Chapter 74 - Sparing An Innocent Life Is Not A Mistake

"A dream?!" 

Raine burst out in disbelief. She couldn't fathom just why on earth she had an erotic dream that almost felt like it was real like it was really happening.

'Did I become that perverted that even in dreams, I'm having erotic thoughts about Tyrone?' she horrifyingly thought with a twisted expression. 'This is so embarrassing!'

"How are you feeling?" Tyrone asked.

Raine quickly composed herself before turning to look at him. He was sitting on the other side of the bed, and she just hoped that she didn't talk in her sleep!

'Did I moan or something?' Raine wondered, but there was no way that she would ask Tyrone that. 

She bit her inner cheek as she tried to recall when she fell asleep? When did her dream even start? She wracked her head for answers, but she was so drunk and sleepy that she could no longer tell when she had even fallen asleep.

"I'm good," Raine found herself regrettably muttering out. If it wasn't for her bloody bladder urging her to pee, she would probably still be dreaming about that erotic scene between her and Tyrone. She didn't know whether to thank her bladder for its interruption or curse it for shortening such a crucial scene.

"Do you want anything?" Tyrone blankly asked.

"No, I'm good," Raine murmured as she massaged her temples.

"You're saying something like 'I want you…' in your dream," Tyrone nonchalantly commented. "It seems like a good dream. Far from a nightmare this time, so I didn't bother trying to wake you up. I'm honestly surprised that you suddenly woke up."

Raine swallowed as her face twitched in nervous anxiety. She couldn't tell from Tyrone's expressionless face what he was thinking, but he so sounded casual that he probably wasn't aware that she just had a wet dream. She wondered then about how Tyrone would react if he heard from her that it was an erotic kind of dream. Would he still think of it as a good dream?

"When did I pass out?" she asked.

With his unreadable eyes still focused on her, Tyrone answered, "You're already snoring before we even reached your room." He scoffed, "Are you sober now? Or do you want something… It seems like you want something since I clearly heard you say 'I want you,' earlier. And since there's a 'you' there, then I guess it's not a thing you want, but someone?" 

Raine schooled herself despite her feelings. She couldn't tell if he was teasing her or not since he had that serious look masking his intentions.

"Did I say that? Ah, I'm not sure I remember," Raine naively answered as she acted as if she was thinking hard about it.

"It's like you were having a wet dream," Tyrone candidly mentioned.

Raine froze, a lump suddenly blocking her throat. She was caught red-handed. However, she was not someone who would so easily give in when it came to teasing!

"Hmm, I see no harm in having an erotic dream. Let's see. Let me just recall who was with me in that erotic dream. Ah, seems fun if it's a harem!" She jokingly stated, but Tyrone's dark and sullen aura affected so much her that she quickly course-corrected herself. "I probably just had a good dream about the man of my dreams! Anyway, why are you here?" she quickly asked with raised eyebrows, forcefully changing the topic.

"I'm worried that you'll vomit again, so I stayed. I brought you some energy drinks and hangover medicine in case you need it," Tyrone replied.

"That's so nice of you, darling," Raine smiled. "Anyway, I think I'll be fine now. It's already late, so you should go back to your room and rest."

Tyrone nodded before casually speaking, "Just a reminder that your Uncle will be arriving here come next week. I'm sure you're already aware of it." 

"Yeah, don't worry. I'll make sure that he won't mess with you," Raine reassured.

"I can take care of myself, but your Uncle is not pleased that Xander is still alive."

Last night, Lyne contacted him and briefed him about the important things he needed to know about Raine, her duties and responsibilities as the Vice-Chairman of the Yue Group, and the Princess of Moon Clan. Lyne also gave him a brief rundown of all the vital underworld operations that Raine was handling. 

Lyne was very professional, and Tyrone could feel that she clearly didn't trust him. Of course, he totally understood her sentiments, and he was sure that the rest of the Moonlight Squad's members had the same impression and thoughts about him. But all things considered, he would be the one to handle Raine's affairs from now on, and he wanted to do a great job while he was her right-hand man.

And right now, Xander was her top priority. That, and dealing with her uncle Yun.

"Well, I warned him, but he definitely won't listen. We have a lot of things to do, Tyrone. Let's wrap up Xander's case quickly…"

"But how about your father?" Tyrone asked.

"What about my father?" Raine countered with a frown. 

"Lyne mentioned that you only follow instructions from your father. Won't he get mad if you fail in this task?" Tyrone replied.

"I didn't exactly receive the order to kill Xander Yang from my father. It's just Uncle Yun who asked me to do it, saying that would be what my father wanted," She scoffed. "He said that it would please my father the most once he woke up from his coma. So, I have a valid reason why I won't kill Xander. It's because it's not a direct order from my father…"

"I'm sorry. I just don't get it… Why bother in trying to make your uncle think that you'll do this mission if you clearly have a good alibi in rejecting your Uncle Yun?" Tyrone asked. He wanted to understand what was going inside Raine's mind.

Raine smiled at him, "It's because if I disagreed with Uncle Yun, then I won't have enough time to save Xander's as*s, not to mention I won't have enough time to mess with Uncle Yun's plans. Xander is probably dead by now if I didn't stall for time by agreeing to kill him."

"What about your father?" Tyrone continued questioning. "Do you think he'll also spare Xander's life?" 

Raine didn't expect him to ask such a question, but she still answered him, "No."

"Then you'll be in big trouble once your father wakes up and find out that instead of killing Xander, you tried your best to save him," Tyrone concluded.

Raine winked at him, "My father loves me too. So much so that he'll let all of my mistakes slide by. Whatever they may be."

"Sparing an innocent life is not a mistake," Tyrone whispered.