Chapter 70


    I washed the bowls and put them away while Michael sat at the dining table with his gaze locked on


    me.


    Walking over to him, I stared at him. After a moment''s hesitation, I murmured, “Why don''t you drive me


    home now that we''d both had dinner?”


    In truth, I didn''t want him to drive me home at all. Nheless, I didn''t want people to look at me


    spectively either as I traversed the streets in his shirt.


    “Did I say you''re allowed to leave tonight? Stay the night here and leave tomorrow.”


    I initially thought he would agree to drive me home, but to my surprise, he wasn''t nning to let me


    leave at all.


    “No. I still have to go to work tomorrow morning. Besides, I have something important to tell Natalie


    tonight.”


    I must tell Natalie about my conversation with that scumbag, John Young, today. I won''t allow her to be


    hurt any further. That scumbag isn''t worthy of her love at all, so I''ve got to expose his true colors as


    soon as possible so that she won''t be fooled anymore!


    “I''m also going to the office tomorrow, so I''ll drive you. As for whatever you want to tell Natalie, just tell


    her tomorrow night.”


    Although I was anxious to tell Natalie about the matter, Michael wasn''t at all bothered, showing no


    signs of relenting.


    Livid, I frowned and red at him furiously. Jeez, he''s always so domineering, not allowing others an


    opportunity to decline at all!


    “Michael Shaw!” I called out his name in frustration, wanting to argue further.


    “That''s enough. Why are you in such a hurry when it''s not a matter of life and death?”


    His gaze turned aggravated upon seeing that I was in such a hurry to leave, no doubt growing testy at


    my insistence.


    “But I really have something very important to tell her!”


    I looked at him anxiously, hoping that he would have a crisis of conscience and allow me to leave.


    However, reality proved that I regarded him too highly. He didn''t give a fig whether I had anything to do,


    for he only cared about whether I was going to stay the night.


    “Do you believe that I''ll take you right here and now if you dare say another word, Anna?”


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    Frowning, Michael gazed at me in annoyance.


    Getting to his feet, he stalked toward me. All at once, panic struck me, and I swiftly backed away.


    Despite my impatience to leave, the aversion within me grew when I recalled his high-handedness


    toward me that afternoon.


    Once again, I chose topromise. Inwardly, I resolved to tell Natalie about John tomorrow.


    Therefore, I stayed at Michael''s mansion that night. And in the middle of the night, we inevitably ended


    up in a tangle of limbs.


    That was precisely why he asked me to stay the night. After all, my rtionship with him was only


    limited to the physical sense.


    When I woke up early the next morning, he was no longer sleeping beside me. That was the first time


    we ever spent the entire night together.


    For some reason, there was no awkwardness despite it being my first time sleeping with a man next to


    me. On the contrary, I slumbered deeply.


    However, a sliver of disappointment crept into me upon seeing that he was long gone while I was still


    lying on the huge bed in his bedroom.


    Putting on his shirt, I went downstairs. By then, the housekeeper had already prepared breakfast.


    When the housekeeper saw me descending the stairs, a sh of surprise flittered across her eyes. But


    immediately after, a smile bloomed on her face. She was up in years, so it probably took her no time to


    figure out what I did with Michaelst night.


    At theprehension in her eyes, my face flushed from embarrassment, and I hurried over to Michael.


    Sitting down across from him, I started eating breakfast. Nevertheless, I was uneasy with the


    housekeeper standing at the side.


    After eating a few bites, I all but lost my appetite. At that moment, I only wanted to leave as soon as


    possible.


    Fortunately, Michael was going to the office today, so I wasn''t worried that he would continue keeping


    me here. He was the CEO of a huge corporation, after all, so he couldn''t bezing around every day.


    “Please drive me home now. I''ve got to hurry back and change. Otherwise, I''m going to bete for


    work,” I couldn''t help reminding him even as I watched him slip on his jacket elegantly after having


    finished breakfast.


    “I''ll drive you to the office. I''ve already prepared an attire for you, so go and change,” Michael ordered


    mildly, pointing at a box on the couch.


    At that moment, his expression was so calm and unruffled that it was bereft of emotion. He looked like


    an entirely different person from the passionate man in bedst night.


    He was as wild as a beast between the sheets but cold as ice during other times, switching between


    two extremes.


    Staring at the box on the couch, I hesitated for a moment before taking it.


    Since he wasn''t nning on driving me home, I had no choice but to change into whatever he prepared


    for me. He left me no room to decline the offer.


    In the box was a light green dress. The fabric felt silky smooth andfortable.


    Hmm... this looks like a high-end dress. Oh well, that makes sense. He''s a CEO, so he probably won''t


    be able to bring himself to buy something cheap by the roadside.


    I went to the bathroom and changed into the dress. It fit me perfectly as though tailored for me.


    Surprise flooded me that he knew my size. After all, our rtionship wasn''t so intimate that we


    discussed such a thing.


    When I descended the stairs after changing, a glimmer of marvel shed across Michael''s eyes as he


    stared at me. His lips curved into a faint arc.


    “Not bad. This dress suits you well.”


    Michael''s scrutiny remained on me, his gaze filled with satisfaction.


    “How much was this dress? I''ll pay you back.”


    Despite knowing that the dress was definitely costly, I decided to pay him back.


    Honestly speaking, I was the kind of person who usually loathed mooching off others. Besides, the


    dress was from him, and our rtionship made it so that I couldn''t quite bring myself to ept any gifts


    from him.


    “It''s a gift from me, so I won''t be asking you to pay me back,” Michael countered coolly with an arched


    brow.


    “No, I insist. Our rtionship is merely that of friends with benefits, so you don''t need to give me any


    gifts.”


    Delight imbued me upon hearing that the dress was a gift from him, but I simply couldn''t ept it


    because of our rtionship.


    “Anna, you''re certain you want to pay me back?”


    His face darkened at my repeated demurrals, and his gaze was stained with a hint of ire.


    “How could I allow you to spend money on buying me gifts when we''re not dating? Well? How much


    was this dress?”


    “The price is in the box, so see for yourself.”


    His expression was dour, and his voice had also turned much colder.


    Ignoring whatever he might be thinking, I opened the box again and glimpsed a receipt. But the


    moment I saw the price indicated on it, I almost had a heart attack. Regret swamped me for having


    insisted on paying him back.