Chapter 1519 One Step Closer (Part Two)
"Don''t worry, we''ll be home in no time," Luke said softly, turning to fasten Michelle''s seat belt. He
started the engine and drove away from that ce. This might be his most tender act yet. About
whether he had caused a stir or what it might lead to, Luke didn''t consider at all. His thoughts were
consumed by getting Michelle home as fast as possible.
Bradley stood there, still stunned. He didn''te back to reality until Erin and the other girls came out
of the washroom.
"Erin, this has you written all over it," Bradley said, smiling coldly. At first, he did look down upon Luke
as he thought Luke was just a bodyguard and he couldn''tpete with him. Then his father told him
that Luke wasn''t just a bodyguard but also Edward''s father''s adopted son. In other words, there was no
way he couldpete with that.
"So what? I just taught her a lesson." Erin replied, biting her lip. Although she felt restless inside, she
didn''t care about it too much.
"Anyway, I just want to let you know that you''re barking up the wrong tree. Remember what Luke said?
I wouldn''t wanna be you, right now!" Bradley mocked with a smile. He had a feeling that Luke''s
revenge would not be simple or swift.
"Trying to scare me?" Erin asked. ''He was pretty big, though. And he looked thoroughly pissed. But
surely he wouldn''t go that far...'' she thought.
"Humph! Just wait and see! You can ask your father about FX International Group. I''m sure he can fill
you in." Bradley nced at her with sympathetic eyes and left quickly. He med himself for what had
happened just now. He was too careless to let things get this out of hand. He was the ss president,
and it was his responsibility.
"Ah! FX International Group, the leading business in S city! What should we do, Erin? The CEO doesn''t
know the meaning of forgive and forget!" one girl said. All of these girls lived here, how could they not
know about FX International Group? They were frightened. Edward had a reputation for ruthlessness.
"So what? I''ve met the president of FX International Group and I know what he looks like. I''m sure that
man isn''t the president. So you don''t need to worry," Erin said, though fear still gnawed at her. ''It can''t
be true! If it''s true, my dad will skin me alive, '' she thought.
"Maybe he''s connected with FX. I don''t think Bradley would have just tossed that out there." Erin wasn''t
totally terrified, but she couldn''t speak for the others. After all, they were all from the families of Petty
Circle, so they couldn''t suffer major losses.
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"Enough! This is all sus. Chill, okay?" Erin said. She was right, it was all suspicious. And their prattling
didn''t help. But on the off-hand chance it was true, she needed to let her family know. They scraped
their way to the top, and entered the upper-ss world with great difficulty. She didn''t want Edward or
Luke to go after her family. She needed to talk to her father now.
Speaking of Luke, he drove Michelle home like he was behind the wheel of a Form 1. Although
Michelle tried to disturb him with her hands when he was driving, he fought her off and kept control of
the wheel thanks to his years of driving experience.
"Come on. Be careful." Luke said, unfastening the seat belt for Michelle and taking her out of the car.
The minute when she got closer to Luke, she clung to him tightly like a leech.
"Luke, tell me. Will I die? It feels like thousands of ants are biting me," Michelle said. She was really
loopy. She didn''t stop Luke when he announced their marriage in front of her ssmates. But she really
didn''t need to be secretive anymore. In fact, she should have announced it earlier. It might have saved
her a lot of trouble.
"No. Don''t worry! You''ll be fine soon," Luke said, carrying Michelle upstairs. Entering their room, he
uncovered Michelle, removing his coat from her body, and brought her to the bathroom.
"But I feel so hot. It seems like I''m gonna burn up," Michelle said, trying to rip off her clothes with her
own hands. She didn''t get much, but she managed to undo her bra. She took Luke''s big, cold hands
and put them on her exposed breasts.
"Let me help you take a bath. You''ll be fine in a minute," Luke said, his face getting red. So he grasped
her moving hands quickly and then stooped to fill the bathtub.
"What''s the matter, don''t you like me?" She didn''t like being rebuffed, no matter how out of it she was.
Her words were slurred. She felt her skin burning like her blood vessels were about to rupture.
"That''s not it. I... I don''t want it like this," Luke said, hands on her shoulders, looking at her with fiery
eyes. He had suffered a lot because of her. But he didn''t want her like this. This wasn''t how it was
supposed to be. What he wanted was her heart and soul, not to take advantage of her when she wasn''t
lucid. ''She wants it now, but what happens when it wears off? I don''t want her to resent me, '' Luke
thought. Luke was not willing to take that chance.
"I know. But rx. We''re husband and wife. I want you," Michelle replied and then stood on her toes to
kiss Luke. This was torture. Luke''s coldness, ther burning up inside. She couldn''t stand it any longer.
Luke set aside his worries. It had been a long night, and he was only human. She broke down his
walls, and he grabbed her, kissed her back harder.
The night was long and their love was deep. The romance and passion between them blossomed.
Maybe they could take things to the next level after this intimate skin-on-skin experience. Erin might
have had evil in mind, but that didn''t mean it had to end badly.
After making love, Michelle basked in the afterglow and finally surrendered to sleep, while Luke was
totally awake. She was a virgin, which he didn''t even dare to imagine. Michelle was just full of
surprises.
Looking at the girl curled up against him, holding his arms, Luke felt more responsibility than ever. That
was a feeling he never had before.
Perhaps he needed a serious rtionship, not one full of drama, but a simple and warm home.
She tried so hard, which he saw but often chose to ignore. People said he was ruthless. True, he kept
people at arm''s length because his life as a bodyguard was dangerous. He didn''t need anything or
anyone to worry about, because that would either hurt him, or could be used against him.
Michelle woke up, and her body was sore. Looking at the other side of the bed when she opened her
eyes, she found nobody there, which made her feel lost.
She thought back on their night of passion and blushed. Then she screamed loudly and blundered into
the washroom after ncing at the clock on the table. ''Not again! I''ll bete, '' she thought.
But she looked in the mirror. She was ratchet. ''Screw it! I''ll stay home today. I can''t show up like this.
Everyone would talk, '' she thought. ''And that''s thest thing I need.''
Thinking about the things Erin had done to her, Michelle squinted her eyes and took on a sinister cast.
''You bitch. You won''t get away with this, '' she thought. In this case, she would like to make fun of Erin
so that she could understand the feeling of being drugged. Anyway, she always had somebody who
would like to do something for her. Wasn''t it right?
But Luke was already on it.
"Mr. Mu, how long would it take to devastate Tosca Corporation?" Luke asked seriously in front of
Edward.
"Tosca Corporation? That upstartpany? What? Someone there pissed you off?" Edward asked out
of curiosity, because he had never known Luke to ask him for anything like this.
"You could say that," Luke replied in a matter-of-fact tone. He was totally serious now.
"All right! Give me some time and you''ll have your answer. By the way, what happened? This has to be
good," Edward said with a teasing smile. He really wanted to know what drove Luke to this point.