Chapter 9
Chapter 9
In the blink of an eye, two years had already passed. After starting as a staff in the Customer
Experience Department, now she got promoted to a Manager. In those two years, she dedicated Property © NôvelDrama.Org.
herself to her work. She made sure she learned what needed to be learned and to deliver more the
expectations. In the brief span of time, she also earned the respect and admiration of her colleagues
and superiors. Everyone felt happy about her promotion.
After work, she and her colleagues went to a KTV bar to celebrate her promotion. Food and drinks
poured out. Serene gamely sang a couple of songs and drank her fair share of the alcohol. She has
forgotten the last time she had this much fun.
Out of habit, she bid adieu to them when it was close to midnight, then booked a ride from her phone
and waited at the lobby’s waiting area. Soon a black sedan stopped at the entrance. She tried her best
to walk in a straight line as she approached the car and opened the door. As soon as she sat, she told
the driver to drive. Then she closed her eyes.
In this whole exercise, Serene did not see the surprised expression of the man seated at the back-
passenger seat beside her. He dressed in a business attire. His facial expression was as dark as the
clothes he was wearing. He wanted to push her out of his car. However, looking at her, she seemed
very vulnerable and an easy prey to those with ill intentions. He met the eyes of his equally confused
chauffeur, to whom he said, “Hotel Le Grande”.
He owned one of the presidential suites in Hotel Le Grande, which was the most prestigious hotel in
Hyacinth City, if not the country. Arriving at the hotel entrance, he carried the unconscious Selene
princess style. Every hotel staff member looked at him with an astonished expression as he walked
towards the elevators. When the elevator door opened, he immediately went in, pressed the penthouse
and the close buttons.
As the elevator was moving up, Selene suddenly moved from his arms. He looked at her and adjusted
her from his arms. In a matter of seconds, he felt his chest getting wet and the elevator shaft smelling
sour. His face was a mix of anger and disgust. He wanted to drop her right there and then, but she
hugged his neck and her face was now nesting in the crook between his neck and his shoulder.
He swiped his card at the door. Soon as the door opened, he approached the bed with long strides and
immediately dropped her on it, then went to the bathroom to clean himself. After spending half an hour
in the shower, he went out to the bathroom with just a towel wrapped around his waist. Water droplets
were rolling down his bare chest. He was drying hair with another towel when his eyes darted to the
direction of the bed.
He looked at the sleeping woman on it. Her hair sprayed all over the pillows. His eyes darted further
down and saw that her blouse had risen, exposing her midsection. Her skirt was the same, exposing
almost the full length of her shapely legs. He inhaled sharply, making him inhale the sour smell of puke.
He let out a sigh and with heavy footsteps he approached the bed. “She needed to get out of those
filthy clothes,” he thought. And so, he quickly but carefully undressed her. He took several sharp,
labored breaths as more and more of her skin got exposed to him.
The task looked simple, but it felt like disarming a time bomb. After the huge undertaking, he took the
chance to study her face. Her features were delicate. Long eyelashes hid her eyes. Her cheeks were
flushed, probably because of the alcohol she consumed. She had a high and narrow nose and her
parted lips looked soft.
He cannot help but lean closer and put his lips over hers. His lips confirmed hers were indeed soft.
However, feeling her lips seemed not enough for him, he wanted to taste her. He parted her lips with
his tongue. He tasted the slightly acidic taste of her mouth but did not feel disgusted by it. Instead, his
tongue touched her tongue. As soon as their tongues met, he felt a burning sensation envelope him
which later on concentrated on his lower abdomen.
He felt her stir. He moved slightly away from her, wary that he might wake her up.
“Bry…” she softly murmured.
“Fuck” he cannot help but feel irritated after hearing her say another man’s name. As he was getting
up, she stirred again.
“Why?” he heard her say. Her voice soft, but with a tinge of sadness.