Chapter 42

The moment Aurelia turned on the tap, water gushed out from the seam of the shower head like a fountain.

She was caught off guard and could not react in time. Leslie instinctively raised his hand to shield her, but it was too late. In just a few seconds, they were both thoroughly drenched. Aurelia squinted her eyes and struggled to turn off the tap. She then turned to see water droplets on Leslie’s hair.

They meandered across his handsome face. Tracing down his alluring collarbone, the water droplets then disappeared into his shirt. The damp clothes clung tightly to his body. It revealed his contour, even in that area… Everything was laid bare.

Flustered, Aurelia’s face flushed red, and she immediately averted her gaze. When she looked back, she found Leslie glaring at the malfunctioning shower head. His expression resembled one where he was observing an adversary. Despite the seriousness on his face, Aurelia found it strangely amusing.

A chuckle escaped her lips, and eventually, she couldn’t hold back her laughter.

“What’s so funny?”

“Mr. Synder, it seems that you can’t fix it. My mistake, I took it for granted,” Aurelia said, trying to stifle her amusement.

Leslie’s expression grew grimmer. Yet, his gaze couldn’t seem to shift away from Aurelia’s face.

Her damp, disheveled brown hair framed her fair face and her rosy lips parted slightly. Such a disarrayed look inadvertently evoked a sense of vulnerability. As the water trailed down, It soaked through her white shirt. The outline of her contour and her undergarments presented. beneath the loose clothing.

himself and looked away. He grumbled, “Stop

Aurelia coughed lightly. She sensed that she

know how to change the shower head. At least he did not refuse and

stark contrast to Seth, who was also raised lovingly by his

asked for help with a similar task, Seth claimed that he was unable to do it. He even mocked modern women for their

was trivial and Aurelia had not paid much attention to it. However, with the comparison now, she realized that her emotions had shaded her view of Seth all along. With

towel suddenly landed on her

nonchalantly suggested, “It’s too late. We’ll handle it tomorrow. You can use my bathroom. I’ll be in the study.”

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responded while she clutched onto the

that Leslie didn’t have any work to do in the study. He simply didn’t want her to feel awkward. She walked towards the door. Seemingly a

“Ahh!”

bumped into Leslie, and both of them fell to the ground. Her

them disrupted his breath and stirred an unexplained restlessness in his otherwise composed body.

instantly turned red,

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