Quincy didn't dare to interrupt him, merely edged a bit closer in silence.

Everett, standing there alone, was already quite the sight. Add to that the presence of a softly appealing young woman by his side, and passersby couldn't help turning their heads, wondering if they'd stumbled onto a TV show set, though no cameras were in sight. As Quincy drew nearer, she eventually made out that Everett seemed to be on the phone with his father, discussing something about marriage.

Her cheeks flushed a shade of pink, a hint of shyness in her demeanor.

"Is it Jonathan on the phone?"

"Yeah." Everett gave her a fleeting glance, his expression unreadable, "Asking about the progress."

"Progress on the marriage?"

He started walking towards the hotel, his voice as calm as ever, "What else?"

Quincy paused for a moment before hurrying to keep up with his stride.

Once in the room, Everett casually took a seat on the couch, elegantly crossing his legs, and fiddled with his tie before looking up at her. "Aren't you familiar with the drill? Blindfold yourself."

Following his gaze, Quincy noticed the cloth on the table meant for covering her eyes.

She had thought that Everett preferred the blindfold only the first time for some novelty, but it seemed the initial step was still to be blindfolded?

of the dark, can we skip

witness the look of utter abandon on Everett's face as he lost

to spend all their

"Sure," Everett agreed promptly.

his consent, she saw him stand up, intending to leave

"Mr. Lopez?"

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taken aback, "No, that's

it. I

bev

want to be

not that

you..." Contenot

don't like to see the eyes of the

no blindfold, there will be no

this kind of preference could be understandable for the first time, given they were strangers! It

second time around,

why it has to be

one I prefer not to

blocked his

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