Chapter 1152


    "Look, my grandpa just told me that he''d invest half a billion into the Reed Group to help me dodge this


    engagement bullet. If we blow our cover now, it''ll all go up in smoke. Better you stay put here," ric


    weighed the pros and cons, offering his take.


    "Then where am I supposed to sleep?" Hertha nced around. There was only one bed in the whole


    room.


    "I''ll take the bed, and you get the floor," ric dered.


    Hertha frowned, "Why don''t you sleep on the floor?"


    "I''ve got a sour back; the floor is too hard," ric shrugged nonchntly, ying the wounded card.


    Hertha clenched her fists, fighting the urge to punch him, but restrained herself upon seeing the spray


    bottle in his hand.


    It was a special spray for bruises and sprains.


    She marched over, snatched the spray from his grip and pressed down hard over the bruises on his


    back.


    A few sprays weren''t enough. She went for a few more.


    ric winced, "You got something against my injury?"


    "I''ve got something against you!" Hertha huffed, tossing the spray aside, ready to im the bed.


    ric''s eyebrows arched. He had anticipated her move. He swiftly copsed onto the bed, sprawling


    out to im his territory, "Ouch, my back''s killing me. I need to sleep on something soft."


    Not only did he lie on the bed, but he also stretched out full starfish style, hogging the entire space.Content held by N?velDrama.Org.


    Hertha, her foot barely on the edge of the bed, found itmandeered by ric. Her next step was


    forcibly halted.


    Fuming, she red at ric sprawled on the bed. "Are you even a gentleman to fight ady for a bed?"


    "Why don''t youe over here and test if I am?" ric teased with a raised eyebrow and a sly grin.


    "You..." Hertha choked on his flippant words, growing angrier by the second. She was determined to


    fight back the bed.


    She kicked off her shoes, climbed onto the bed and shoved his leg aside with one foot.


    As ric''s leg jerked away, Hertha quickly imed the vacated spot. She threw herself onto the bed


    and pushed against him, intent on shoving him off.


    Refusing to sleep on the floor was herst stand of defiance.


    Her hand barely touched ric''s waist when he tensed, his hand instinctively grasping hers. With a


    swift roll, he pinned her beneath him, "Are you trying to boot me off the bed?"


    "Let me go!" Hertha demanded, angercing her voice.


    Hertha was speechless.


    The atmosphere shifted, suddenly charged with an unspoken tension. Updated at Dr?manovеls.cоm


    Realizing theirpromising position, Hertha''s mind buzzed, her eyes wide and blinking up at him.


    ric gazed down at her. Their proximity was so close that they could even feel each other''s breaths.