Collin went to open the door, took the takeout, and put it on the coffee table. Then he said to Roxy, "I'm sorry."
He took the towel from her hand, changed a direction, and handed it to her again.
"Did you think it was me, so you opened the door for them?"
When Collin went to open the door, he suddenly recalled what the security guard said. They let him in without discussing it with Roxy. When those guys came to knock on the door, Roxy thought it was him. That was why she opened the door.
"I was careless. I thought she would never be able to find me again," Roxy said softly.
"You can call the police. I know a lawyer that can help you in court for free." Collin suggested, "If you want her in jail, you can keep this room like this. I'll ask my friend to come and get the evidence. She will be in jail for at least three or four years."
"You believe what I said?" Roxy turned to look at him.
"Which of your words? That she isn't your mother?" asked Collin.
For the first time, Roxy found talking to a smart person was comfortable, even when they were talking about a bad thing.
"You two look a bit like each other. I guess you two have a mother-daughter relationship, but it's better not to have a mother like this." Collin said, "Many parents are like this. After giving birth to children, they start to become parasites, sucking the blood of their children. This kind of person is not worthy of being a parent, nor a human being. At the very least, people have shame. They don't have any sense of shame at all."
Roxy smiled. That smile was very faint, like sarcasm and also like self-mockery. Then, her smile disappeared like smoke melted into the air.
Sitting on the sofa half a meter away from her, Collin lowered his voice and said, "You haven't answered me yet. Is your real name Roxanne Copley? R-o-x-a-n-n-e?"
"Yeah, that's right," Roxy replied expressionlessly.
Collin asked, "Then why did a little boy call you Roxy when I met you at the coffee shop?"
"That has to do with my pen name."
"Pen name? Are you a writer? What do you write?" Collin raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Didn't you guess it out?" Roxy turned to look at him. For the first time, her eyes seemed to fall on his face. Her pupils were very dark, and inside was Collin's face.
He looked at her and asked, "You gave the little boy money because you wanted to observe him, so you waited for him for a few days?"
"Yes." Roxy turned her head back again.
"The pen name is Roxy? What's the meaning behind it?" Collin asked again.
With a smile on her lips, she said word by word, "No, Rag."
Collin did not understand.
Roxy looked at him and repeated, "The pen name means rag."
Collin was quiet.
"A famous writer once said that life is a gorgeous robe, and it is covered with lice. And my life is like rags. I'm the smallest species at the bottom of life. Everyone hates me and everyone despises me."
She looked at Collin and said, "You only asked for my name. Aren't you curious about what she said about the things I had done in the past?"
Collin nodded. "I'm a little curious, but I think there must be something else behind it."
"You are a good man." Roxy stood up from the sofa and put down the towel in her hand. Half of her face was swollen and her eyes were empty. "But she was right. I made a scandal."
She walked to the bathroom without looking back and said in a hoarse voice, "If you don't want to be tainted by my stench, don't come to me again."
This was the second order she gave for him to leave in half an hour.
However, when she came out of the shower, the man on the sofa was still sitting upright, maintaining the posture before she left, but his expression was a little helpless, holding the phone in his hand as if he had encountered something tricky, and his two eyebrows twisted together.
Roxy's guess was right, Collin had indeed encountered a very troublesome matter.
He never expected that his mother would go to the restaurant today and see Leon pretending to be him. If Cora had not met Leon before, she would have beaten him up.
"Collin, did you lose your mind?" Cora was so angry that her voice trembled, "How could you hire a colleague to pretend to be you? Are you insane? "
Collin could not chip in.
"Where are you now? Get over here right now! Hurry up and apologize to her! No, don't come here. I'll find a way to fix it for you ... No! I don't want to take care of you anymore! Oh my god, how did I raise such a punk like you! Are you born to collect your debts from me?"
He was still quiet.
"Tell me the truth. I know you've always been against me arranging blind dates for you. Is there someone you like? Is it because you don't dare to introduce her to us and are afraid of scaring us? Tell me the truth, do you have a boyfriend?"
Collin was startled.
"Fine, I won't force you. If you find a boyfriend, I ... your dad and I will try to accept you. Don't worry, bring him to us bravely."
Collin didn't get to say a few words from beginning to end.
He just listened to his mother talking until suddenly she hung up.
Looking at the hung-up interface, Collin could not help but open WeChat to send a message to Leon. Before he could send a message, a person stood in front of him.
Roxy, no, Rag, no, she should be called Roxanne.
She had just taken a shower, probably because she did not like to wear underwear. She didn't wear anything under her robe, she stood in front of Collin and looked at him, asking, "Do you want to take a shower?"
Collin thought that she was going to turn him out again. He never expected her to say that. He raised his eyebrows and asked deliberately, "Aren't you going to chase me away?"
"I promised you. You can leave after we do it." She said.
Collin was stunned.
Only then did he realize what she meant. He didn't know if he was angry or what. He stood there for a long time and couldn't say a word.
Just then, Leon called. Collin picked up the phone and walked to the door. After opening the door, he slammed the door shut. Leon on the other side of the line seemed to be frightened by the noise. He trembled and said, "Doctor Mueller, I seem to have messed up. When the girl saw me, she said that I had the wrong person... She has a photo of you. After that, I even saw your mother. Hey, I don't even know how I survived those few minutes. Anyway, I just chatted with them for a while and pretended to have mistaken her for someone else. I saw that the girl is in the bathroom now, so I come out to call you back. I think she is gonna wait for you. Anyway, you should come and meet her later. She is pretty good and quite exotic...
Collin's mood had been strangely soothed by these words. He replied lightly, "No, my mother will take care of it. You can go back. I will let my mother introduce you to someone next time."
"Thanks a lot," Leon said a few more words then hung up.
Collin stood at the elevator entrance waiting for the elevator. The door behind him opened, and there were footsteps. Collin did not turn back. He felt his waist tighten, and two slender arms wrapped around his waist. She came up to him from behind with the fragrance after a bath.
"Don't go tonight, okay?"
The elevator came up, and the metal door reflected Collin's tall and straight figure, as well as the woman behind him. She was completely covered by him, leaving only her two slender fair arms around his waist.
He turned around, raised her face with his finger, and asked with a slightly mocking voice, "Roxy, do you think I would just stay at your order? What do you think I am?"
The two slender arms loosened. She took a step back and tiptoed closer. Collin did not move. She gently planted a kiss on his lips and then turned away.
After Collin entered the elevator, he touched his lips thoughtfully. He didn't know whether his heart was pounding for her kiss or the feeling of being annoyed at that moment.
He only remembered the soft touch and fragrance of her lips when they kissed.
She won't accept kisses, why did she just kiss him?
And for a person with a house full of condoms, her kiss seemed so inexperienced and tender....