It waste in the night. Jepherson still did not look like he was going to leave.After a moment’s hesitation, Raeleigh muttered, “It’s gettingte. I’m going to bed.”


    She crawled into bed,id down, and pulled the quilt over her. Jepherson raised his head to look at her, heavy-eyed. As Raeleigh nced at him, he asked, “Can we sleep together?”


    Raeleigh froze for a moment before saying, “No.”


    She turned away, her back facing Jepherson.She had never encountered someone so unreasonable.


    At first, Raeleigh had trouble sleeping. After tossing and turning, she eventually fell asleep. In the middle of the night, she suddenly felt as though she couldn’t move her body. Her eyes widened as she realized that Jepherson had his arm wrapped around her waist.


    “Stop moving or else,” Jepherson said in a rough voice. His breath was warm on Raeleigh’s ears. She tightened her grip on the quilt, afraid of what Jepherson might get up to.


    Raeleigh took a deep breath and said, “I won’t move.”


    Jepherson chuckled. “That’s even worse.”


    With Raeleigh in his arms, Jepherson reached around to hold her hand. “I don’t like Zorion near you.”


    Raeleigh pursed her lips. “It’s not up to me who approaches me. What’s more-”


    “What?” Jepherson hugged her tighter. “Have you ever thought about me?”


    Raeleigh didn’t like where this was going.“Get off,” she said as she tried to push him away.The thought of being intimate with someone was sickening to her.All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Jephersonyquietlybehind her for a moment, “All right, I’ll keep my mouth shut!”


    His breath was heavy as he tightened his arms around her.


    Raeleigh restrained herself from making any sound as she clutched the quilt tightly.As Jepherson felt Raeleigh’s body tensing up, he moved his hands over her body, caressing gently.She felt like she would go mad if he continued and quicklywarned him, “Jepherson, don’t cross the line.”


    He stopped his roving hands andgave her a peck from behind. He brushed aside the hair on her neck andleaned closer, dropping light kisses on her neck.


    Raeleigh tried to shove his hands aside, but her arms were pinned to her side.Jepherson grabbed her hands and moved them to her front, holding them in ce. Raeleigh couldn’t help letting out a little cry.Suddenly, Jepherson sucked in a deep breath and whispered,“Don’t move.”


    Panting with fear, she dared not look behind her.Who knew what would happen if she did.


    “Go away,” Jepherson hissed.Raeleigh trembled in shock at his words.


    Jepherson tightened his arms around Raeleigh,whispering reassuringly, “Not you.”


    Raeleigh felt her face turn red and she pulled the quilt up to cover her face.


    This seemed to have be a habit of hers nowadays.


    When the noise at the door had faded away, Jepherson pulled the quilt away and started nibbling on her ear gently.


    Raeleigh thrust her hand out to push him aside and immediately jumped down from the bed.She dashed into the bathroom without another thought.


    Jepherson turned over, looking up at the ceiling. The buttons on his shirt were half undone and his chest was exposed.After a long time, Raeleigh still did note out.


    Jepherson took a nce at the bathroom, but there didn’t seem to be any movementing from inside. Just as he sat up to see what she was up to, Raeleigh came out.


    Raeleigh had washed her face with cold water. Her face was no longer red, but her body was cold.


    Jepherson’s face darkened. “Did you wash your face?”


    Raeleigh didn’t respond.What’s wrong with washing her face? She wondered.


    “With cold water?” Jepherson sounded so different from when he was whispering to her in bed. Not knowing how to respond, Raeleigh froze.


    “Get in here,” he ordered as he stepped into the bathroom.


    Raeleigh turned around. The bathroom door was ajar.She hesitated for a moment, but still went to him. He had filled up a bowl with warm water, thentaking Raeleigh’s hands, he soaked them into the warm water.Instinctively,she pulled her hands away.


    “Don’t take them out; your hands are too cold.You should take care of your body since you’re not feeling well.” With one hand gently massaging the back of Raeleigh’s neck, he ced a towel on her face.


    She stood as still as a statue.


    Raeleigh ced her hands back in the water.She had never thought that someone like Jepherson would treat her this way.


    It wasn’t something she would even dream of.


    Raeleigh managed to stay still for a few minutes beforeshe moved her head slightly. Jepherson took away the towel on her face and said, “When I was little, I took a cold bath once, butmy mother caught me.This was how she warmed me up.”


    Before Raeleigh could react, Jepherson ced the towel on her face again.She raised her hands to try to push his hand away, but Jepherson’s voice suddenly turned cold as he said,“Lower your hands.”


    Obediently, Raeleigh gave in and ced her hands back into the warm water.


    After gently massaging her neck, Jepherson took away the towel and tossed it into the sink.Turning around, he took a fresh towel to dry her hands and face.


    “Don’t do this again. You’re cute when you blush. I don’t like it when your face is pale.” As he left the bathroom, Raeleigh remained frozen to the spot, not knowing how to react.


    From the sound of it, it seemed like everything she did was to win Jepherson’s favor.


    Jepherson picked up a call as soon as he came out of the bathroom.The conversation seemed intense. While he was on the phone, he pulled Raeleigh closer to him and patted her head gently. After a while, he took away his hand and walked to the window.


    “I’ll resolve this matter as soon as possible. When will you return?” Jepherson was on the phone with his father, Hansen.


    “But…You told me that you’d be back in less than two months.” Jepherson felt as though he had been tricked by the old man.