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.

couldn't help myself from walking over to him.

of alcohol on me. He frowned

Linda and Naomi who drank so much. I was just accompanying them. I didn't even get drunk.

eyebrows. Looking stern, he reminded me, "Unless you are with me, you aren't allowed

pursed my lips and

lips, put 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

wiping my hair, so I stopped arguing with him and closed

help but ask again, "Are you still

although he had not told me anything about it,

with his voice sounding faint and

replied with a hum, still a little worried, "How long will this

replying, "You should ask Sebastian about

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

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

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