Ch. 1141..1150

Chapter 1141: Opening the mouth, waiting to be fed_1 Lyke Zhekova is pretty capable.

Somehow, he managed to have Peggy Lewis walking arm in arm with him.

Quite a close interaction.

Could they possibly be dating?

But thinking about it, given Lyke Zhekova’s personality, if Peggy Lewis had indeed become his girlfriend…

Then Lyke should have introduced Peggy as his girlfriend the moment she arrived.

Even if there were few people present, given Lyke’s personality, he absolutely wouldn’t miss such an opportunity.

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So, the CEO watched as Peggy opened the car door and helped Lyke to get into the car first.

The CEO said to himself, Peggy must have been tricked again.

The CEO really wanted to capture the image of Lyke and Peggy walking arm in arm.

After all, Lyke was walking ahead and couldn’t see him.

It was a good opportunity.

Too bad Amelia Ford was here.

She was new, and there was no familiarity between them yet.

I wasn’t sure about her situation, or her character.

The CEO was cautious and didn’t want to show anything in front of someone he didn’t know at all.

The CEO planned to call for a car, so he asked Amelia, “Miss Ford, how are you going to get back?”

“I plan to take a car ride back.” Saying that Amelia Ford took out her mobile phone and called for a car.

The CEO also called for a car.

Both their orders were accepted in quick succession.

Whilst waiting for the cars, Amelia Ford asked the CEO,” CEO, the lady just now…

Is she the CEO’s girlfriend?”

If it was someone else in the company asking, he would have told the truth, “No way, the CEO still hasn’t won her over.

If he had a girlfriend, he would have bragged about it long ago.

Could he be this low-key?

The CEO can be low-key in other aspects, but definitely not in this aspect.”

Of course, no one else in the company would ask this question.

Who doesn’t know about Lyke Zhekova?

But now the one asking was Amelia Ford.

Since the CEO didn’t know her well, he was not willing to be frank with her straight away.

Who knows what kind of person Amelia Ford really is?

For this newly transferred individual, the CEO neither knows her capability nor understands her character.

So, with the CEO’s caution, it’s impossible for him to tell her the truth.

The CEO remained poker-faced, still looking as cheerful as ever: “Our CEO is low-key.

Regardless of which aspect of his private life, he wouldn’t expose any details.

So, I really don’t know.”

“However, seeing how they interacted, it should be so.” The CEO pretended to be completely clueless.

He even shook his head innocently at Amelia Ford.

If this action were performed by Morgan, it would be cute.

But when it was the CEO, Amelia Ford nearly threw up.

“The CEO is indeed so low-key.” Amelia Ford laughed, “I haven’t heard anything about the CEO having a girlfriend before.”

Alertness seized the CEO: “Why, have you specifically inquired about it?”

Having been caught off guard, Amelia Ford hurried to explain, “Of course not.

As I’ve just transferred over, I’m not familiar with this place.

My understanding of it is limited to a superficial one gained during meetings with the other company.

Even a new employee will know more than I do, as such I had to ask around.

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“As for the CEO, he is my superior; naturally, I hope to comprehend as much as possible, to avoid any misunderstanding or mistakes in the workplace,” Amelia explained.

The CEO nodded his head, pretending to understand.

Both are seasoned workers, Amelia couldn’t fool him.

Otherwise, the CEO wouldn’t be able to hold onto his position firmly.

After all, he had to face Lyke Zhekova all the time.

He was someone who had been through many years of trials with Lyke!

The position of managing director was quite enviable.

But when it came to work, it was like living in hell every day.

This was not something outsiders could understand.

At that moment, the cars the CEO and Amelia Ford called arrived almost simultaneously.

The CEO laughed and said, “Our cars have arrived.

Let’s catch up at the office tomorrow.”

“Okay, see you at the office,” Amelia Ford replied with a smile.

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Lyke Zhekova sat in the co-driver’s seat, still maintaining his act of being drunk.

He was leaning against the seat’s backrest, his head resting against it as well, pretending to look very uncomfortable as if really drunk.

He tilted his head, leaned against the seat’s back, and watched Peggy Lewis’ side profile very comfortably.

Peggy Lewis didn’t feel quite right being watched like this.

Mainly because she was not very confident about her appearance.

Especially her side profile.

What if Lyke, looking at her this way, found her less and less attractive and began noticing faults he hadn’t seen before?

But she remembered he was drunk.

After watching her now, he might forget it after he sobers up.

There weren’t many cars on the road now, and soon they met a red light just after driving a short distance.

Peggy Lewis stopped, and took advantage of the moment to turn her head and look at Lyke.

“How are you feeling?

Are you uncomfortable?” she asked concernedly.

She really didn’t have the habit of taking care of a drunk man.

Mr.

Lewis, under the strict control of Mrs.

Lewis, would never drink too much when he went out with his friends.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to get in the door.

Lyke quickly pretended to be in discomfort, his eyebrows furrowed as if he was enduring discomfort, and after a pause he said, “A little.”

“Then I’ll drive slower.” Peggy Lewis stated.

Fortunately, the car was electric, so there was no smell of gasoline.

“Hmm,” Lyke nodded.

Peggy Lewis thought to herself that the drunk Lyke was surprisingly obedient and didn’t make a fuss while drunk.

He had a good tolerance for alcohol.

“By the way, I brought some hangover relief candy.”Peggy Lewis stated.

“Let it dissolve in your mouth; it may not sober you up fully, but will certainly make you feel much better.”

Lyke took the bag of candy that Peggy Lewis handed him.

However, because he was “drunk”, his fingers were clumsy and he couldn’t open the bag no matter how hard he tried.

It must be said, Lyke Zhekova’s acting was really good!

Peggy Lewis took a look and saw that there were still more than ten seconds left before the red light turned green.

That should be enough.

“I’ll open it for you.” Peggy quickly took back the bag of candy, swiftly opened the bag, and took out a piece of candy.

The candy inside was individually packaged.

Peggy Lewis quickly ripped the small package open and was about to give it to Lyke.

But as she looked up, she saw Lyke: “Ah-”

He opened his mouth and waited for her to feed him.

Peggy Lewis:”…”

How could she just give Lyke the candy to eat?

He was waiting to be fed.

Peggy Lewis thought to herself, Lyke must be really drunk.

He even made such a juvenile move.

Peggy had no choice but to take the candy out and feed it into Lyke’s mouth.

After eating the candy, Lyke obediently closed his mouth.

Chapter 1142: How about You Hold with a Different Hand?_1 Her lips gently grazed Peggy Lewis’s fingers.

From the tip of her fingers to her knuckles, Peggy was grazed by Lyke Zhekova’s lips.

Soft and somewhat moist to the touch, a tingling sensation spread from her fingers to the rest of her body.

Feeling as if she had been burned, Peggy quickly pulled her hand back.

The car was completely dark, so her flushed face was hidden from view.

Not only was her face feeling hot, the fingertips grazed by his lips were also burning.

Even though her fingertips were actually dry, she still felt the residual moisture from his lips.

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At some point, the red light had changed to green.

But Peggy hardly noticed, she was in a daze, feeling a warmth spreading through her person.

Despite being the instigator, Lyke Zhekova was leaning back in the chair, half-closing his eyes, looking absolutely clueless to what had transpired.

It was only when the cars behind them began honking impatiently that she snapped back to reality, noticing that the light had been green for a few seconds already.

Peggy swiftly began to drive.

The fingertips that Lyke had grazed rested on the steering wheel, unconsciously rubbing against it.

SHE tried to erase the sensation that was still remarkably clear on her fingers.

But it was of no use.

The leather of the steering wheel was neither hard nor soft, it wasn’t any help.

Instead, it made the sensation even more palpable.

She couldn’t forget the feeling no matter how hard she tried.

Afterwards, Peggy dared not even look at Lyke.

Even when they stopped at red lights, she kept her eyes locked ahead.

Both her gaze and face didn’t shift for even a moment.

Lyke, for the sake of being cautious, held back and showed no inkling of a smile on his face.

Fearing that Peggy would see through him.

However, to allow Peggy to focus on driving, Lyke didn’t do anything more which might distract her.

It was a relief when they finally arrived home, and after parking the car, Peggy was the first to get out.

Lyke unbuckled his seatbelt, but didn’t immediately get out.

Instead, he continued to lean against the seat.

After a moment, he finally opened the car door.

He first moved his legs out, looking particularly strained.

He then placed his hand on the car door as if he was struggling to stand.

By now, Peggy had mostly recovered.

At least she wasn’t as disoriented as she was in the car.

“How are you feeling?

Are you dizzy?” Peggy asked as she approached him.

She couldn’t just leave him be.

“I feel somewhat weak, and my head hurts,” replied Lyke weakly, wincing as he spoke.

“How much did you drink?” said Peggy, grabbing his arm.

“Let me help you up.”

“I weigh too much, you can’t lift me,” Lyke replied.

Peggy exerted some effort, but indeed she couldn’t lift him.

Lyke remained seated, as steady as a rock.

“Give me your hand, I will get up using the strength from your hand.

You don’t have to exert too much force, just support me.” Lyke said.

“Alright.” Peggy quickly extended her hand to him.

Lyke then firmly gripped Peggy’s hand.

His hand was dry and warm and big, almost completely wrapping around Peggy’s hand.

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The grip was firm.

Although not overly forceful, it could be described as solid and strong, leaving Peggy with no way to pull her hand back.

Lyke was plotting; if he pretended to exert effort to stand up, he could pull Peggy into his arms “accidentally”.

Would it be feasible?

Lyke thought about it and decided against it.

As he was sitting in the car, if he wasn’t careful, he could bump Peggy against the car, which could hurt her.

So, Lyke dismissed this idea.

For realism’s sake, he actually put most of his weight onto Peggy’s hand for support while getting out of the car.

Lyke casually closed the car door, Peggy locked the car, and then she supported Lyke as they walked towards their home.

Peggy’s hand was still being held by Lyke, and she wanted to pull it back, but she couldn’t.

Her other hand was busy supporting Lyke’s arm.

Perhaps due to a lack of prying eyes, Lyke didn’t need to pretend anymore and put all his weight onto Peggy.

Peggy in turn, was finding it hard to walk steadily under his weight.

Especially as one hand was still being held by him, her arm was twisted making it not very convenient to walk, creating an awkward movement.

Peggy could only suggest to Lyke, “Could you hold the other hand?”

Seeing her discomfort, Lyke let go of her hand.

But he didn’t grab Peggy’s other hand.

When Peggy extended her left hand, he unexpectantly lifted his arm and slung it over her shoulder.

Peggy: “…”

Well, supporting him like this was somewhat easier than before.

But now, she was even closer to Lyke.

To the observer, it looked as though Peggy was being held by Lyke.

His perfume was particularly noticeable due to their proximity.

Having worn it throughout the day, it wasn’t as strong as when he applied it in the morning.

But the base notes had become distinctly clear.

It had become lighter, but with Peggy positioned in direct proximity to Lyke, the smell of his perfume was exceptionally distinct.

Peggy suddenly sensed that something was amiss and inhaled deeply several times.

She could smell his perfume, so why couldn’t she smell alcohol on him?

Lyke was heavily intoxicated, even if the smell of alcohol was not strong, she should have been able to smell it.

Peggy unable to hold back her confusion, looked up at Lyke.

His face exhibited discomfort, creased brow and all.

“What is it?” Seeing Peggy looking up at him, Lyke felt a sudden jolt in his heart.

Had he given himself away?

Peggy sniffed him twice more, to confirm her suspicions, then asked, “Why don’t I smell alcohol on you?”

Lyke: “…”

“Actually…

I’m not very good with alcohol,” Lyke confessed, “According to the amount I drank tonight, it’s nothing much for other people.

Especially those with high alcohol tolerance, it would seem like they had nothing to drink at all.”

“But because I don’t socialize much and I rarely drink, even when I do attend social occasions, the amount of alcohol I drink is always minimal.

Hence my alcohol tolerance is low.

Even until now, a little alcohol is enough to get me drunk.” Lyke said helplessly.

It’s true.

Some people really can’t handle alcohol.

Hearing this, Peggy believed him.

Besides, Lyke did drink some tonight, he didn’t stay completely sober.

There wasn’t any smell on him mainly because he feared she would be repulsed.

Since he drank less, it’s normal for his smell to be faint.

Chapter 1143: Never Learning from TV Shows Again _1 Lyke Zhekova thought for a while and said, “We only drank red wine tonight, which naturally has a mild taste.”

“I see,” replied Peggy Lewis, who was convinced.

What Alexander Zhekova said sounded quite reasonable.

Seeing that Peggy Lewis believed him, Lyke Zhekova heaved a great sigh of relief.

After much difficulty, Peggy Lewis managed to get Lyke Zhekova into their home.

Though pretending to be drunk, Lyke Zhekova had no intention of letting Peggy Lewis take off his shoes for him.

So, he pretended to lean on the shoe cabinet and briskly switched into his house shoes before having Peggy Lewis help him to the living room to sit down.

“Have you felt any better after having the hangover relief candy?” asked Peggy Lewis.

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“I feel less nauseated, just a bit dizzy,” replied Lyke Zhekova.

“I’ll make you some honey water,” said Peggy Lewis, “It’s also good for your stomach.”

Back when she used to socialize, fearing disadvantage because of her gender, she inevitably had to drink, but she always drank moderately.

However, even that frequent drinking was harmful to her stomach.

Cindy Clarke had bought her some Manuka honey, which specifically nurtures the stomach and is particularly good for it.

Hearing that Lyke Zhekova’s stomach wasn’t in good condition, Peggy Lewis not only made stomach-nurturing cuisine for him

but also had some honey around the house. She made him drink some everyday.

Peggy Lewis went to make honey water for Lyke Zhekova, Lyke Zhekova slouched on the sofa, watching Peggy Lewis bustle about.

Due to the open-plan kitchen, Lyke Zhekova could see all her activities by tilting his head.

Lyke Zhekova secretly exclaimed in his heart how good it was to have Peggy Lewis around.

In no time, Peggy Lewis returned with the honey water.

Seeing that it was good, Lyke Zhekova didn’t let Peggy Lewis feed him; instead, he took it from her and quickly drank it all up.

“You went to all the trouble of picking me up tonight, you should go rest now,” said Lyke Zhekova.

“What about you?” Peggy Lewis asked immediately.

“I’ll sit here for a while until I feel better,” replied Lyke Zhekova.

With that said, how could Peggy Lewis sleep peacefully?

“What if you fall asleep while sitting here?” Peggy Lewis said, “Let me help you to your room.

Don’t take a bath tonight; it’s not good to bathe after drinking.

You should go to sleep.

If there’s time in the morning, you can take a bath.”

Lyke Zhekova nodded his head, and Peggy Lewis then helped him up and led him back to the bedroom.

Lyke Zhekova’s arm naturally slung over her shoulder.

Maybe it was because they were outside earlier, where the space was more open and there was a cool evening breeze, so even though Peggy Lewis was a bit shy, she was still okay.

But now they were back home, the space suddenly shrank as they were this close to each other.

The house, which previously seemed spacious, now felt particularly cramped all of a sudden.

Peggy Lewis had turned off the air conditioning before they went out, and when they returned, she hadn’t had a chance to turn it back on yet.

Now there were no windows open in the house, and the only coolness came from the residual air conditioning.

But clearly, at this time, the residual coolness was not enough.

The heat from Lyke Zhekova’s body flowed onto hers.

Even his breath grazed her neck, her ears, and her cheeks.

Maybe it was because they were in an enclosed space, but Peggy Lewis could now smell the scent of red wine in his breath.

It made her blush terribly, she also felt extremely hot and her head was spinning.

She hadn’t drank any alcohol, yet just smelling it made her feel somewhat drunk.

She wasn’t a heavy drinker when she socialized, but her alcohol tolerance was not poor.

She had deliberately trained that.

After all, because of her work, she had to build up alcohol tolerance to avoid suffering losses.

It’s best for a woman not to drink outside, but it’s necessary to develop a good alcohol tolerance.

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That way she won’t be taken advantage of easily.

But now, just by smelling it, she felt a bit drunk.

Peggy Lewis felt her legs were a bit soft, all she could think of was to quickly get Lyke Zhekova into the bedroom as soon as possible.

She wouldn’t dare to be this close to him in the future.

If not for him being drunk, she wouldn’t be this way.

Unfortunately, Lyke Zhekova was heavy, her steps were unsteady all the way.

Somehow, Lyke Zhekova’s face kept getting lower and closer to hers.

Peggy Lewis didn’t, nor did she dare to look to see how close Lyke Zhekova’s face was to hers.

She just felt that it was particularly close.

Finally, she got Lyke Zhekova back to his room.

When she laid him on the bed, Peggy Lewis had never expected the old cliché often portrayed in TV dramas would actually happen to her.

Just as Lyke Zhekova lay down on the bed, his arm, which was still over Peggy Lewis’s shoulder,

led her over as she was about to get up and leave, and she fell straight into Lyke Zhekova’s arms.

Peggy Lewis had no idea that the old trick was something Lyke Zhekova learned from watching TV dramas.

Since he is older, the dramas he watched all gave a sense of an older era.

Nowadays, there are hardly any dramas depicting such a scene anymore.

Lyke Zhekova was too busy now to have time to follow the latest dramas.

What he could remember was only from the dramas he watched when he had more spare time.

Just now, out of the blue, he suddenly planned this act.

Who would have thought, the scene Lyke Zhekova imagined was pretty sweet.

But carrying it out seemed not so sweet.

After all, in the shooting of TV dramas, the angles and power are under full control and the perfect scenes are captured after countless takes.

But in real life…

Lyke Zhekova had never expected that Peggy Lewis indeed fell into his arms,

but her chin also pounded down on his chest.

Peggy Lewis had a cute little face, with a pointed chin, a typical melon seed face.

Her chin was firm and hard, and it landed directly on his lean chest.

Hearing Lyke Zhekova let out a groan, his face turned purple from the painful thump.

It really hurt!

Peggy Lewis was startled and quickly got up, now all the romantic and sweet atmosphere was gone.

One person was in pain, and the other was in shock.

In her panic, Peggy Lewis’s hand was pressed directly on Lyke Zhekova’s chest,

Poor Lyke Zhekova, who had just been thumped by Peggy’s chin, now her hand was pressing right on the sore place,

That’s not all, unfortunately, her hand was also bearing the weight of her full body.

By the time Peggy Lewis stood up, Lyke Zhekova felt like he was going to die.

He was regretting it now, really regretting it.

He would never copy TV dramas again.

What the hell are these setups?

TV is harmful!

“Are you okay?” Peggy Lewis also felt too embarrassed.

Not to mention throwing herself at him, but she also hit him so hard that he seemed half-dead.

How embarrassing!

Lyke Zhekova was now in pain in his chest and lacked the energy to speak.

He rubbed his own chest with one hand and pointed at it with the other: “It hurts.”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” Peggy Lewis just wanted to find a hole to hide in.

Lyke Zhekova painfully shook his head and said, “It’s not your fault, I’m too heavy and dragged you down.”

“Are you…are you in a lot of pain?” Peggy Lewis asked again.

“I don’t know if it’s bruised,” Lyke Zhekova said.

Chapter 1144: He Pretends Quite Well_1 Upon hearing that, Peggy Lewis began to worry a bit.

If she had really given him a bruise on his chin, it would have been incredibly humiliating for her.

At this moment, Peggy wished she could disappear into thin air.

However, Lyke Zhekova asked, “Could you help me undo my shirt so I can check?”

“What?” Peggy Lewis was taken aback.

Lyke Zhekova gave her an innocent and shy smile.

Peggy was curious as to how he could manage such a bashful and innocent smile with his usually stern and serious expression.

Peggy really wanted to learn this skill from him.

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“I want to see if there’s a bruise,” Lyke genuinely hoped there would be one.

Even if it was the size of a green pea, that would be okay.

That way, Peggy could apply some bruise ointment for him.

After all, he was the one who caused the damage.

How could she refuse?

“Okay.” Peggy agreed, though reluctantly.

However, her hands began to tremble uncontrollably as they neared his chest.

She was incredibly nervous.

This was her first time undressing a man…

Lyke was still wearing his tie.

However, he had loosened it a bit earlier in the car as it was too tight around his neck.

At present, it was still hanging around his neck.

She couldn’t undo his shirt without taking off his tie.

Reluctantly, Peggy pulled his tie off first.

Then she began to unbutton his shirt, one by one.

By the time she reached the fourth button, Peggy tried to sneak a peek, only to find that she still couldn’t see the area where Lyke had been hit.

She had to continue unbuttoning.

Before she knew it, she had almost completely unbuttoned his shirt.

Only the lower part, which was tucked into his belt, remained buttoned.

Having unbuttoned so many already, she might as well unbutton the rest.

However, Peggy was very self-conscious.

Lyke’s belt was quite tightly fastened.

She couldn’t possibly undo Lyke’s belt.

What was she even thinking, undoing a man’s belt?

Even just picturing it was still somewhat scandalous.

But if she were to forcefully pull his shirt out, it would look extremely brutish, as if she was trying to do something to him.

Especially since Lyke was lying flat on his back, spread out in the shape of a 大, appearing completely vulnerable.

Peggy’s lips twitched a little.

She tried to unbutton his shirt more gently, but it was still a challenging task.

So she said, “This should be enough.”

Lyke nodded and said, “You hit me on the left side of my chest.

Look closely.”

Just as Peggy was about to lift his shirt, she froze.

She hadn’t noticed it before as she was so focused on unbuttoning his shirt.

Only now did she realize that although his shirt was not completely lifted, a piece of his chest and abs were showing.

Even though it was just a glimpse, the sight was incredibly provocative, alluring even.

“Since it’s already unbuttoned, lift it up and see for yourself,” Peggy said, not daring to look at Lyke, even as she was tempted to appreciate his physique.

This was indeed…

Temptation leading astray!

Lyke, however, didn’t insist on anything.

He casually lifted his shirt to one side, fully revealing his left chest.

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Lyke had well-defined muscles, both on his chest and abs.

Though muscular, his chest was not overly large.

Just the right size that Peggy found attractive.

Peggy only realized tonight, how tantalizing it was for a man’s body to be partially exposed like this.

Lyke was lying there and barely lifting his head, trying hard.

“Do you see any bruising on my chest?” he asked.

Most importantly, he wanted Peggy to examine him closely.

What an opportunity!

Lyke wouldn’t let it pass by.

Peggy told herself to look carefully and not to take advantage of someone who was inebriated.

Taking advantage of Lyke when he was drunk was a definite no.

Especially when Lyke was putting on such an innocent face.

But it was just too…

Too tempting.

Peggy took a deep breath before she could bear to look over.

“There’s no bruise.

Not the slightest indication,” Peggy said, relieved.

If he had actually been bruised by her, that would have been so embarrassing.

Lyke was obviously disappointed.

“Does it still hurt now?” Peggy asked.

“It still hurts,” Lyke answered.

“Shall I find some ointment for you to rub onto it yourself?” Peggy asked again.

Lyke was surprised that he didn’t even have to bring it up.

Peggy had already offered.

He was so lucky!

“Sure, sure,” Lyke agreed hastily.

“But do we have any at home?”

“I believe we do,” Peggy replied, “I bought a variety of medicines in advance, just in case.”

This was an experience Peggy had learned from living alone.

When living alone, a variety of health problems can strike at unpredictable times.

Sometimes, they are minor problems.

Like scratches and bumps.

Sometimes, they are common colds or fevers.

Sometimes, it’s food poisoning.

Especially since Peggy depended entirely on takeouts.

You never know when you might end up with bad food.

However, these are minor issues and are not worth a trip to the hospital.

For common colds and fevers, medication usually suffices.

For scratches and bumps that were not severe, one could just disinfect and apply a bandage or rub some medicinal oil at home.

For food poisoning, you would usually be too weak to go to a hospital.

Therefore, Peggy always kept a variety of medications at home.

Even if they expired, she would replace them with new ones.

It was reassuring to have these on hand, just in case.

After moving in, Peggy brought this habit with her.

So, there should be plenty of medications at home.

Peggy bought a lot, and sometimes she would forget.

But she had faith in herself.

“Wait a moment,” said Peggy as she left the room.

With Peggy gone, Lyke took the opportunity to pull his shirttail from his belt.

Peggy hadn’t returned yet, and Lyke was considering whether or not to lower his pants, revealing his Adonis Belt.

After contemplating for just three seconds, Lyke decided to go for it.

He lowered his pants a bit to reveal his Adonis Belt.

Just then, he heard Peggy’s footsteps return.

Hurriedly, Lyke lay back flat.

When Peggy returned and saw Lyke in this state,

If it weren’t for the fact that his pants were properly worn, it would have looked like he had been violated.

Peggy gave Lyke a twitchy sidelong glance, “You…”

“I feel uncomfortably hot,” Lyke explained, “so I wanted to take off my shirt.”

He was acting convincingly.

Grasping his shirt and struggling with the last button, his long fingers fumbled, seemingly finding the small button difficult to deal with.

“Let me help,” Peggy stepped forward, helping him to undo the last button.

Unexpectedly, once the button came loose, the shirt slid to the sides, revealing his abdomen.

Peggy not only saw his abdominal muscles but also noticed two lines, known as ‘Adonis Belt,’ which disappeared below his belt.

Chapter 1145: Packing Luggage_1 Peggy Lewis: “…”

She felt her nose getting warm.

“Do we have any medicine at home?” asked Lyke Zhekova.

“Yes, we do.” Peggy Lewis handed him the ointment immediately, “You can apply it yourself.”

Lyke Zhekova: “…”

This was not what he had planned.

“You’re strong enough to change into your pajamas, right?” Peggy Lewis asked.

“Yes, don’t worry,” Lyke Zhekova nodded.

“Where do you keep your pajamas?

I’ll get them for you,” Peggy Lewis offered.

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“They’re in the second drawer on the far left of my wardrobe,” Lyke Zhekova replied.

Peggy Lewis went over and pulled out the drawer, to find Lyke Zhekova’s pajamas neatly folded.

Lyke Zhekova did not like having strangers in his home.

He disliked it even more when unfamiliar people touched his clothes, let alone his intimate pajamas.

So, other than the housekeeper who came for routine cleaning, no one else was allowed.

These pajamas were all tidied up by Lyke Zhekova himself.

As a grown man, he actually folded his clothes so neatly.

Peggy Lewis put the pajamas next to him, “Remember to change into these, also remember to apply the ointment.”

“Don’t worry,” Lyke Zhekova nodded, “I’m feeling a lot better now.”

As for Peggy Lewis applying the ointment for him, he had already given up hope.

Peggy Lewis reassured him and then reluctantly left, closing the door for him.

Lyke Zhekova waited a while longer, then he heard the sound of the door opening and closing from the room next door where Peggy Lewis was.

Only then did Lyke Zhekova swiftly undress himself.

Since he was not drunk in the first place, he quickly took a brisk shower.

Feeling refreshed, he came out and changed into his pajamas.

At this time, his mobile phone beeped.

It’s a message on Whatsapp.

Lyke Zhekova opened it and saw that it was from Peggy Lewis: “Have you applied the medicine?”

Lyke Zhekova typed and deleted several times.

Finally, he sent: “I feel I can barely cope without it, it should get better after a few days, so I didn’t apply the medicine.”

“Without the medicine, you can still tolerate it.

But you have the medicine and you still won’t apply it.”

After Lyke Zhekova received this message from Peggy Lewis, he heard the sound of the door opening from the room next door.

Soon after, there was a knock on his own room’s door.

Lyke Zhekova got up to open the door.

But Peggy Lewis did not know that he was already at the door and knocked twice to signal him that she was coming in.

In fact, after knocking on the door, she opened the door herself.

Just at that time, Lyke Zhekova was also opening the door.

Peggy Lewis was pushing the door from outside.

Lyke Zhekova was pulling the door from inside.

Peggy Lewis did not feel any resistance.

Any normal person, not knowing someone was at the door, would naturally walk in immediately after opening the door.

And so, Peggy Lewis directly walked in.

Little did she know, Lyke Zhekova was standing right in front of her.

Peggy Lewis walked straight into Lyke Zhekova’s arms.

This was not what Lyke Zhekova had planned, no TV drama he had seen included this scene.

Lyke Zhekova subconsciously held Peggy Lewis’s waist.

Peggy Lewis had also changed into her pajamas, a soft and loose white T-shirt and shorts.

The neckline of the T-shirt was not wide, it just happened to reveal her collarbone.

To say it was sexy would be a stretch.

But to Lyke Zhekova, no matter how he looked at her, she seemed extremely tantalizing.

The warmth of his palm permeated through Peggy Lewis’s thin T-shirt and scorching her waist.

Lyke Zhekova could clearly feel Peggy Lewis’s muscles on her waist tighten up, becoming even more firm and slender.

Peggy Lewis hurriedly pushed back, and Lyke Zhekova conveniently closed the door from behind her.

Although he did not continue to advance, he trapped Peggy Lewis between him and the door.

“I didn’t know you were at the door,” Peggy Lewis’s voice trembled.

Lyke Zhekova did not want to take advantage of the situation, and it took all his strength to restrain himself.

His fingers were even itching to caress her waist.

Fortunately, before his fingers moved, Lyke Zhekova swiftly pulled back his hand and took a gentlemanly step backward.

The room was brightly lit.

The blush on Peggy Lewis’s face traced all the way down her neck and into her collar.

“I came to make sure you put on the medicine,” Peggy Lewis explained, “Have you had a bath?”

He had the fragrance of shower gel, it smelled very nice.

“Yes,” replied Lyke Zhekova, “I felt a bit better, so I thought it was better to have a shower before sleeping.

But I didn’t take a bath, just a quick rinse, so there won’t be any harm.”

Peggy Lewis nodded.

She didn’t have the energy to discuss these details now.

She even felt embarrassed to stay longer in Lyke Zhekova’s bedroom.

She felt like hitting her head.

What was she even doing in Lyke Zhekova’s room in the middle of the night!

She didn’t want Lyke Zhekova to misunderstand that she was trying to seduce him.

“I…I’ll go back now,” Peggy Lewis said.

“Alright,” much to her surprise, Lyke Zhekova didn’t make up an excuse to keep her.

It’s not that he didn’t want to.

But Lyke Zhekova didn’t trust himself right now.

If Peggy Lewis stayed, he couldn’t guarantee what he would do.

He didn’t want to hurt Peggy Lewis.

He didn’t want Peggy Lewis to fear him, or to think ill of him.

“I’ll apply the medicine, don’t worry,” Lyke Zhekova reassured.

“Okay, goodnight,” Peggy Lewis said, lowering her head and leaving.

Lyke Zhekova felt, though he wasn’t sure if he was overthinking, that Peggy Lewis seemed very dejected.

Then again, it could be that she was just embarrassed.

After all, he’s a man, and despite his thoughtful nature, he can sometimes miss the mark.

Lyke Zhekova laughed lightly, then dutifully applied the medicine.

However, Peggy Lewis’s mood was nowhere near what Lyke Zhekova imagined.

She returned to her room feeling down, frustrated to the extreme.

She had only gone to personally supervise him applying the medicine because she was afraid he wouldn’t take it seriously.

Perhaps, because she was too familiar with Lyke Zhekova, she hadn’t considered the misunderstandings that could arise from going to his room at this late hour.

Moreover, Peggy Lewis felt that she did have ulterior motives, she actually wanted to spend more time with Lyke Zhekova.

So she despised herself even more, looking down on herself.

She had ulterior motives indeed.

Now thinking about it, she had been staying at Lyke Zhekova’s house for so long, it wasn’t appropriate.

Any danger that existed had already passed.

She was still shamelessly living here, doesn’t that sound wrong?

Thinking like this, Peggy Lewis pulled out her suitcase.

She started packing up her things and putting them into her suitcase.

There were also a few things in the coat room outside.

But she didn’t feel comfortable going out to organize them now.

The to and fro of walking around would make noise, once Lyke Zhekova found out, he wouldn’t let her leave anyway.

He’s all high and mighty, with a clear conscience.

But she couldn’t take advantage of him like this.

Making up her mind, Peggy Lewis suddenly felt relieved and went to sleep.

***

The next morning, although Peggy Lewis’s mood had lightened a bit, the embarrassment from last night still lingered.

Her interactions with Lyke Zhekova were not as natural as before.

Lyke Zhekova had no idea about Peggy Lewis’s true feelings, still in high spirits, thinking their relationship had made great progress.

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Peggy Lewis never looked at him in the past with as much shyness as she did this morning.

Chapter 1146: Leaving _1 In the past, she would get shy, which were normal reactions.

But this morning, she was so shy that she didn’t even dare to look at him.

Lyke Zhekova was delighted, completely unaware that Peggy Lewis avoided looking at him for a reason, as she did feel a bit shy.

But more than that, it was shame.

She was ashamed of her own thoughts, feeling guilty about his trust.

He treated her as a friend, but she thought about…him.

Peggy Lewis felt so guilty that she shut down mentally.

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And also because she decided to move back home but didn’t inform Lyke Zhekova.

She felt even worse.

Naturally, she didn’t dare to meet Lyke Zhekova’s eyes.

After they had had their breakfast, as usual, Peggy Lewis rode in Lyke Zhekova’s car to work.

There were clients arriving at the company, and Lyke Zhekova wasn’t just entertaining them last night but was also obliged to do so for lunch today.

So she didn’t need to see Lyke Zhekova.

She could take advantage of lunch time to pack her things.

Peggy Lewis sighed, feeling guilty about leaving without saying anything, realizing it was wrong and that it would definitely hurt Lyke Zhekova.

But it was because she knew if she told him, Lyke Zhekova would not agree, that she chose to leave stealthily.

And her guilt was unbearable, feeling like she had abused Lyke Zhekova’s kindness.

Because of this, all morning,Peggy Lewis was distracted, and her work efficiency was poor.

While she was working, her thoughts often drifted away.

They drifted off to Lyke Zhekova, thinking about him.

When it was finally noon, Peggy Lewis called a car to go back to Lyke Zhekova’s house.

On the way, she wished the car could drive a little slower.

But Peggy Lewis knew that her desire was merely to delay the inevitable.

In the end, she still had to move.

The car parked in front of Lyke Zhekova’s apartment block.

The security guards recognized Peggy Lewis, so they let the car through the moment it reached the gate.

Peggy Lewis alighted from the car and went upstairs.

When she entered the door, there was unsurprisingly nobody at home.

She was alone, with Lyke Zhekova not around.

The home suddenly seemed extremely empty.

As she passed by the kitchen, Peggy Lewis couldn’t help but glance at it, her brain involuntary recalling the scene of her preparing breakfast there in the morning and then having it with Lyke Zhekova at the counter.

She had lived here for quite some time, one could say she was familiar with every corner.

Every corner even had traces of her having spent time there.

She would curl up on the spacious sofa watching dramas.

She had watched them on her iPad and also using the projector.

She had taken red wine from the wine cabinet for a small drink.

Back in the bedroom, the dressing table, small round table, and carpet, besides the wardrobe and bed that were originally there, everything else was specially bought by Lyke Zhekova for her.

Peggy Lewis felt even more like an ungrateful person.

She let out a long breath.

Now that she had to go, her feeling was unusually heavy.

Heaviness that she had never experienced before.

It was as if a huge stone has been placed on her heart, giving her a feeling of suffocation, making it hard for her to breathe.

Peggy Lewis, with her sore and aching eyes, packed her things into her suitcase.

Dragging her suitcase, she went back to the living room.

Every corner along the way is adorned with small decorative items that she had bought.

Including the ornaments and various cushions and dolls that she had placed in her room.

A pile of cushions and dolls were stacked on the window seat.

As for these, Peggy Lewis decided not to take them away.

First, they were numerous and scattered.

It was already struggling just to pack her own luggage.

These ornaments just simply wouldn’t fit.

Secondly, Peggy Lewis also thought that if she took all these things away, it would seem like she was being particularly greedy.

Living here for so long, leaving nothing behind seemed too greedy.

If Lyke Zhekova finds them not matching his style or dislikes them, he could just throw them away.

So, simply put, Peggy Lewis decided not to take them.

Peggy Lewis dragged the suitcase to the door, turned back for a final look at the place.

She guessed this would be her last time coming here.

“Thank you.” Peggy Lewis said to the empty room.

Thank you for helping me and sheltering me when I am most helpless.

Thank you for everything you had done for me.

Thanks for being so kind.

Peggy Lewis had a wet and hot feeling in her eyes, and the tears welling up stung her eyes.

Her breath trembled as well.

Peggy Lewis took her suitcase out.

She called another car and moved back to her place.

She hasn’t been back there for a while.

When she got back to her place, Peggy Lewis felt a bit unfamiliar.

Her home was not big, it could be said it was tiny.

But because nobody has lived there for a long time, there was no warmth in the house.

The air inside was filled with a stale smell like a showroom, all you could smell was the furniture, cold and lifeless.

Not like before when she lived here, she would place some aromatic oils and switch on the aroma diffuser at night.

In addition to that, she would use perfume before going out, so the house would also hold the lingering smell of the perfume she sprayed on herself.

Each time she came home, the house would have a pleasant smell that she liked.

But now, all those were gone, giving off the impression that nobody had ever lived there.

Also, because she hadn’t lived there for a while, everything in the house had become strange to her, she wasn’t used to it.

Peggy Lewis shook her head, no matter what, this was her home, it was hers, it belonged only to her.

As long as she lived there for a few more days, the house would soon become as warm and lively as before.

However, with all the moving, there was not much left of her lunch break.

She had anticipated not having enough time for her lunch break, so she had requested an hour of leave.

But even with that, it wasn’t enough time for her to pack her luggage.

Up until now, Peggy Lewis hasn’t had time for lunch.

So, she just left her luggage at home and hurried to the company.

After leaving the residential area, she bought a sandwich from the convenience store across the road and quickly finished it on her way to work.

In the afternoon, Peggy Lewis was still conflicted, not knowing how to tell Lyke Zhekova.

In the morning, because of moving, she couldn’t focus on her work.

Now she was thinking about how to tell Lyke Zhekova, and again, she couldn’t focus on her work.

Peggy Lewis felt hopeless.

But she had to tell him, otherwise, when Lyke Zhekova came to pick her up in the afternoon, wouldn’t it be a wasted trip?

However, while Peggy Lewis was torn, Lyke Zhekova was the first to send her a message on Whatsapp.

Lyke Zhekova: “I have a social engagement tonight and can’t pick you up.

I’ll have William Logos pick you up.” “No need, I’ll go home by myself.” Peggy Lewis thought about it and figured that since Lyke Zhekova had an engagement tonight, it would be better to wait until he was done and then let him know.

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“Why don’t you let William Logos help you?

You will be drinking tonight, won’t you?” Peggy Lewis replied.

Lyke Zhekova was not planning to burden Peggy Lewis to pick her up anymore.

“Okay,” Lyke Zhekova nodded, “but I won’t get drunk tonight.” For fear of leaving her a negative impression again.

“Hmm.” Peggy Lewis saw this line of text, and after quite a while, she just responded with a “Hmm.”

Chapter 1147: I Am Too Shameless_1 He was so nice to me.

“What time…

approximately will you finish tonight?” Peggy asked Lewis again, “I’m not trying to rush you, just wondering if you have an estimated time?”

Imagining her waiting at home, Lewis replied, “It won’t be too late.

Should be over before 10 o’clock.”

He was determined to finish work within this timeframe.

“These days we have to entertain clients, it’s a bit chaotic.

They will leave this Friday.” Lewis said, “It will be better next week.”

Reading this, Peggy felt like crying.

It seemed she wouldn’t have many chances to spend time with Lewis like before.

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After finishing work that night, Peggy went home.

Her home.

The journey felt strangely unfamiliar.

When she got back home, she was alone and had no wish to prepare any meals.

Living alone, the reason for her preference to order takeout was partly because it was convenient.

After a tiresome day at work, cooking was a hassle.

Another important reason was that when she bought groceries to cook, one dish was too simple and two dishes were too much for her.

And when it came to going to the market, she was busy with work and there wasn’t much left by the time she could visit after work.

In the supermarket, the smallest quantities of vegetables available were in fact quite large.

And the vegetables didn’t keep for long.

They would rot in a few days, and any leftovers would go to waste.

It was just easier to order takeout, saving her from such worries.

The takeout shops considered this, and now all offer single-serving quantities.

Peggy didn’t even feel like watching variety shows or movies that evening.

She just kept checking the time.

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That night, Lewis only brought General Manager Webster along, Amelia was not there.

He had forgotten to deal with the Amelia situation during the day.

When he was leaving the hotel that night, he asked General Manager Webster, “Has Amelia Ford got married?”

General Manager Webster was extremely surprised.

Wasn’t Lewis still trying to win over Peggy?

Was he already setting a plan B with Amelia?

In his opinion, Amelia couldn’t compare to Peggy.

Anyway, according to General Manager Webster’s vision, he didn’t like Amelia that much.

He had no prejudice against capable women in the workplace.

But being capable in the workplace and being manipulative were two different things.

There were many capable and charming women who were admirable.

However, Amelia wasn’t one of them.

He said, “I really don’t know.

She just transferred here, so I don’t know much about her.

You should ask the HR manager about this.”

Looking at General Manager Webster’s expression, Lewis knew what the man was imagining.

“Hold your imagination.” Lewis said irritably, “I want you to keep a close eye on Amelia.

If she makes a mistake at work, grab the chance and let her go.”

General Manager Webster finally understood.

Lewis didn’t plan to seduce Amelia, he wanted to make her leave like what happened to Mr.

Houston.

Although General Manager Webster didn’t like Amelia, he still felt that Lewis was overly harsh for women like her!

He kicked out every woman that he came across.

General Manager Webster suddenly felt pity for those women like Amelia.

They had to leave the company if they were targeted by Lewis.

“Yes, sir.” General Manager Webster quickly agreed.

After that, Lewis got into the car.

It was rare for him to return to a house shrouded in darkness, without any lights on.

After Lewis entered the house, he switched the lights on.

Seeing that it was 11 o’clock, Lewis concluded that Peggy might already have gone to bed since she was tired from the night before.

Peggy usually went to bed around 11:30 pm.

Therefore, Lewis didn’t find it unusual.

Moreover, although Peggy had taken her things away, her everyday items were still there.

If he didn’t go into Peggy’s bedroom, Lewis wouldn’t notice anything unusual.

Of course, Lewis would never just enter Peggy’s bedroom.

Assuming that Peggy was asleep, Lewis trod lightly.

At that moment, his mobile phone rang.

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When Lewis pulled it out of his pocket and looked at it, it turned out to be a call from Peggy.

Confused, Lewis answered, “Why are you calling?

You’re already home.”

“I’m home,” Peggy said.

“My home.”

“Your parents’ place?” Lewis asked, unable to connect her words to Peggy’s apartment.

“No, my apartment,” Peggy clarified, “I was afraid that if I told you in person, you wouldn’t agree, and I might be persuaded by you.”

Her lack of resolution made it easier for her to be persuaded.

“But I’ve already lived at your place for too long and caused too much disruption.

As friends, it doesn’t make sense for us to live together for such a long time.” Peggy explained.

“Moreover, it’s been some time since the incident with Jacob.

I feel that I should be safe now and he shouldn’t bother me again.” Peggy reasoned.

“So, I thought we should both get back to our own lives.” Peggy suggested.

Upon hearing this, Lewis was flabbergasted.

She was fine in the morning, and then all of a sudden, she moved out.

For the first time, Lewis was taken aback, his mind went blank.

“Why so sudden?

You just suddenly wanted to move?

It was fine in the morning, why did you suddenly decide to move?” Lewis quickly asked, “Did I do something wrong?

Was it because I drank too much last night and upset you?”

“No,” Peggy hurriedly clarified, “You have never upset me.

It is just that I should move out.

I can’t live over at your place forever.

Moreover, I’ve been living there for so long that it’s become inappropriate.

I’ve caused you so much trouble …”

Peggy paused before continuing, “I had thick skin to stay at your home for so long.”

“I should have told you in person.

Leaving without a word, only leaving you a phone call is just rude.” Peggy tried to hold herself together, “Once your clients leave and you have time, I’ll invite you for a meal, to formally thank you.”

“I see,” Lewis replied calmly.

Peggy was a bit stunned.

Earlier Lewis sounded shocked and his tone was urgent.

But now that he suddenly calmed down, Peggy felt a bit at a loss.

However, she thought she had been bad enough.

She understood that Lewis’s reaction was completely normal.

What did she even expect him to say?

“Hmm.” Peggy tried to smile, “Are you home?”

“Hmm,” Lewis’s voice sounded a little indifferent.

“Once I got back, it was pitch-black, no lights waiting for me.

I thought you were sleeping so I walked lightly.

I didn’t expect you to have already left.”

Listening to this, Peggy had a really sour feeling.

She felt like she had become a villain.

“Did you just get home?” Peggy asked again.

“Just got back.

You timed it perfectly.” Lewis smiled bitterly.

She must have planned for quite a while.

Chapter 1148: A Person Who Does Important Things_1 Now that his mind was functioning again, Lyke Zhekova thought about that discussion Peggy Lewis had with him during the day.

What time this evening would it be over?

Perhaps she was planning to call him right when it ended.

Peggy Lewis didn’t know that, even though Lyke Zhekova seemed calm, he had quietly slipped into his shoes, picked up his car keys from the bowl on the shoe cabinet near the door, and left again.

Through the mobile phone, Peggy could hear the occasional noise on Lyke’s side, but she couldn’t identify what exactly he was doing.

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Above all, she was entirely focused on Lyke’s words, not bothering about anything else.

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His self-deprecating words seemed also to mock her.

Peggy’s heart tightened as she apologized, “I’m sorry.”

He must have returned home to find the lights out, assuming she was asleep, while in reality, she had silently departed.

He must be furious, feeling deceived by her.

“There’s nothing to apologize for,” Lyke did sound irate.

She left without a word.

He had rushed back home like a fool after clearing up his obligations.

Because he thought she was waiting for him at home.

He refrained from drinking too much, coming back home delightfully cheerful.

Arriving home to a dark house, he assumed she was asleep, trying hard to be as quiet as possible, to avoid waking her.

Yet, she was already gone.

He felt like a fool

Was he angry?

Indeed, he was.

Peggy hadn’t guessed wrong.

However, Lyke’s anger was only kept to himself.

When he was really facing Peggy, he just couldn’t bring himself to be angry with her.

In fact, he felt mostly uneasy.

Why had Peggy suddenly moved out?

Everything had been fine before.

There must be a reason that made Peggy make such a decision.

Rather than being angry, he was more interested in understanding what really happened.

Lyke barely entered his house before he left again.

He drove to Peggy’s house.

“It’s late, you should rest,” hearing Lyke’s seeming disinterest in conversation, Peggy suppressed her sorrow and said, “There’s honey at home.

If you’re feeling uncomfortable, make a cup of honey to drink.

Don’t forget to have one in the morning too.”

Usually, she would prepare it for Lyke.

She wondered if he would remember to do it himself now that she was not around.

Peggy could remind him for a day, but she couldn’t keep doing it every day.

Only then did Peggy realize she had more things to worry about after moving out.

“I got used to you serving it.

I don’t know if I’ll remember,” Lyke responded.

“I…” Peggy harbored a tiny hope, “Should I remind you every day?”

“I’m too lazy to prepare it myself.” Lyke added

Peggy: “…”

She felt that Lyke might not want to talk to her anymore.

She was upset, but she knew she brought it upon herself.

“You should rest early.

Even if you didn’t drink too much, you must be tired after socializing until so late,” Peggy could only say, “If you…

if you still want to see me, please give me a chance to apologize face to face to you.

If you’re angry with me and don’t want to see me, I…”

Will just have to wait until your anger subsides.

“I won’t disturb your rest anymore, goodnight,” Peggy said as she quickly hung up.

Fearing that Lyke would grow to dislike her ever more.

Listening to Lyke’s cold voice, Peggy was genuinely distressed.

Only now did she know how cold Lyke could be.

Lyke was taken aback.

This woman, Peggy Lewis!

Her moving out was so swift; she didn’t tell him anything and moved out in a hurry.

Even now, hanging up the phone, she didn’t give him a moment’s notice, she hung up as soon as she finished talking.

Such a woman, with such a ruthless heart.

So decisive.

She’s a go-getter!

With these thoughts, Lyke drove himself angrily to Peggy’s residential area.

It seemed like the security at Peggy’s residential area still remembered Lyke.

Although Lyke hadn’t been here in a while, the security guard recognized him at first glance.

Greeting him with a smile, the guard let him in.

Lyke parked his car downstairs and went straight into the apartment building since he remembered the door code.

He took the elevator to the front door of Peggy’s house.

He had noticed from downstairs that the lights were still on in Peggy’s apartment, which probably meant she hadn’t gone to sleep yet.

This brought a bit of comfort to him, her being able to peacefully sleep now would be even more upsetting to him.

Lyke pressed the doorbell.

Peggy was indeed still awake, but she had already found a spot to sit on her bed upstairs.

She had found a bottle of red wine in her cupboard and was gently sipping from a glass.

She wasn’t exactly in the mood to drink but her spirits were low and she couldn’t fall asleep.

She hoped that the wine might help to alleviate her sorrow and aid her sleep.

Hearing the doorbell, Peggy put the glass aside and went downstairs.

The staircase was a bit shaky in this type of small loft, so she had to tread carefully.

The doorbell was still ringing.

Who would come at this hour?

It mustn’t be someone from outside the residential area, right?

After all, a password or a card was required to enter the building.

Could it be a neighbour?

Peggy dared not respond without caution.

Now that she was living alone, her sense of caution had returned.

She looked through the peephole and was stunned to see Lyke standing there!

Peggy hurriedly opened the door.

“What brings you here?” Peggy was surprised.

Hadn’t he just said earlier that he was at home?

“As soon as I got home, I received your call.

I couldn’t settle until I figured out why you moved,” Lyke said.

“I just moved back to my own house.” Peggy responded.

Lyke raised an eyebrow, countered, “So, am I supposed to stand outside and chat?

You aren’t going to let me in?”

Peggy had forgotten, hearing Lyke’s words, she swiftly stepped aside to let Lyke in.

“But everything was fine before.

You seemed comfortable living there.

Why did you suddenly decide to move back?” Lyke didn’t buy her explanation.

“It just didn’t seem appropriate,” Peggy didn’t know how she could make Lyke understand.

“I’ve already troubled you enough by staying at your place for so long.

Clearly Jacob Zahn won’t bother me anymore.

If I continued to live there…,” Peggy paused.

She caught her breath, then said: “Then why should I continue living there?

We are friends, very good friends.

But you are different from Cindy Clarke, you are a man.

Even if we are good friends, we can’t…

live together, right?”

“It’s not right,” she said.

“When I was packing my stuff today, I realised that I have unknowingly lived at your place for a very long time.”

“My clothes are in your wardrobe, various corners of your house have little items placed by me.

It is like I…

I have invaded your living space, infringed upon your place of residence.”

“And bed.…what right do I have to do such a thing?” Peggy said.

“Last night…”

Chapter 1149: Does My Girlfriend Have This Qualification?_1 “Peggy Lewis spoke only halfway and then suddenly stopped, maybe Adrian Zhekova had correctly guessed what she was thinking.

Peggy Lewis left because of what happened last night.

It was quite spontaneous given everything seemed normal just before.

“Did I scare you last night?” Adrian Zhekova asked.

“No, of course not.” Peggy Lewis shook her head, steadfastly denying, “You were drunk but you never went berserk, moreover, you were quite restrained.”

Rarely, Adrian Zhekova began to feel some guilt and embarrassment towards Peggy Lewis.

Because he was not even drunk last night.

Peggy Lewis commended him for that, his thick-skinned nature couldn’t handle it this time.

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“I’ve been thinking, you had no prior intentions of moving back here, but then you suddenly decided to do so today.

Apart from something happening last night, I truly can’t think of any other reason.”

When he mentioned this, Peggy Lewis’s face only turned redder.

“See, you said it too, I never intended to move back before now.

If I hadn’t been awakened from my dream, I would’ve continued to shamelessly live there as if it were my own home.” Peggy Lewis said.

Adrian Lewis thought to himself, ‘That’s good’.

“Even as my best friend, it’s not proper to live together like this.

Despite Cindy Clarke and my relationship mirroring that of close family members, I would never think of living at her place for a long period of time and even less so with you.” said Peggy Lewis.

The sentiment of this dialogue was not very pleasing to Adrian Zhekova.

What does she mean by ‘even less so with you’?

Was he worse than Cindy Clarke?

Why according to Peggy Lewis, he was not as good as Cindy Clarke?

“That is the crux of the issue, I shouldn’t take living at your place for granted.” said Peggy Lewis, “Your home is not mine after all.”

“Yes, you said it, that you don’t mind, I can live in your house without any hesitation and consider it my own home.

You can say that, but morally, I can’t accept it.”

“Why in the world should I occupy your house, live with you?

How can I justify that?” said Peggy Lewis.

“You have more experience than me, are more worldly-wise, and are smarter.

What I can understand, you should undoubtedly get it as well.” said Peggy Lewis.

“You said that I never thought about it before, but suddenly it occurred to me today.

In the past, I was thick-skinned and took it for granted.

However, today when it suddenly hit me in connection with last night.”

Peggy Lewis averted her gaze, unequipped to look directly at Adrian Zhekova.

“With regards to last night, it wasn’t you who did something wrong, it was me.” Peggy Lewis sighed.

“Last night I was afraid that you would be too lazy to take medicine or would forget, so I messaged you on Whatsapp.

Then, I simply went directly to your room to find you.”

“I realized then how inappropriate my actions were.

No matter how good the relationship, you can’t simply dash into a person’s room late at night.

I would never have done that in the past.”

“Yet, I did it last night, realizing that I did not consider you a stranger because our relationship has led me to forget the need for the accustomed caution.

I realized that I had crossed the line.” Peggy Lewis said as her gaze became vacant.

“I crossed that line called discretion.” Peggy Lewis inhaled deeply and sighed once more, “I fear that if I had continued to live there, I would have completely forgotten to have any discretion.”

Also fearing her unrealistic thoughts.

“So, I need to move back here.” said Peggy Lewis.

Indeed it was related to last night, but with a different sense than what Adrian Zhekova anticipated.

“You said you’re not entitled to live in my house, then what qualifies as worthy?” asked Adrian Zhekova.

Peggy Lewis wanted to say, of course, those qualified would be his family members.

Either members of the Zhekova family, his girlfriend, or his wife, all of them have the right.

Only she didn’t.

As soon as she thought about it, she heard Adrian Zhekova say: “So, does my girlfriend have this right?”

Peggy Lewis was stunned, and just felt a humming sound in her head, everything seemed dizzy and she began to sway.

She even felt her feet starting to soften, as though she were stepping on cotton, with no sense of reality.

Is this what he’s hinting at?

Seeing Peggy Lewis’s dazed face, Adrian Zhekova stepped forward again, asking closely in front of her: “Tell me, does my girlfriend have the right to live with me?”

“Yes…

yes she does.” Peggy Lewis’s brain was buzzing so quickly, that she hardly had the ability to think clearly.

But if you eliminate those messy concepts, it’s only natural that a girlfriend should have the right to live with Adrian Zhekova.

Before Cindy Clarke got married to Adrian Zhekova, when they were still dating, weren’t they living together?

It’s wholly appropriate for couples to live together.

“Then…

are you willing to be my girlfriend?” asked Adrian Zhekova.

Peggy Lewis: “…”

Even if she couldn’t think, she could still talk.

Somehow, she blurted out without thinking: “You can take the sacrifice to such an extent just to make me live with you?”

Adrian Zhekova: “…”

What kind of logic is this!

“What nonsense are you talking about?” Adrian Zhekova couldn’t help but retort.

He didn’t know how to explain to Peggy Lewis.

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What the hell was going on her mind now!

“How do you conclude that it’s a sacrifice to ask you to be my girlfriend?

There are so many fallacies in your words.” Adrian Zhekova thought.

“Do I need to humiliate myself just to make you live with me?

It’s not a humiliation.

On the contrary, I am eager for you to be my girlfriend, this will cause my brain explode.”

The loopholes in Peggy Lewis’s words were not only many but were also especially misleading.

Adrian Zhekova decided to end this topic.

He took a deep breath to calm himself down.

He bravely said to Peggy Lewis: “I like you, I want you to be my girlfriend.

Haven’t you noticed yet?

All that I have done so far is to pursue you and bring us closer.”

Peggy Lewis: “…”

She couldn’t utter a word, she just opened and closed her mouth.

Her heartbeat was extremely fast.

Thumping!

Thumping!

Thumping!

The sound was sharp and loud, like a drumbeat.

“Do you think that I’m so kind-hearted that I let anyone who’s in trouble live in my house?

Can’t be any male or female.”

“There are many ways to protect people.

The method of personal protection is only for you.” Adrian Zhekova said.

‘Personal protection’; these two words were now taking up all the space in Peggy Lewis’s mind.

“Do you think the reason why I have been finding ways to keep you in my home, unwilling to let you leave, is because of what?”

“It’s because I like you and I want you to get used to my presence.

At the beginning, I was worried about scaring you, hence I figured the best way to make you comfortable was to start as friends and lower your guard.”

“Because, at the beginning of our interaction, you were quite distant.

You kept on reminding yourself to maintain a distance from me.””

Chapter 1150: You Quite Like Me as Well?_1 “You refuse to let go and spend time with me,” Lyke Zhekova said.

“You’ve drawn a line between us.” That was natural, thought Peggy Lewis.

She and Lyke Zhekova were so different; they were from two different worlds.

There was no need to deliberately draw a line; she would unconsciously distance herself from him.

“That’s why I thought, first, let’s dispel some of your preconceptions and defences about me,” Lyke Zhekova continued.

“I don’t have any preconceptions about you.” Peggy Lewis felt unjustly wronged by this point.

“Don’t you?

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You feel a distance between us and think we are people from two different worlds.

You think Zhekova family is out of reach, that’s your prejudice against me.” Lyke Zhekova said.

“But, in practice, I have shown you that those initial perceptions of yours do not exist,” said Lyke Zhekova.

Lyke Zhekova slightly smiled, “Let’s not stray from the subject.” “I like you, and that’s why I’ve been doing all this.

I wouldn’t lie to you, saying I like you just to keep you with me,” Lyke Zhekova gazed seriously at Peggy Lewis.

“I’m not that noble, sacrificing my own feelings to help others.

Pretending to like someone when I don’t.

If I could be so compromising, I would not have been single until this age.” Lyke Zhekova thought about the sacrifices he had made so far.

To make Peggy Lewis believe in him; he even confessed to being old in front of her.

Which was something he was never willing to admit!

Peggy Lewis was silent.

“So, would you like to be my girlfriend?” Lyke Zhekova asked.

“I…” Peggy Lewis felt her brain exploding, leaving her mind blank and tongue-tied.

She utterly froze.

“Would you like me to give you a night to think about it?” Lyke asked.

Peggy Lewis barely heard what Lyke was saying; she only saw his lips were moving.

At this moment, all she could think of was how good-looking his lips were.

Peggy had no idea that, when her mind had gone blank she voiced her thoughts unknowingly.

Lyke was momentarily stunned.

Who knew Peggy’s shy exterior hid such a bombshell!

She apparently found him attractive.

His vanity flared; laughing, he said, “Not only pretty but also yummy, wanna try?” “Eh?” Peggy looked at Lyke in surprise.

How could his words just resonate with her thoughts?

That’s incredible!

Observing Peggy’s confused expression, Lyke realized she was unaware she had voiced her thoughts.

She’s so adorable, he thought.

Now he wished he had asked her if she liked him when her mind was elsewhere.

Perhaps Peggy would have openly expressed her feelings.

But looking at Peggy’s current reaction, Lyke grew a little more confident.

“You just said my lips are good-looking,” Lyke explained with a small smile.

Peggy gasped.

She… she had actually said that?

“So, can I take it to mean that, you also like me?” Who cares if his lips look good if you don’t like him.

Peggy blushed; she was too shy to admit her feelings even now.

She was really too shy.

“All you have to answer is, will you be my girlfriend?” Lyke asked again, “Yes, or no?” “Just one word, or two words, that’s all you need to answer me,” Lyke continued.

Even before Peggy spoke, a smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.

She couldn’t believe her luck; she would have woken up laughing if this was a dream.

By looking at Peggy’s expression, Lyke already knew the answer.

However, he still wanted to hear it from her own mouth for confirmation.

Otherwise, it would feel like he had tricked her into agreeing.

“Yes,” Peggy managed to articulate clearly, finally able to relax.

All this time, she hadn’t been unrequitedly dreaming, nor had she been secretly longing.

To her surprise, Lyke actually liked her.

Although she still didn’t understand why: she was so ordinary, not spectacular, and had no particularly attractive traits.

There were so many more attractive, accomplished, and distinctive women than her.

When she walked down the street, she was just another face in the crowd, not getting any attention.

Why, then, would Lyke like her?

Knowing that Lyke liked her, Peggy felt a mix of joy and insecurity.

She lacked confidence, feeling she didn’t have any appealing traits to attract Lyke.

Especially considering Lyke had been single for 37 years.

He was obviously not the kind to settle; he was very picky.

How did such a picky person come to choose her?

However, Peggy didn’t have time to mull over these details.

Just when she was in a daze, a shadow appeared in front of her.

Peggy just felt a shade of darkness; the next second, a layer of softness covered her lips.

Warm, soft, and moist.

Peggy was paralyzed, yet her heart thumped wildly in her chest.

Lyke was kissing her!

All Peggy saw was Lyke’s zoomed-in face.

Because he was so close, she couldn’t see him fully.

All she could see were his eyes, half-closed.

His lashes were thicker than many girls, but not overly long.

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His nose pressed against her cheek, and she saw her own nose pressing against his face.

Leaving an imprint on his skin.

When she took a breath, she could even smell the aftershave from his face.

Suddenly, her eyes were covered by Lyke’s hand.

Everything turned dark, and the sensation of his kiss was amplified.

She could feel nothing else but his kiss.

Finally, Lyke let go of her slightly.

But Peggy was still held in his arms.

At some point, she had been pushed against the wall by Lyke.

Her face burning, Peggy looked at Lyke blankly.

And saw Lyke grinning at her.

Both his gaze and his smile were indescribably warm and gentle.

“Have you unpacked the luggage you brought back?” Lyke asked.

“Uh?” Peggy felt unprecedentedly confused.

It took her a while to digest Lyke’s words.

“Yeah,” Peggy replied softly.

Her mind was overwhelmed, so she didn’t overthink it and just replied honestly.

She had unpacked her luggage at night since she had nothing else to do.

Otherwise, she would be thinking about him if she had idle time.

“Then pack up again, let’s go back,” Lyke said.