Chapter 17
I was very fast, but Edmund stood in front of me, so my forehead bumped into his strong back without warning. It hurt so much that my eyes were shining.
“Although I don’t hit women, I won’t be polite to you if you continue to provoke me like this, Miss Leanna.” The man who was hit turned around and looked at me with an unhappy expression.
I rubbed my head and mumbled, “I didn’t mean it.”
Edmund ignored me and walked around in an elegant way. “Is this your home?”
I walked to the side of the tea table, knelt on the ground, poured a glass of water and took a few gulps to calm down my frightened heart. After wiping my mouth, I raised my head and said, “yes.”
As soon as I looked up, I found that his eyes fell on me, to be exact, on the empty glass in my hand.
Following his sight, I lowered my head and looked at my own cup. It seemed that I remembered something. Then I asked in a daze, “do you want to drink water?”
“Okay.” He nodded unexpectedly.
I just asked casually, but since the other party wants to drink, I won’t give it to him. After all, everyone is a guest.
But there was a serious problem.
I raised the cup in my hand and said, “but what should I do? This is the only water cup in my house. I have used it before. How about you use it directly?”
While speaking, I couldn’t help but picture him drinking water with a kettle in my mind.
“I’ll use yours.” He said directly.
“What?” I thought I heard it wrong.
“I don’t mind.” As he spoke, he sat down on the sofa next to him. His two long legs were crossed and looked like guests.
The corner of my mouth twitched for two times, but I still obediently poured him half a glass of water and handed it to him. “Please enjoy yourself.”
He smiled slightly, took the glass and drank it.
I saw his lips pressed against the cup I just used. For some reason my face began to blush and my heart began to beat violently.
Was it a kiss?
Thinking of this, I immediately shook my head and scolded myself for thinking too much.
After drinking the water, he stood up and looked down at me. “Let’s go.”
When I came to my senses, I looked up at him in a daze. “Where are we going?”
“Miss Leanna, have you forgotten your job?” He frowned slightly and said lightly.
“Oh, you mean to go back to the club?” I quickly stood up from the ground and tidied up my clothes.
He glanced at me and walked out.
When I was about to walk towards the stairway, I saw a fat woman coming up from the first floor. I quickly took a step back and hid behind Edmund.
He’s tall. I tried to hide behind him, but the people in front of me couldn’t see me.
He turned around and looked at me in confusion. “What are you doing?”
I made a gesture to stop him, grabbed his hand in a hurry and dragged him back to the room.
He frowned and followed me back to the room.
“Miss Leanna……”
I covered his mouth immediately.
“Shh, please don’t say anything for the time being.” I don’t care about the etiquette or who he is. I have to shut his mouth first.
He didn’t struggle. I covered his mouth and stared at him.
Perhaps it was because his eyes were too hot that when my eyes met his deep eyes, I realized that my behavior at this time had completely exceeded the relationship between us.
In the palm of his hand, the temperature from his lips instantly became hot. I hurriedly withdrew my hand and whispered, “sorry, i…”
“Bang, bang, Bang…” before I finished my apology, there was a knock on the door, followed by a loud voice of a middle-aged woman, “Miss Leanna, please open the door. I’m the landlord. Should you pay the rent for this quarter? Open the door. I know you’re back. The security guard of the property management saw you come in. Tell me how long have you been dragging down the rent for this quarter? I’ve come here more than ten times. If you’re not here, you can tell me when you will pay the salary. I’ll ask you when you will pay the salary.”
As the number of people outside fell and Edmund stared at me, I felt bad.
I don’t want to be looked down upon by Edmund as a repeat crime committer who likes to owe debts.
But if I open the door now, I really don’t have money to give to the landlord. I don’t know how to explain to him.
“I can help you.” He said in a low voice, and there was no irony or ridicule in his eyes.
“No, No. I owe you enough.” I quickly waved my hand. I really feel ashamed to accept his financial help.
However, since they have decided to help, how can I refuse?
Before I could react, he had put his hand on the doorknob and gently twisted it. The door was instantly opened and Edmund’s tall figure appeared at the door.
“How much is it?” He opened his mouth and asked.
The renter blinked her bloated eyes and squeezed an ugly smile on her fat face. “Sir, who are you? Are you a friend of Miss Leanna?”
“Well, sister, i… I’ll pay the rent in two days…” at this time, I squeezed my head out of Edmund’s side, intending to ask the house renter for a few more days.
However, before I could finish my words, Edmund took out a wad of cash from his wallet and handed it to the house renter. “Is that enough?”
The woman took the money and counted it over. It was a total of ten thousand. With an anthomaniac smile on her face again, she said, “enough, enough, enough… More.”
“No need to look for her.” After saying that, he turned around and closed the door.
“Mr. Edmund, how could you give her so much money? I’ll ask her for the rest.” I’m not as generous as Edmund. I’m going to open the door and go out.
Edmund grabbed me and pushed me against the wall. He put his hands around my shoulders and stared at me without saying anything.
I was scared by his gaze. I lowered my head in panic, stared at the metal buttons on his shirt and explained in a low voice, “I didn’t mean to owe her the rent. I got my salary a few days ago and planned to send Hannah’s living expenses to England, and the rest of the money to pay the rent. But I didn’t expect that my father had an accident, so I had to take all the money to save him first. Unexpectedly, all the money was stolen. I know it’s not good to owe money, and I don’t like to owe money either, but…”
But before I could say it out, he bent over and kissed me.
“HMM…” I was so scared that my whole body froze. My brain instantly lost the ability to think. My eyes widened, and I was completely at a loss.
His kiss was like an electric current, instantly making my whole body soft and numb, and my legs weak.
Reflexively, I raised my hand and pressed it against his chest. I wanted to push him away, but in the end, I moved to his shoulder and hooked it hard, fearing that I would fall down.
I feel a little out of breath. My face is red and my lips and teeth are full of masculine smell from him, which makes me confused.
Perhaps he was afraid that I would suffocate myself to death like this, he finally let go of me. He looked down at me and whispered, “this is interest.”
Interest?
Breathing in the fresh air again, I raised my head and looked up at the charming face in front of me. My red face became hotter and hotter.
He took a deep breath and smelled the Cologne from his body. He was still in his arms and his chin was against my forehead.
“Of course, if you want, you can take it as a sign that I can’t help but love you.”
I didn’t expect him to say that. Stunned, I raised my head slowly and asked, “Mr. Edmund, what do you mean?”
“I mean, you’d better learn how to kiss and kiss as soon as possible, or I can’t guarantee that I will let you go so easily next time.” As he spoke, he raised his slender fingers and flicked gently on my forehead. Then he turned around and looked around the narrow room. He reached out to open the door and walked out.
I was still thinking about what he said just now.
Next time?
What did he mean?
When we got back to the club, it was already seven o’clock in the evening.
I was going to send the dinner to the presidential suite, but Edmund seemed to be very interested in it. He asked me to go to the restaurant with him and threw me a priceless dress.Exclusive © material by Nô(/v)elDrama.Org.
I stood there in a daze with the dress in my hand and didn’t know what it meant.
“Try it on. This is a gift from Oarlan.” Edmund said without raising his head, sitting on the sofa and reading the magazine in his hand.
“The CEO asked me to send it.” Standing behind the sofa, Oarlan c whispered to me.
“Why… Why did you give me a gift?” I don’t understand.
Edmund looked back at Oarlan, indicating him to explain.
Seeing this, Oarlan said seriously, “Miss Leanna, our CEO is a high-end man of high status. Since you are his butler now, your clothes and speech also represents his face, so you have the obligation to make yourself look more high-end.”
After hearing this, I thought for a while. Although I’m working for Edmund now, I’m still an employee of the club.
“But I’m the butler of the club arranged for Mr. Edmund. Shouldn’t I represent the dignity of the club?”
How could it be the face of Edmund?
I don’t understand the logic.
“Miss Leanna, a woman who likes to take things too seriously is not cute.” Oarlan coughed.
My face flushed and I scolded myself for being stupid. Why did I have to get to the bottom of it?
It’s just a dress. If he likes me to wear it, then I’ll wear it.
I went back to my room, put on the dress and stood in front of the mirror. I looked at myself in the mirror. The sapphire blue dress seemed to have grown on me, outlining my figure and making it perfect for my skin.
I have always known that Edmund has a good taste, but I didn’t expect him to have such a unique taste in choosing women’s clothes.
I opened the door and walked out of the room. As soon as I arrived at the living room, I heard Oarlan’s exaggerated voice. “Sure enough, people rely on clothes. Miss Leanna has changed her clothes, and her temperament has changed.”
His voice directly attracted the attention of the man on the sofa. He slowly raised his head and looked at me. Although his eyes were as indifferent as before, the corners of his mouth obviously raised.
“Mr. president, can we go downstairs for dinner now?” Oarlan touched his belly.
“Let’s go.” Edmund put down the magazine, stood up and walked towards the door.
When he passed by me, he suddenly stopped and raised his hand to my head. I didn’t know what he was going to do, so I subconsciously reached out to stop him.
But his hand was one step ahead of me. He grabbed my curly hair and pulled the rubber band gently. Then my hair fell down.
I got what he meant. I tucked my hair behind my ear awkwardly and didn’t dare to look at his face.
“Her hair is more beautiful when it is put down. You have a good taste.” Oarlan didn’t forget to flatter.