Chapter 885
“Do you need something?” Angela self–consciously crossed her arms after realizing she was not wearing a bra.
Richard gave her a withering look as he ordered, “You are not allowed to use the public bathroom for your night showers.”
She narrowed her eyes and asked, “Why not?”
He met her incredulous gaze steadily and said, “Because it causes inconvenience.” –
Frustration welled up in her. She had already gone out of her way to not make trouble for him, and she could not understand why he was nitpicking on her still.
He did not turn away and leave. Instead, he paused for a few seconds before saying, “I‘m sorry I was harsh with you today.”
Angela blinked, clearly caught off guard by his out–of–the–blue apology. When she recomposed herself, she looked away from him and muttered, “Apology not accepted.”
“You wanted to hike, right? Be up at 6.00AM sharp tomorrow and I‘ll take you there,” Richard said.
side came out as she retorted, “As
entrance. Don‘t be
won‘t,” she bit
and saw that it was drawing near to 11.00PM. I have to sleep now, or I won‘t be able to wake up in time and I‘d never
but her mind kept replaying his apology and the events from earlier. In hindsight, it appeared that she was the one in the wrong.
the only reason why she was mad was that she found out Richard was only here to protect her
was more upset about this than she should be. What
her own feelings, but she ended up
5.50AM. She bolted upright in bed and threw the covers off, then hurried into the adjoining bathroom to wash up. To call it a bathroom was an
time she was done putting on her clothes. She hurtled out of her room toward the entrance of the base, whereupon she saw Richard‘s tall and straight silhouette standing there.
and he made it a point to glance at the watch on his wrist. “You‘re late by
her delicate features as she glowered at him and said, “Okay, fine, I‘m late. Are you going to punish me? Go on, tell me what you want me to do to make up for my tardiness.”
his eyes lingered briefly on her shell–pink lips. He swallowed, and there was a steely edge
been waiting for him to mete out punishment, but when he did not, she couldn‘t help feeling a
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