"Thank you, Mary. You are really kind!" Frank made no effort to hide his joy as he grinned from ear to ear.
William carefully laid down the knife and fork, and elegantly wiped his lips with the napkin. Then he glanced at Mary. "You can go to the hotel if you want."
"William, you know I don't like going to that kind of place." Frank frowned. "Or will my presence cause trouble for Mary?"
"No, not at all." Mary waved her hand. "It's no trouble at all... William bought the house, so it's all up to him."
After she was done talking, she heard a cold snort coming from William. But when she looked over, he was wearing the usual stern expression.
On their way back, the road was already full of neon lights and car headlights.
Mary volunteered to sit in the back seat, and no one had any objections.
The two men seated in front were chatting casually. They talked about football, their careers, and they reminisced about the past. It seemed like they didn't mean it, but Mary couldn't jump into their conversation.
Mary leaned against the backseat and looked outside the window, watchi
oor. Then he turned his attention back to Mary. "Where do you keep the medicine box at home?"
"What?" Mary was left slack-jawed. "What are you looking for? Are you hurt? What's going on?"
"I'm not. Frank is injured."
'William, that hurts...' She remembered the words she just heard from the next room. At this point, Mary was too embarrassed to say anything.
"You're blushing," William said out of the blue.
"What?" Mary immediately touched her face. "No, I'm not! The medicine box is in the left drawer on the top of the storage cabinet in the living room. Go and get it. I... I'm going to sleep!"
William looked at her from head to toe, and walked away without saying a word.
"Finally..." When Mary breathed a sigh of relief, William stopped in his tracks.
"Since you've asked," said William with his back to her. "My answer is that I can be both the top and the bottom."
Mary was left speechless.
After three seconds of absolute silence, Mary watched William walk out of the room and closed the door behind him.
'It... It's not true, is it? Or is he really so good?'