Chapter 18 Intimacy
In the room, Malcolm cupped Charlotte’s flushed face as they stared at
cach other.
She parted her lips slightly, her eyes fatally charming.
He couldn’t help but kiss her lips frantically as if the world would end in the next second.
Neither of them knew how long it had passed till their minds went blank. Charlotte could even feel a ringing in her ears, which was something she had never felt before,
They were still kissing each other and only let go when starving for oxygen. Yet, their breaths still mingled.
Charlotte didn’t go back to the Townsend’s home that night. Marlene got up at 1:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. respectively, but Charlotte was nowhere to be seen.
On the next day, Malcolm drove out of the hotel’s parking lot and sent Charlotte to school. He stopped the car at the school gates, and she was at the school gates, and she was
about to push open the door to step out. The second before that, he clutched her arm. She stopped and turned around to look at him.
“Text me?”
She didn’t know what he meant by saying this.
After a few seconds, he said, “I’ll take you to buy some clothes.”
Chapter 14 Intimacy
Pursing her lips, she stared at the hem of her dress, which was already. crumpled from last night.
Clutching her bag, she nodded after a long silence.
Only then did Malcolm loosen his grip.
She stepped out of the car and walked quickly through the gates.
In fact. Malcolm was in a similar sorry state. He still wore the same shirt and suit pants from yesterday, which were crumpled as well. He had always been meticulous about his outfit, and this was definitely a first.
Shortly after Charlotte walked through the gates, her phone dinged, which was a bank notification. She stopped and saw a transfer from an unfamiliar account with a staggering amount.
Clutching her phone, she lowered her hand. For now, all she hoped was that Malcolm could help her keep her part–time job a secret from her family.
She put away her phone and continued walking toward the classroom.
In the evening, Malcolm texted Charlotte, “Are your classes over?”
She saw his message but didn’t reply.
After a few minutes, he texted her again, “I’m waiting for you at the gates.”
Seeing this, she quickly put away her phone and walked out of the classroom. Just then, Natalia walked up to her and asked, “Charlotte, do you have to work tonight? Wanna join me for dinner?”
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Natalia’s voice somehow made Charlotte flustered, and she was so worried that Natalia would notice she was still wearing the same dress from yesterday. Luckily, it turned out she was overthinking it. She said quickly. “There’s … a situation at home. I gotta go.”
As Natalia wanted to say something, she had already left in big strides.
She spotted Malcolm’s car at the gates.
Malcolm had been shuttling between meetings all day. Exhausted, he sat in the car, rubbing the bridge of his nose. Upon seeing Charlotte’s figure, he put down his hand.
She sat in the passenger seat.
He had already changed into another suit, looking as radiant as ever. He started the car and took her away.
She murmured. “In fact… you don’t have to do this. I’ll just go home. and wash it.”
But he didn’t respond.
After arriving at the mall, he led her into a lingerie shop, and a shop assistant came to them immediately.
Utterly embarrassed, Charlotte didn’t even have the courage to look up. On the contrary, Malcolm seemed casual. He plucked up a lace- trimmed white bra and handed it to her. “How about this one?”
In fact, Charlotte had little experience selecting such items. Her mother passed away when she was little, and after she was taken in, no one ever walked her through sex education. Therefore, she remained ignorant before entering college.
She wore the same bra for years, which was already faded from repeated washing.
She was quite surprised that Malcolm would notice this and take her here. She bit her lip, feeling embarrassed as he had seen through her.
Malcolm said to her in a low voice. “Try it on. I’ll wait outside.”
Blushing, she nodded.
