Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 351

She kept shifting her gaze, marveling internally, "Holy moly, is this spectacle free of charge?" Then she'd sneak another glance, thinking, "Might as well look if it's all for free. It's like a bonus!" She even found herself thinking, "Go on, strip away. Then put it all back on just to strip again..."

He had a certain grace about him when undressing, making her think that watching him dress must be just as pleasing.

Her head was spinning like a carousel, one moment gazing out the window, the next fixated on Tarquin Bradford, her cheeks blazing red.

It wasn't until Tarquin unbuckled his belt, revealing navy boxer briefs, that she spun around and dashed outside.

Bursting into the bathroom, she stared at her blushing reflection, taking deep breaths!

What a night of tempting thoughts!

She slapped her cheeks gently, exhaling long breaths into the mirror, comforting herself with thoughts like,

"It's not weird; it's natural to appreciate beauty. It's not like I'm paying for it. He didn't notice, so no harm done."

Why stress about it if it's free?

Calm down, no need to panic!

"Just consider those extra glances as my tip for the night's efforts. He's not at a loss!"

Thorne managed to console herself. After all, for a frugal person, anything free felt like striking

up with, settling for making a cup of tea in lieu of finding any

the tea filled the air, tempting

cup to taste, immediately

opened tea cake, she realized it was a well-aged Pu'erh, beautifully packaged but without a brand name, making it impossible

cup of tea before taking the rest back to Tarquin's bedroom, also

the tea would

the bedroom

off the main lights, leaving only a bedside lamp

have been scattered on the

were suits, shirts, trousers, with ties and belts orderly placed

guy not drunk at all, or did he

say he wasn't drunk, he could barely walk straight, stumbling

was drunk, how did he manage to tidy up

freak,

wouldn't allow his

That's actually a plus!

tea on the nightstand, giving him a

covering up to his chest, arms exposed, hands