?" Edith raised her hand to poke at his cheek.

Neil heaved a heavy breath. "You. I'm worried if you would someday find Jamie attractive."

Edith looked at him in disbelief. Suddenly, she burst into a laugh. "How could you think that way?"

The frown on his face deepened. "Amanda and I broke up because of Jamie. One night, I found them together and they were—" 

He did not finish his words, but from his expression, Edith could guess his meaning. "And you think I would be the same? That I would be attracted to her and change my orientation?"

The man continued with his silence. 

After he was betrayed by both Jamie and Amanda, Neil had this shadow in his heart. 

If Jamie did something and Edith changed her mind again, what was he going to do? It was hard for him to find a girlfriend and he really liked her very much. After living together for a few months, Neil was used to having her presence around. It was hard for him to imagine if one day, he would return home and found that Edith would no longer be around.

Edith cupped his face with both hands. "You silly man." She gave a peck on his lips and continued, "Didn't I tell you previously? Neil Mo, I only like you. Can you have a little more trust in me?"

Neil found that he was unable to answer. Although he trusted Edith, the matter of the heart could be complicated. He was worried that someday, she might change her mind.

Moreover, he saw the way Jamie had looked at his girlfriend earlier. Edith seemed to be Jamie's type.

At the thought that his girlfriend was someone who could attract bees and butterflies, Neil grew distressed.

"Jamie is not my type. You are." She pecked at his lips again and smiled. "You are so good looking. Why would I like someone else?"

A chuckle escaped him. "You only like me because of my look?"

"It was your look that attracts me first," Edith said and laughed when he narrowed his eyes at her. "Neil Mo, I'm straight. I don't like Jamie nor do I think that there will be a day for me to like her that way. As long as you continue to be good to me, I will stay by your side. "

"Really?"

"Un." Edith nodded. Her gaze fell on his lips and then looked up to meet his gaze again. "Moreover…" She lowered her gaze, went closer to his ear, and whispered. "I like the way you make me feel when we were in bed."

The moment the words escaped her, Edith bit at her lips and her face turned red.

She was beginning to think that after spending her time with Lily last weekend, her mind was starting to get dirtier.

Neil froze. The way Edith had whispered to his ear made his body tingle, and the words she said had turned his body hot. "Baby." He swallowed and found that his throat was too dry. "You should know what kind of effect your words would do to me, right?"

Edith blinked her eyes innocently. "I don't know."

Neil took a deep breath to compose himself. "You naughty girl."

"Then, are you going to punish me?"

His eyes darkened and his breathing quickened. "Edith Qian, you're doing this on purpose."

"What do you mean? I was only trying to coax my boyfriend. What did I do?"

Seeing the way the girl continued to play dumb with him, Neil leaned forward to bite her lips. When he pulled away, Edith was staring back at him in aggrieve, causing him to feel guilty, and thus, he leaned in again to kiss her lips, gently this time.

Edith was unaware of how long they have been kissing and coaxing each other. But once his hand cupped at her chest, a gasp escaped her and Edith pulled away.

Her eyes were misty and her lips were moist and red. "We're still in your office."

"I don't care."

The corner of her lips twitched, knowing that if she did not stop him, she would be in deep trouble. Feeling the way his hands continued to roam around her body, Edith then reminded him, "I'm still on my period."

Neil stared at her for a long time. He pecked at her lips and pulled her in his embrace. "How can you tease me so much and pour cold water on me like this?"

Edith laughed at his words and stayed quiet as he continued to embrace her and calm down.

After a certain time has passed, Edith gently pulled away. Her gaze fell on the lunch box she had bought for him earlier. "Wait for me here." Edith walked out to reheat the food in the pantry and came back after. "Come on. I came here after knowing that you have skipped lunch. Have something to eat before you're going to harm your body."

Neil looked at the food in front of him and frowned. 

Noticing his expression, Edith asked, "What's wrong? You don't like the food?"

"It's not that." Neil turned to her with a mischievous smile. "But right now, I prefer to eat something else."

The way he looked at her turned her face red again. Edith shoved the chopsticks into his hand.. "If you don't eat your food now, I'm going to leave."

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