hapter 33 What Concoction Did You Give Me
I didn’t mean to look down on Natalie In any way. The majority of the public led regular lives. I was simply lucky that my family had somewhat successful careers. Because of that, my financial status was slightly better than others.
I really wanted to experience her lifestyle though. I wanted to see what her job was like or what she liked to eat. I also wanted to try to dress like her
“Hey, it’s actually not bad!” Natalie’s initial complaints dissipated after she started digging in. She finished an entice plate of sushi with glee before ordering another plate of chicken wings.
She told me if she were to become pregnant soon after the wedding, she’d choose to become a stay–at–home wife. As for her dream of becoming a singer, she’d probably have to give it up.
“If you weren’t so adamant about making it on your own, you could’ve just asked your family to fund your dreams. You would’ve been a trending artist in no time.” Ilaughed.
“What’s the point in that? I don’t want to start something while knowing exactly how it’s going
to tumout.” She pouted.
I almost choked as she said that Her words had hit a bit too close to home
Why was i still pulling stunts every now and then when Rowan was destined to and up with Ashley? It was stupid of me to behave like this.
After our meal, we went on another shopping spree. We ended up returning home with shopping bags of all sizes.
Thad Lee come to pick me up. The Panamera was still being serviced, so he drove a black Lincoln today.
Latuffed everything into the back seat before talding a seat in the passenger’s seat. “Let’s go home!”
Ella was extremely attentive to my request. By the time I got home, she’d already had ten batches of herbal sachets neatly laid out on the table.
“You’re meant to take half a sachet two times per day, I’ll be in charge of preparing the concoction!” She offered enthusiastically.
“That would be great. Thank you, Ella. Let me pay you back for the expenses. I tookout my purse.
“No need, Mrs. Payne. I didn’t even compensate you for accidentally breaking your skincare product the other day. I hope this makes up for it.” She dismissed my money with a wave.
I offered her some words of gratitude but didn’t insist further.
Thad no idea what Paula did, but Rowan came home that night. He chucked his jacket to the side as he entered. He looked Incredibly annoyed.
Ignored him and are my dinnerin silence.
After he went upstairs, Ella brought me the herbal concoction she had prepared. “Dol bring this up, Mrs. Payme?”
I wiped the comers of my mouth elegantly before replying, “I’ll do it.”
Subsequently, I took the bowl upstairs to the guest room. He must’ve still been showering. There was a faint sound of running water coming from the bathroom.
His phone was on the table. When the screen lit up, I went over to take a peek
It was a stock market notification. His wallpaper in the background, however, was a picture of a girl’s back. She was wearing a baby blue dress and had her hair in a ponytail. She was positively radiant under the sun.
Trecognized her as Ashley from the very first glance. It was almost like Thad a crush on luer too.
When the screen turned dark, I tapped on it so I could continue loolding at the picture. Tonly averted my gaze when the sound of running water ceased and the door opened.
“What are you doing here?” Rowan asked coldly upon seeing me
His hair was wet, and there were a few strands that had fallen over his eyes. He looked refreshed. It was as though he had become a few years younger. His black pajamas draped lover his body, and you could clearly see the outline of his muscles.
Twas almost jealous of Ashley!
“Drink this.” I pushed the herbal concoction toward him.
“No,” he refused irritably.
“Why are you home then?” I was exasperated. “Wasn’t it because your parents added you to take the concoction?”
I must’ve been right. There was an imitated look on his fe as he reached for the bowl. Then, he downed its contents in one galp……
I was genuinely impressed. He was better at toughing things out than I was
After he was done, he handed me the bowl. “You can go now.”
I took it from him and left without any hesitation
I went downstairs to put the bowl in the kitchen, only to find Ella waiting. Her expression looked strange.
“Did Mr. Payne finish it?” she asked with a smile in her voice.
“Yeah” I nodded.
“That’s good. You should also burry up and head to bed soon–It’s getting pretty late,” she reminded me thoughtfully
It was only 8:30 pm though.
I didn’t have anything else to do, so I might as well have tumed in earlier Hence, I went upstairs to take a bath
After washing up, I lay on my bed and scrolled through my phone, Tenjamin uploaded a new post this attemoon. It was a picture of him drenched in sweat. This
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basketball shirt was partially lifted up, and you could see his defined abs.
Judging from the background, he must’ve taken it when he was playing basketball. You could vaguely make out Ashley’s figure at the back as well.
It must be nice to be young. His physique looked great. I liked the post without hesitation.
I was a virgin in a five–year marriage. In the quiet of the night, it was only natural for me to be stirred by Benjamin’s selfie.
At that very moment, the door to my room burst open and gave me a fright.
“What are you doing? Rowan stood in the doorway. His voice sounded odd.
Rowan stared at me for a moment before his p
gaze became hot.
I thought he’d mock me before taking his leave as he usually did, but things were not goin
not going as expected.
He pressed his lips firmly against mine and immediately found it difficult to breathe.
I showed him away. “Are you ill? Why is your body piping hot?”
He was practically buming. 1 suspected the scalding temperature had damaged his brain. That’s why he was behaving in such an uncontrollable manner. His voice was caspy as he spoke, “That would depend on what concoction you gave me.