Chapter 71
Chapter 71 Unanticipated Apology
Erin could not rival his strength. The results of her resistance were always the same. She drifted in and
out of a trance in her half–awakened state. At the peak of her climax, Erin’s brain emptied, as though
she was floating on the clouds.
She was extremely conflicted. Try as she might to shield her heart against Chandler’s charms, her
body hadpletely. epted the feeling of his body against hers. Why else would she jerk awake the
secondn started touching her?
And yet, when it came to Chandler, it was only when he had her that she awakened. Deep down, part
of her had to admit that the fit of his body against hers was a perfect match.
Seeing that she was weak and powerless, Chandler leaned down and whispered in her ear, “I’m sorry,
Erin.”
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She was immediately wide awake. For a second, Erin wondered if she had been hallucinating. “What?”
she asked, surprised.
Sweat beaded on Chandler’s forehead. From where shey, his perfectly bnced features were so
stunning that Erin found
herself lost in wonder.
Chandler winked at her seductively and repeated, “I want to apologize to you.”
Despite the ridiculousness of the situation, she was shocked that he would actually apologize to her.
Yet, Erin couldn’t help but ask, “What are you apologizing for?”
Chandler’s gaze was entirely focused when he looked at her and replied seriously, “I shouldn’t have
choked you. And that incident with ire–I want you to know that I knew all along that it was her who
framed you, but I had chosen to prioritize stabilizing her emotions at that time over your feelings. I
shouldn’t have asked you to apologize to her. I’m so sorry, Erin.”
The long–awaited apology drove Erin into silent tears. Chandler wiped away her tears with the back of
his thumb. Softly, he asked, “Why are you crying?”
Erin was unprepared for the tenderness he was showing her now. “Why are you apologizing to me-”
she choked out.
“I realized I was in the wrong. Naturally, it’s only right for me to apologize. You told me that I didn’t know
how to respect you. Is it toote for me to learn to respect you now?” His voice had always been
melodious, but coupled with a humbled attitude and deep sincerity, it was enough to make any woman
fall in love.
Erin, of course, was no exception. Now, she dared not look directly into his eyes. Those dark, deep
eyes seemed to possess some kind of mysterious, attractive force, making her fall willingly into its
swirling vortexes.
Her attempts to dodge his gaze made him lift her chin with his fingers, pressing his lips onto hers
gently. For the first time, Erin’s emotions stirred, and she responded to his touch. This major change in
her attitude caused a delicate flower to blossom in Chandler’s heart. He thought he vaguely felt
something taking root and sprouting within him.
When they finished showering, Erin dressed neatly and looked at herself in the dressing mirror. Her
reflection today seemed different from what it used to be the day before.
Having just put on a shirt, Chandler embraced her from behind and gazed at their joined reflections in
the mirror. He murmured in her ear, “You’re so beautiful.”
The tips of her ears flushed. Recalling what had happened earlier, she thought she had finally begun to
slowly and willingly ept him. Still, faint tendrils of doubt resided within her heart. She kept on
thinking that she had lost something, her fear about the unknown future sinking its ws into her.
The confusion and fragility in her eyes prompted Chandler to press his lips against her cheek. He told
her, “Please ept me,
Erin. Please let us have a fresh start.”
His words were not passionate confessions of love, but she could feel the shift in him acutely.
Yet, the matter of her being his secret lover made her uneasy. “Who am I to you in your heart?” she
asked.
Chandler avoided the question. Instead, he replied, “Just know that you’re not ire. You’re not like
everyone else. You’re not a recement either.”
His response was somewhat disappointing, but even Erin couldn’t be sure of her heart. She didn’t know
if she had fallen for Chandler or not. So, upon hearing his response, she decided she did not want to
question him further.
Today, Chandler didn’t go to work in thepany, so Erin helped him look for books in the study. There
was a wooden staircase in the study spiraling upward.
Chandler hadn’t really wanted to read anything in the first ce, but he simply mentioned a few foreign
book titles just so she could apany him that day.
Erin’s mind had been wandering nonstop as she pondered her rtionship with Chandler. The scars
lan left in her heart had not yet fully recovered. Did she really want to start a new rtionship now?
She was standing on the stairs in an elegant red dress, a book sped in her hands as she stood deep
in thought, so much so that she didn’t realize that Chandler had walked over to her side. He lifted his
head and watched her, catching sight of the whitece underneath her dress. His eyes darkened as he
stroked her smooth, fair calves with his palms.
Erin was so startled by his sudden presence that she almost lost her bnce. Chandler pulled her
towards himself using her momentum, and she fell into his arms easily. He smiled as he asked, “Have
you found the books yet?”
She raised her gaze and looked at him. Her heart fluttered like a herd of deer was running wild inside
her. Lowering her voice, she murmured, “Three more to go-”
Noticing her demeanor and behavior, Chandler felt a sense of victory as he took in her every move. He
had never thought about using his good looks to win over anyone. Yet, when it came to Erin, it seemed
to work.
And its results were surprisingly good.
He was starting to believe what Kyle had told him the other day. If it hadn’t been for the fact that she
had feelings for him, she would never have changed so much in the way she treated him.
“You look so good in this dress, Erin. It’s making me want to get another taste of you again.” His
seductive voice drifted lightly into her ears. Just for a few fleeting seconds, her ears turned so red that
they looked like they were dripping with blood. Chandlerughed boisterously. “You’re so cute.”
Just as he was moving toward her earlobes, Erin suddenly eximed, “Oh no–oh fuck!”
He knitted his brow in confusion. “What?”
She struggled to get down, and Chandler didn’t force her to stay. Seeing as she was about to leave the
room, he grabbed her waist and asked, “Where are you going? What’s wrong?”
Erin said shyly, “I’m going to the pharmacy to buy some medication for–for contraception.”
He lowered his gaze and pondered her words for two seconds. “You want to buy the morning–after
pill?” he asked.
“Yes!”
Chandler had long expected her to think of this. Chuckling, he replied, “Don’t worry about it. I’ve
already asked the butler to buy it earlier. When he returns, I’ll have him send it over.”
Erin’s expression rxed. “Alright, I won’t worry about it then!”
Her worries and panic made him a little ufortable and hurt. His voice was slightly icy when he
spoke, “Are you that afraid of getting pregnant? Because it would be my child?”
Erin looked in his direction, noticing his icy facade. She exined hurriedly, “I’m just afraid of having
unnned, idental pregnancies. I mean, after all–we’re not-”
“Not what?” Chandler asked coldly.
She was momentarily at a loss for words and didn’t know how to answer. She didn’t understand why he
would suddenly get mad. She had thought Chandler would be even more afraid than her about matters
like idental pregnancies.
She said calmly, “Although our rtionship has improved, we are still starting to understand one
another. If I get pregnant
suddenly at this time, I think even you wouldn’t want that to happen.”
Chandler swept a cold nce in her direction. “You’re not me. How can you know what I’m thinking?”
With that, he left the room with a stony face.
Erin was confused by his unpredictable emotions. She murmured to herself, “Could it be possible that
you might want me to be pregnant with your child?”