Chapter 213 An Intimate Quarrel


    Charles'' POV:


    When I woke up the next morning, my body felt so sore.


    I heard some noise, so I opened my eyes, staring at the direction the noise wasing from.


    J appeared to be frightened. She took a step back, raising her hands. "It''s me, J."


    I frowned, wanting to sit up, but then I found myself having difficulties moving a muscle. I looked


    down, realizing that I had been tied up.


    "What the hell happened?" I asked through gritted teeth.


    In a trembling voice, J replied, "I found the door of your room wide open. When I came in to


    check, I saw you tied up. Do you not remember anything that happened?"


    The intimate scenes fromst night popped up in my head one after another. I recalled how Scarlett


    got on top of me and kissed me passionately.


    She was so patientst night. It was as if she was waiting for an opportunity or something.


    "Go and ask Scarlett toe here. Now!" I grunted.


    "Tracy has already gone to Scarlett''s room to wake her up. Allow me to untie you first," she said.


    "No." I refused, and then stared at the door. "The one who tied me up should do it."


    Momentster, another person walked into the room.


    "Mr. Moore, I can''t seem to wake Scarlett up. She''s in too deep of a sleep," Tracy said, visibly


    apprehensive.


    I was so angry that I broke into a manicughter. Scarlett had bound me for an entire night, but she


    was sleeping like a log.


    J looked at me, curious to know what I was thinking. "Sir, I think it''s best that we untie you. Do


    you mind?"


    I gnashed my teeth and finally agreed.


    J and Tracy removed the ropes from me.


    I moved my aching joints and clenched my fists. "Tracy, J, take James out to the park or


    something. Make sure not toe back before lunch."


    J and Tracy exchanged nces in silence before they left the room to carry out my order.


    Meanwhile, I changed into a fresh set of clothes and tidied up before going downstairs.


    Both my mother and grandmother were already drinking tea and chatting in the garden. As usual, I


    greeted them a good morning, and then I made a request. "Hello, my beautifuldies! Are you in the


    mood to go shopping today? I''ve prepared a surprise for Scarlett, so I''m going to need some time


    with her alone today."


    They readily agreed to my request, and were happy to hear about my surprise for Scarlett.


    Before leaving, Grandma held my hand and said,


    "Charles, it''s good that you''re paying more attention to Scarlett. With time and effort, she''ll forget all


    about the unpleasant things that went on between you two."


    I promised to do as she had told me, and watched their car leave before going to the nursery.


    "Now, let''s see if you can escape me!"


    Scarlett''s POV:


    I was sleeping soundly until I was awakened by the sound of running water from the bathroom.


    "J? Is that you? What''s going on?" I opened my eyes, still a little drowsy.


    "Were you having a nice dream? Is that why you didn''t want to get up?" It was then that I heard


    Charles'' voice.


    Startled, I bolted upright only to find him half-naked in front of me.


    Charles had only a bath towel on to cover his lower body, and his bare upper body was still damp.


    His broad chest and well-toned abs were a sight to behold. There were still some driblets of water


    on his skin, running down his body and passing through his muscles until they disappeared into the


    edge of the bath towel.


    My heart felt like it was about to leap from my chest, and I could feel that my ears were burning up.


    By the time I got ahold of myself, Charles was already on the bed. "Are you so enticed that you


    can''t take your eyes off me?" he bantered.


    Hurriedly, I got up to try and escape. Unfortunately for me, he was quick to press me down on the


    bed.


    "Where do you think you''re going, Scarlett?" Charles leaned over, looking at me from above. His


    eyebrows were raised and there was an impish grin printed on his lips.


    The mere sight of him made my heart race and my face blush.


    I pinched my fingers, trying to calm down. "Charles, get a hold of yourself!"


    But before I could finish my sentence, Charles stopped me from talking by kissing me.


    He pinched my chin in order to force me to ept his kiss. Perhaps this was some sort of


    punishment. He then nibbled on my earlobe, and nted a hickey on my neck. I could feel my body


    heating up, and I was starting to get aroused.


    Within less than a minute, he had crawled under the sheets with me and clung to my skin.


    Suddenly, he removed the bath towel. I was so shocked that I couldn''t avert my gaze from him.


    He looked into my eyes while running his fingertips along my neck. Then, he slipped into the quilt.


    I grabbed his hands and tried to warn him. "Charles, stop! We''re in the nursery!"


    "Oh, don''t worry about that. I told J and Tracy to take James out for some fun." He leaned even


    closer to me. The distance was enough for me to feel the warmth of his breath. "What did you add


    to the honey water you gave me yesterday? Scarlett, you''ve be a naughty girl now."


    I was surprised to know that he caught on, but I still feigned ignorance. "Well, I added some honey


    into the water," I replied.


    "Yes, but besides the honey, what else did you add?" he asked again.


    "Nothing," I muttered.


    "Then why can''t you look me in the eye? You''re lying!" Charles grabbed my chin, forcing me to look


    into his eyes.


    "Believe it or not, I''m telling the truth!" I didn''t want to admit to what I didst night.


    Charles scoffed at me and shot me a cold nce. "I''ve been so tolerant of youtely. How could you


    still be so cruel to me?"


    When I saw that he was about to kiss me again, I immediately tried to avoid him. "Charles, stop!


    We''ve already..."


    "We''re not divorced yet." Charles'' resolute voice canceled out my excuse. Gently, he pinched my


    cheek and chuckled. "Don''t even think for a second that I was drunk enough to forget what


    happenedst night."


    I pped his hand away. "Then why did you do that? Even Spencer, an outsider, knew that the


    divorce was fake. Only I, the person involved, was foolishly kept in the dark! Charles, do you enjoy


    making a fool of me or something?"


    As soon as I said those words, tears fell down my cheeks.


    Secondster, Charles kissed my cheek. He looked guilty, but he didn''t seem regretful. "Like I said


    last night, you''re going to be my wife forever. And you belong to me forever."


    Having said that, he held my face and kissed me.


    Different from the aggressive kiss he nted on my cheek just now, his kiss felt tender and gentle


    this time.


    The feeling was like an electric current that coursed through my veins, making me feel numb in an


    instant.


    Perhaps it was because of his kiss, or maybe his words, but either way, I felt like something in my


    mind had snapped. I decided to stop thinking and just epted his physical form of love.


    However, when I felt that Charles was unbuttoning my clothes, I grabbed his hands to stop him.


    "No," I said, shaking my head.


    "Scarlett, you didn''t refuse mest night," Charles replied, creasing his eyebrows at me. "But then


    you drugged me and interrupted our intimate moment. Shouldn''t you try to make it up to me?"


    I was surprised that he actually knew about it!


    As I looked into his eyes, I retorted, "If that''s how you want to y it, then let''s dig up all the things


    that happened earlier, shall we? You faked our divorce and even threatened to tie me upst night!"


    "I never threatened you. I bought that rope for you. Did you enjoy using itst night?" asked


    Charles, wearing a devilish grin. "Do you want me to fetch it so I could use it again?"


    I was so anxious that tears rolled down my cheeks again.


    Charles was taken aback. He immediately dialed back his flirtation and patiently tried to appease


    me. "God, I''m so sorry, Scarlett. Don''t cry. It was all my fault."


    Unbeknownst to him, his affection made it all the more difficult for me to control myself. My


    emotions surged and I could no longer stop myself from crying.


    His pleasured moans came along with his soft kisses. "I''m not asking for too much, Scarlett. I just


    want to be with you. I won''t allow us to get divorced."


    I nestled in his embrace, indulging in his tenderness. In the end, I agreed to him and sobbed.


    Overjoyed, Charles began to kiss me harder. The sound of his voice almost dispelled the intimate


    atmosphere. "I love you so much, Scarlett."


    I couldn''t resist the urge to smile after hearing that.


    The following moment, the smile on my face disappeared as I saw his face. He gnashed his teeth at


    me and said, "How could you drug me and leave me tied up for a whole night? If something had


    gone wrong..."


    At once, I said, "How is that possible? I didn''t put that much sleeping pills into the water. It was just


    a normal dose for insomnia patients. Besides, I even tucked you in before I left to make sure that


    you wouldn''t catch a cold. Don''t try to use that scenario to threaten me! You deserved it."


    I shot him a fierce re, but it didn''t work. On the contrary, Charles just chuckled. "You''re right. I did


    deserve it. I shouldn''t have provide you the tools and the opportunity to tie me up. I just never


    imagined you to be into BDSM, you know!" "Shut up!" My face was as red as an apple. I turned


    over, got on top of Charles, and covered his mouth with my hands.


    He pulled my hand down to his naked chest and grinned. "Touch me," he muttered. "All the way


    down," he added.


    I grabbed a pillow and used it to hit him.


    "Haha!" Charles broke intoughter, and then he pounced on me again.


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    After a while, we heard a sound that caught our attentions.


    I looked at the direction it wasing from, only to find that the bottle of sleeping pills that had been


    hidden under the pillow had rolled down to the floor.


    Charles picked up the bottle, raised an eyebrow and looked at me. "Did you prepare this just for


    me?"


    I took the bottle from his hand, and stashed it into the drawer of the bedside table. "Don''t be


    ridiculous!"


    ''Doesn''t he even know why I dosed him with sleeping pills?


    It''s because he''s been testing my patience again and again!''


    I looked back at him and put on a straight face. "Charles, what annoys me the most is that you keep


    lying to me!"