Climbing into the car, Tina kicked off her rain-soaked shoes, letting her bare feet rest on the floor mat.

Her slender frame was enveloped in an oversized blazer as she slumped into the seat, appearing quite disheartened. Phillip pulled a cashmere throw from the backseat to dab at her damp hair.

The soft cashmere soaked up the moisture, causing her smooth hair to become slightly disheveled from the friction. It was clear that Phillip wasn't familiar with this sort of task, his movements awkward yet tender.

Tina glanced at him, her eyes clear as water beneath the tousled and damp hair strands.

The air in the car seemed to thicken with humidity between them, lazily drifting in the confined space.

"Do you have a dinner party to attend?" Tina asked, "It's okay that you need to leave early."

"It's fine," Phillip replied, without mentioning tonight's dinner was crucial for VectorVista's big project involving corporate partners and officials from the financial regulatory board. Tina wasn't sure if it was fine, but no woman disliked being a priority.

Her dress clung to her, soaked and uncomfortable, the hem dirty, a sensation she detested. She couldn't stand it for another moment.

She nestled further into Phillip's blazer, using its oversized form as a shield, and unzipped her dress.

Phillip only saw her fidgeting beneath the blazer, unaware of her struggle, until a wet bundle of fabric was tossed aside, which was her dress. Slipping her arms through the blazer sleeves and using her dress's belt to cinch it at the waist, she fashioned it into a makeshift dress.

Feeling his gaze, she turned, facing Phillip's deep, enigmatic eyes.

"What?" she said, feigning anger to cover her discomfort. "The dress was wet. It was uncomfortable."

"Hmm."

low and emotionless as he turned away,

the car drove into the underground

the black blazer contrasting with her soft, smooth legs, which was a striking visual

to the top-floor apartment. He opened the door, and she stepped inside, the door closing

in the dimly lit foyer, which

to ferment in the

Phillip behaving more like an adult indulging a child's playful antics, always

time, he leaned in

wall, enveloped by

his neck, their lips and breath mingling in the

desire, the kiss seemed to amplify

her shoes again, her body trapped between Phillip's chest and

It had padding in

confused, his eyes shadowed by the

"And?" he prompted.

blossoming in the night, completely enchanting him. Tina saw Phillip's throat work. His next kiss

son of the Richardson family could

his blood racing with

Content Belongs to

the bedroom, where the too-large

of the

Tina watched Phillip retrieve something

prepared for

she had suspected as much, it still

painful, she

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