Chapter 491


    Chapter 491


    Weston did not want to stick around any longer and stood up while delivering his instructions, “Settle


    this cleanly and don’t make me step in. You know that I know no limits.”


    “Of course,” Chris reassured him. “You can rest easy with me on this case.”


    Weston scoffed but didn’t say anything further. He picked up his coat and turned to leave.


    At Stardust Mansion.


    Ste fell asleep in the car, and by the time she woke up, she found herself lying on the bed in her


    room. She opened her eyes blearily and rubbed them as she shook herself awake. That was when she


    remembered what had happened. As she nced at the clock, she realized it was already evening.


    She never expected that she’d sleep for so long. A momentter, she heard footstepsing from the


    corridor outside. Ste subconsciously shut her eyes and smoothened her nket, pretending she was


    still asleep. The footsteps outside gradually became lighter. By the time they entered the room, they


    were almost inaudible. Although Ste had her eyes closed, she could feel Weston by her bedside,


    staring at her for a while.


    She had no idea why she decided to pretend to be asleep.


    Perhaps she just didn’t want to face him.


    A momentter, she felt a warm touch on her forehead.


    It was a very gentle kiss. Even without opening her eyes, she could clearly sense the tenderness of the


    touch. Ste suddenly didn’t want to wake up. She didn’t want to face up to the fact that all his


    tenderness was but mere pretense. Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    He threw open her covers, and hisrge hands, cold from the air outside, started roaming boldly


    around her body.


    Ste found it itchy but refused to respond to his touch. She had no choice but to grit her teeth and


    bear with it.


    If Weston hadn’t realized at the start that she was pretending to be asleep, he was now very certain


    she was awake.


    A smile shed past the depths of his eyes as he decided to y along. At the next moment, Ste


    heard his breath turn heavy before feeling his warm body next to  her.


    The difference in body temperatures between men and woman were very stark, and she always felt the


    difference when hey next to her. His presence was so strongly felt that it was impossible to ignore.


    Yet, Ste continued pretending to be asleep as she turned her face away in an attempt to avoid


    physical intimacy with him. She hadn’t expected that her turning away would give Weston a chance. He


    lifted his head slightly and bit her ear. His voice came hoarsely from his throat, “Are you really still


    asleep?”


    Ste remained silent, only to harrumph in frustration a momentter.


    The implicit meaning behind what he said was that she was asleep and that he shouldn’t disturb her.


    To her chagrin, Weston turned from bad to worse as he began unbuttoning her sleeping gown. He


    simply went overboard and bolder by the minute.


    Ste clenched her fists, almost unable to bear his aggressiveness.


    She gritted her teeth and stopped herself from making any noise. At this point, pretending she was still


    asleep was meaningless. Weston held his body up as he flipped the switch to the bedsidemp. The


    curtains were very thick. Although it was early in the evening, it was winter, and the sky had already


    turned dark. The harsh weather outside hardly affected the warmth in the house. Weston saw Ste’s


    cheeks turning flushed, and a happy chuckle arose from deep in his throat. “Ste, you need to


    improve your acting in pretending to be asleep.”