Chapter 278 - Home (18+)

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Warning: There's a little scene that is inappropriate for an underage at the end of the chapter. Read at your own discretion.

A sigh escaped her when Edith entered the warm water. Her muscle began to relax and her mind felt more at ease. It was at this time that she was able to think things through.

When she thought of her mother again, Edith could only bring her knees closer to her chest and buried her face in them. Her thoughts and feelings were all mixed up and she did not know which should she be focusing on.

At this time, the bathroom door swung open and Neil suddenly appeared at the door. He put both hands in his pocket, leaned on the counter, and continued to watch the person in the bathtub.

The water rippled as Edith shifted her position. "Why are you here?"

Fortunately, the surface of the water was filled with bubbles and the view under the water was covered.

"What should I do? The moment I take my eyes off you I'll be worried that you might run around somewhere else again."

Her lips turned up and Edith wanted to laugh, but the expression on Neil's face was so serious that she was beginning to feel that he was telling her the truth. 

The way Neil was staring at her does give her the feeling as if he was keeping his eyes on her.

Edith was stunned by her thought and did not know how she should react. The two of them continued to stare at each other for a while until Edith chose to look away first.

It was then that she recalled seeing his face the moment she woke up. Suddenly, she had the feeling that Neil has been keeping his eyes on her as she was asleep.

The man was so good to her that sometimes, Edith had thought that she was taking advantage of him. Her eyes stung and her nose soured. Edith moved and splashed a little water on her face. Then, she rested her hands at the side of the tub and looked at Neil again. He was still looking at her with the same expression.

"Do you want to come in?" Edith asked and saw the flicker in his eyes. "There is still a lot of room in this tub." She moved a little bit as if to make space for him. "Come in."

Neil stared at her for a long time and decided to take her offer. He took off his clothes slowly and watched her looked away when he was left with the final piece of garment on his body. After a while, Neil slid into the tub. As soon as he entered the water, Edith moved closer to him and let him wrapped his arms around her body.

Edith stretched her hand to touch his face. Her fingers traced at the ring under his eyes. "Just how long have you not been sleeping?"

"Don't worry about me. It's normal for me to sleep for a few hours when I'm busy with work." Neil tilted his head to a side. "Are you worried about me?"

Edith answered him with a slow nod. 

Neil buried his face in the crook of her neck and spoke, "When you decided to leave without telling me anything, did you ever considered what I might feel?"

She lowered her head, knowing well that it was a question that she should not answer. At that time, her mind was full of her mother and she was unable to think of anything else.

"I thought that you might not want me anymore."

"It wasn't like that."

There was a brief silence before Neil spoke again. "Edith Qian, we are getting married soon." Neil felt her hands on his arms tightened. "I only want you to rely on me. Just as how I want you to be the place I can return to, I want you to think the same of me."

Edith turned around and wrapped her arms around his waist. At this time, there was nothing she could say other than 'sorry', although that word was not what Neil wanted to hear.

"When I saw those documents for the first time, I was suddenly lost. I couldn't think straight. I just thought that until I got the answer to my question, I won't be able to be at ease," Edith said. "I didn't mean to shut you out. Neil, you will always be the place I can return to. You're my home."

The word seemed to spark something in his heart. "Really?"

Edith nodded. "Really." Her eyes were looking straight into his eyes as if telling him that she was sincere with every word that came out of her mouth. "Neil, I love you." 

Neil stared at the person in his arms for a long time. It was until Neil thought that he can trust her words that he bent down to kiss her lips.

Unlike the previous kisses that they usually shared, Neil's kisses this time were a little domineering. The way he moved was as if he was venting his anger and punishing her for what she had done and knowing that she was guilty, Edith could only let him do as he pleased.

Soon, the couple moved over from the bathroom to bed. 

Edith felt her body numb all over as he moved to touch every part of her skin. His touch was both hot and cold at the same time. A whimper would escape her whenever he trailed his kisses on her body.

For the first time, Edith felt him entering her too deeply. The way he was holding her was as if he was afraid to let go. The way he pushed into her every time was as if he wanted to merge their bodies into his bones. It was both torturing and pleasuring at the same time.

Her eyes rolled, and her legs held his body tighter to her as she was brought to the peek, but Neil did not show her any sign that he wanted to stop.

When she looked at him again, Neil was staring at her as he moved. His gaze never went away from her face. He was observing her every expression and would not look away to miss anything.

Facing the way he was staring at her, Edith grew shy. Just as she opened her mouth to speak, Neil lowered his head to kiss her mouth again.

After a while, Edith felt something hot gushing into her. The feeling was too overwhelming. Edith could only hold his body tight as if it was the only thing that she can hold into.

Her head felt a little dizzy and once they were done, her body felt sore all over.

Before she had closed her eyes and drifted into dreamland, Edith heard him asking her a question. She could not hear clearly what he had asked, but could only remember that she had agreed to whatever he had asked. 

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