I looked up at him as Hendrix was getting a little too much. I said, "It's your fault. What do you mean by 'is that okay with you'? It sounds like I'm forcing you. What's with that tone of yours?" Hendrix still replied patiently, "What kind of tone do you want me to use then?"

Evan was driving the car, and I couldn't help feeling a little playful as I said, "Mr. Roberts, will you do exactly what I ask you to?"

Hendrix raised his eyebrows while playing with my hand as he said gently, "Nope!"

Exasperated, I retorted, "You were just trying to coax me like a kid, weren't you?"

He smiled faintly, and the smile on the corners of his lips was particularly pleasant, "As long as the child here is happy, I don't mind coaxing her!"

I glared at him, "You're the kid here. I don't need you to coax me."

When we returned to the villa, it was already a little late in the evening. I went straight into the bathroom to take a bath. Hendrix sat on a fancy chair to read the book that he supposedly hadn't

finished.

reading the book seriously. I wiped my hair and couldn't help myself from walking over to him. Sitting next to him, I looked at the book in his hands and said, "You've read this book

He frowned slightly and said, "Don't

"I didn't drink much. It was Linda and Naomi who drank so much. I was just accompanying them. I didn't even

me, "Unless you are with me, you aren't allowed to even drink a sip of

lips and muttered, "You're just being

down the book in his hands, and took the towel in my hand to wipe my hair for me, saying, "Since you've acknowledged your identity as Mrs. Roberts, I naturally have to be concerned with your daily

so I stopped arguing

about the company's matters, I couldn't help but ask again, "Are you still going to withdraw from the Lancille Village

anything about it, I was feeling anxious

rush!" he said with

still a little worried,

his eyebrows, replying, "You should ask Sebastian

the Lancille Village project was about to start, he had to find connections

he held my shoulder and said, "Have you decided when to go back to Jarold City with

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