Ch. 51..55: Fatal Kiss Of The Vampire Chapter 51-55
Chapter 51: Let’s Give It A Shot
The dresser was about to reluctantly choose clothes for her when Kylie suddenly obstructed her when she saw the costume in her hands.
“What the heck are you doing?”
Kylie humbly negotiated with her: “Dear Miss Cotty, can I wear a more conservative dress? I had a cold last night, and my neck doesn’t feel well now…”
The dresser glanced at the looming hickeys on her neck, and taunted her: “Are there so many mosquitoes in the mountains? Everyone else is fine, how troublesome!”
Kylie pulled her aside and put a card in her pocket. “My dear Miss Cotty, you know that there’s been a lot of gossips lately about me. If I get caught by the reporters like this, I’ll drown in everyone’s saliva…”
Cotty took a look at the cash card with its golden lines, smiled, and said with embarrassment: “I don’t want to be mean either, but if the director is dissatisfied with your costume, you have to cover for me.”
“Don’t worry, and I won’t sell you out.”
The amount on a cash card was three times as much as Cotty’s salary for a month; she certainly knew what she should do. Besides, she didn’t have a profound hatred of Kylie, so there was no need for her to turn Kylie down. In a few minutes, Cotty matched Kylie with a decent dress, that was better than yesterday.
After changing clothes, Kylie went to the washroom and checked the clothes, front and back, confirming that it was not broken and that there was no strange smell. Then she put it on again.
When she had entered the entertainment industry, she had started her career from the bottom, so she had seen a lot of terrible things: Such as squeezing a pushpin into one’s shoes, or putting a needle in one’s wig. And one time she had seen someone putting paprika on the lining of someone’s costume…
The entertainment industry from an outsider’s perspective was wonderful and desirable. But in fact, there were so many gray, and even black areas, among it.
She could check her clothes and shoes, but not the water. She was not sure whether Khloe had done something with the bottle of water, which had suddenly appeared in the dressing room.
Even Lily had not taken it away, so she would not drink it either.
After Kylie had checked her clothes, she found that the piano teacher was waiting for her. The director let the others shoot first and asked Kylie to learn the gestures of playing the piano. She just needed to act like playing; the music would be dubbed during post-production.
After several shots, Director Johnson came over and said: “Kylie, learning piano is not an overnight success. If you find it difficult, we could use a substitute.”
“I want to give it a shot,” Kylie humbly replied.
Director Johnson asked the piano teacher: “What do you think?”
The piano teacher laughed, “Then let her have a try.”
“Alright, let’s give it a shot!”
The scene was about breaking off a marital engagement. There were several characters in the scene: the householder of the family, Mr. Ruiz, the stepmother, Becky Ruiz, plus Angela Ruiz, Richard Martin and several servants.
The eldest daughter, Angela Ruiz, was engaged to Richard Martin. But Richard wanted to break off the marital engagement because the Ruiz Tea House was facing high debts. However, after coming to the Ruiz house, he fell in love at first sight with Mr. Ruiz’s second daughter, Becky.
Therefore, he proposed a condition: he would marry Angela, and he’d also pay off the Ruiz family debts. But, with the condition that he could marry Becky, as well.
Mr. Ruiz called Becky to the hall to convey Richard’s intention.
When Becky entered the hall, the expression on her face shook everyone. Director Johnson gestured towards the cameraman to give her a close-up.
She strode in and sat in front of the piano with determined eyes. She took a breath, and her hands landed on the keys.
When the music started, Director Johnson and all the crew were totally shocked. He hadn’t expected that a girl with such a low degree of education and such a strong personality could play the piano so well.
They hadn’t expected her to really play the piano, just to act like she was playing. But she played the adapted version of Beethoven’s work: Daniel Barenboim’s Allegretto, a piece of great difficulty. Kylie played smoothly and elegantly as if she were a professional pianist. Director Johnson hurried to gesture to the cameraman to give her more close-ups.
Standing not far away, Richard was completely attracted by her valor and talent.
Seeing his eyes that obsessively staring at Becky, mouth-watering, Angela was full of envy.
Vigorously playing the last chord, Becky fully expressed her refusal.
It should have ended there, but the director was too fascinated and forgot to say “cut.”
“That was awesome!” The director suddenly applauded. “Kylie, you really surprised me. You played very well! And Hideo, your eyes completely touched me! And also Lily, your performance was so good that I can’t describe it in words!”
Lily clenched her fists. Her good performance was not thanks to her acting skills, but to her hatred of Kylie.
The actor who played Richard always acted as a villain, but his own reputation was very good. He said to the director: “Director Johnson, I was really attracted by Becky. It was really my natural response.
“Kylie was picked by Director Johnson. Certainly, he had a reason,” Khloe said hypocritically. Her fists were also clenched.
When they were taking a rest, Khloe called Lucas aside. “Did you really put the paprika in her clothes? Why doesn’t she have a reaction at all?”
Lucas was puzzled. “I personally put it on her costume, my hands are still hot and burning…”
Khloe furiously bit her lip. “Then why didn’t she react at all?! There are hickeys all over her body. With so much paprika on her clothes, she should be in pain.”
Lucas whispered: “Don’t worry, even if she didn’t wear that dress with paprika. I got a plan B.”
Confusedly, Khloe asked: “What plan B?”
“On such a hot day, she must drink a lot of water. I put something in her water…”
Before he had finished, he saw someone shouting and covering his nose, “What’s that smell…”
“Who shat his pants? It stinks!”
“Is it…”
The sight of the whole crew fell on Lily. Her face was pale, with her hands pressing on her belly.
“I’ve got a sore tummy…” Lily’s legs were closed and trembled uncontrollably.
Lucas was dumbfounded. He did not understand why the water in which he had put Lily had drunk laxatives.
Khloe hummed. This time, she had failed to scheme against Kylie, but she would do better next time. Even if Khloe didn’t succeed next time, Lily would also give her a hard time.
“Hum! Kylie Finch, if you think you can step on my head because you got a decent role, you’re wrong. I’ll give you the taste of falling down from a terrible height,” cursed Khloe.
Because of her good performance in that scene, Kylie received praise from the director but also became the target for the whole crew as well.
Rumors spread out among the crew: “Scheming woman,” “Well-prepared,” “Hooked up with the actor of the crew, “… There were even rumors that Kylie was punishing Lily just because of her previous offense.
Johnson was worried that she would be influenced by what people said, so he found her at the end of the shooting. “Kylie, just keep your good performance. Your part is not too much, and it will soon be over.”
Kylie took a piece of chewing gum and threw it into her mouth, saying with a smile: “Please rest assured, Director Johnson, such things won’t affect me.”
Lily had taken anti-diarrhea medicine and changed her clothes, but she still smelled strange.
When she passed Kylie, she said in a strange tone: “Director Johnson, did you arrange for a sound-insulated room for our “Best Actor” Cliff Benjamin? He doesn’t want to disturb his neighbors, I think. Right? Khloe.”
Khloe smiled but did not answer. Cliff’s room was between her and Lily’s. If there were any movement, they would easily find it.
As long as they had the slightest evidence, they would send Kylie to hell.
Chapter 52: Your Hands Are Shaking Again
Khloe and Lily became allies, and played tricks together from time to time, either hurting the innocent or being equaled by Kylie.
Because all sorts of incidents kept happening, everyone in the crew said that there must be a ghost on site. However, Director Johnson said that it was simply because the mountain climate didn’t suit everyone. So, he planned to finish the scenes here, then go back to Seattle as soon as possible.
But being alert every day was tiring, so Kylie wanted to find a way to turn things around. Curiously enough, Kylie felt that there was someone in the crew that was helping her out.
Several times, she had been careless, and had nearly fallen into the traps, but was, at last, safe and sound, thanks to many inexplicable hints.
She thought that maybe someone else hated their behavior as well. After all, some people might still be able to see the truth.
Two weeks later, all the outdoor scenes were finished. Kylie went back to Seattle.
“Can you have a few days off then?” Ethan sat on the sofa, looking at her weary face and thinning figure, feeling a bit of heartache.
“Um, sure.” Kylie jumped onto the sofa; the elasticity of the sofa made the man wobble.
Ethan expressed his feelings about her rude behavior with a trace of disapproval flashing across his face. At least it wasn’t reproached.
“That’s perfect. Then we can go on our honeymoon,” he said softly.
“Honeymoon?” Kylie couldn’t believe what she’d heard.
Ethan nodded, and asked: “I have time later, where do you want to go?”
Since they hadn’t seen each other for some time, Kylie felt that they were no longer strangers, but instead as intimate as a normal couple.
In fact, when she had first entered the house, she had almost rushed over to hug him. Luckily, Pupu’s appearance remedied her embarrassment.
However, Kylie thought that their marriage was fake, so she had not really ever thought about the honeymoon. “Wherever,” she said.
A trace of disappointment flashed through his eyes but quickly disappeared. “Don’t you want to go somewhere?” he asked with curiosity.
Ethan thought that she must want to have a good time somewhere, on holiday. After all, she was not a quiet girl.
Kylie hugged Pupu, and seriously thought about it, “I want to climb a mountain, but it seems that there are no mountains in Seattle.”
“Indeed.” Ethan nodded seriously. He thought: who wants to climb a mountain for their honeymoon unless she wants to…
Driving away from the distractions in his mind, Ethan tilted his head and looked at her. “There is one in Connell.”
“Ah? You mean it?” She looked excited. It seemed that she really wanted to climb a mountain.
“Sure.” Ethan stood up and turned upstairs.
Looking at that man’s tall and strong figure, Kylie lost herself for a few seconds. This would be her first date with Ethan; she was somewhat looking forward to it.
Kylie was certainly happy, but she seldom traveled and did not know what to prepare.
“Lord Ethan, what shall we bring?” Rubbing her hands, she looked at the clothes spread out all over the bed, then at the empty suitcase.
“Just take me with you.”
But Kylie still brought a few sets of clothes, the most important being her pajamas.
Without folding the clothes, she simply threw them into the suitcase. When she was zipping up the suitcase, her cell phone rang. She answered it without looking at who it was.
No one spoke on the phone. She turned to the tablet on the bed, which was displaying the weather forecast she had just searched.
“It seems to be raining in Connell, are we still going?”
“Sure, I’ll go even if it’s hell, as long as you like it.” Walking out of the bathroom, Ethan saw her with the cell phone in her hand.
Only then did Kylie remember that she had answered the phone. She hastily asked: “Who is it?”
There was still no answer. Kylie took a look at the screen; it seemed to be a strange number.
She smacked her lips and spoke into the phone: “Which company do you work for? You can ask any questions directly except for questions about my private life…”
With a snap, the other side hung up.
“Tut, I haven’t seen a reporter with such a bad attitude!”
On the other end of the phone, the man tossed the phone onto the bed. Frowning and staring at it, he gnashed his teeth. “Kylie Finch, how dare you!”
As soon as Khloe came in, she smelled cigarettes in the house. She hurried to open the window, and asked with care: “Aiden, what’s wrong? What makes you unhappy?”
“Why are you back?” Seeing Khloe, Aiden hurried to drive the smoke away from the room, then wrapped her in his arms.
Khloe threw her handbag on the bed, cuddled Aiden’s neck, and flirted with him: “The outdoor scenes are finished, so the director has allowed us to take a few days off before shooting the indoor scenes. I didn’t go back home. Instead, I came directly to see you. Did you miss me? I missed you so much…”
She took the initiative to kiss Aiden. But Aiden took the opportunity to escape her kiss, smiling reluctantly. “Surely, I miss you, and this is the reason I was smoking just now.”
Khloe didn’t notice anything unusual about him. She nestled against his neck, then lazily said: “You’ve always complained that I’m too busy and spend no time with you. Now that I can finally rest for a few days, I want to be with you every day…”
She kept pouring out the torment of lovesickness and did not notice that her fiancé’s heart now belonged to another woman. Kylie’s sharp and clear smile kept emerging in his mind.
“Aiden… Did you hear me?” Khloe rubbed his neck and swayed against him; she kept blowing hot air on his neck.
Usually, he was like a hungry wolf when he was with Khloe. But today she was even taking the initiative to seduce him, yet he had not responded the way he usually did.
Cleaning up his mind, Aiden gently pushed her head aside, pinched her face, smiled, and said: “You’ve been working hard in Baleney these days. Let’s go to Connell and have fun.”
“Connell? Why there?” Khloe was puzzled.
Aiden smiled faintly. “It doesn’t matter where we go, as long as I’m with you, right?”
Because of his sweet words, the smile on Khloe’s face grew brighter and brighter. She nodded shyly.
***
The clothes in the suitcase which Kylie had ravaged, were neatly reorganized by Ethan.
She could not help feeling that having a husband with an obsessive-compulsive disorder was not that bad; at least he was tidying up her clothes.
After their dinner, they took a walk around Toprak Mansion.
Kylie jumped and bounced all the way, either picking up leaves or kicking at stones.
After a short walk, she felt her wrist tighten. It had been caught by Ethan’s big hand, while her shoulder was being massaged by his other hand.
In an instant, she acted like a lady, quiet and gentle…
Ethan was so tall that she was totally embraced in his arms.
“Aren’t you tired?” He looked down at her with gentle eyes.
Being held by him like that, Kylie was nervous. Her body was stiff, and her heart was beating rapidly.
On hearing his deep, low voice, she looked up at him, then looked down quickly. “A little,” she answered with a bit of embarrassment. Then she bit her lips, and her cheeks flushed.
When she had first met Ethan, Kylie had felt that this man was too cold, yet she had simultaneously found him extremely handsome.
But, now that she had been with him for such a long time, she found that his pretty face couldn’t simply be described as ‘cold’ or ‘handsome’.
She thought he must be a demon with extreme beauty.
Especially his eyes. Every time that Kylie looked at him was like getting an electric shock from some high-voltage electricity.
“Why is your face blushing?” Seeing that her eyes were empty, he put his hand on her forehead.
Kylie froze, stammered: “It… It’s too hot today…”
She fanned herself with her hands to ease her embarrassment.
A faint smile appeared on Ethan’s face, his lips slightly open.
“Kylie, your hands are shaking again…”
Chapter 53: I’ll Be Back Soon
“No… They’re not!” Kylie retorted, her face flushed.
Ethan did not put it bluntly, but now he held her hand, and they moved on.
When passing a street lamp, their shadows were elongated: one was long, the other was short, and they were holding each other’s hands.
Looking down at the shadows of herself and Ethan, Kylie, for a moment, felt that this was the happiness she wanted.
She thought: if this marriage is real, it seems that we should hold each other’s hands and walk till we become old. She smiled with her eyes bent forward. The smile on her face was no longer fake, but natural and beautiful.
Even Kylie herself did not notice that her heart no longer belonged to Aiden, but to the man beside her.
Ethan’s hands were big and full of strength and warmth. Now that he was holding her, Kylie was reassured.
They walked around Toprak Mansion. “How can the house be so big?!” Kylie asked with emotion. “But it’s really spectacular, with European elements and a little Chinese style.”
“Do you like it?” He strongly pressed her on her shoulder.
Kylie thought about it seriously, then nodded. “Who could not like such a great house?”
The mansion was big with good architecture, and had an artificial lake behind it; she certainly liked it.
“When we divorce, you’ll get it.” Ethan’s hand, which was on her shoulder, moved slightly.
Hearing that, a woman who loved to take petty advantage of people, like Kylie, was supposed to be happy. But now her heart seemed empty, and the smile on her face looked a bit fake.
“Well, if you’re homeless, then you’re welcome to live here.”
She could not make out his face in the shadow of the trees. Kylie did not see the smile on his face.
The next day, they set off to Connell.
Since it was a honeymoon, the driver, Elliot, and Pupu, were forbidden to go with them.
Kylie jumped on the front passenger seat of the Knight XV, touching here and there excitedly. “This car is really cool!”
Ethan squinted at her. His lips moved like he was about to say something, but Kylie interrupted him: “When will we arrive?”
She was a little afraid that he would repeat those other words.
It seemed that as soon as she showed her fondness for something, he said: ‘When we divorce, you’ll get it.’ At the moment, she did not want to hear anything more about divorce.
Ethan said gently, with his eyes looking straight ahead: “An hour, so you can sleep for a while.”
Kylie nodded, but she could not sleep.
The Knight XV was her dream car, but she had never had a chance to appreciate it before…
After suppressing her desire for a while, Kylie asked him obsequiously: “Can I take a drive?”
“No way,” Ethan responded expressionlessly.
“Just a few minutes…” She took the initiative to clasp his arm and acted coquettishly.
Kylie felt disgusted with herself, but she really wanted to drive her dream car.
Ethan tilted his head and took a look at her, his sight falling on his arm, which was deliberately being rubbed against Kylie’s breasts.
His breath became heavier, and the blood in his body was rushing to the same place. He blinked his eyes hard and did not respond.
Kylie did not give up either. She moved forward and gently exhaled in his ear.
“Dear…”
Suddenly, the car squeaked to a stop.
Ethan’s face darkened. In an effort to suppress his desire, his eyebrows were trembling. He pulled up the handbrake, then said in a cold voice: “Ten minutes!”
“Yes, sir!” Kylie jumped happily out of the car and changed seats with Ethan. As soon as Ethan got back in the car, he immediately fastened his seat belt.
It was a new road, under construction, and not yet officially open, so there were almost no other cars on the road. Otherwise, he would not have let her drive; he had his own limits.
Kylie sat in the driving seat, touching the steering wheel and smirking for a while. Then she decidedly stepped on the accelerator.
There was the sound of a clear whistle blowing, and then the car ran on its way.
She grinned with excitement and joy, while the man beside her did not have any expression on his perfect face. His big hands tightly grasped the handrail, while his two long legs pedaled hard against the bulge under his seat.
At that moment, he regretted his greed for the word ‘dear’ and his bold decision to let her drive.
Kylie was not simply bold; she was wild!
Whistling, she kept pressing on the accelerator, as though she were a strong woman riding fine bloodstock on the prairie!
As Kylie was enjoying the unprecedented fun, Ethan spoke at the most inappropriate moment: “Time’s up!”
His voice was as cold as an ice brick, and it cooled down her passions in an instant.
No matter how much she acted adorably, and how coquettish she was, Ethan prohibited her from touching the steering wheel again. He had risked his life to pursue a girl; he would not let that happen again.
Kylie reluctantly returned to the front passenger seat, biting her lips and staring at him pathetically.
Ethan looked straight ahead and drove attentively, completely ignoring her… Suddenly, his big hand was covered.
Kylie looked into his eyes with surprise, as if she had discovered a new land. “Why are your hands so cold?”
Ethan tugged his hand back, lit up a cigarette, and took a quick puff. The smoke floated away through the gap in the window. He squinted his long and big eyes.
“Are you… scared?”
Hearing that, Ethan choked on the smoke and coughed. The car was full of the girl’s gloating laughter.
An hour later, the Knight XV stopped in front of the hotel.
Walking into the hotel, Kylie followed Ethan to the floor that he had booked.
When the room door opened, Kylie was dumbfounded. “Lord Ethan, is there something wrong?”
Ethan tipped the waiter and asked him to put down the luggage at the door. Then he looked at Kylie. “What’s wrong?”
“Is this really a hotel? Are you sure it isn’t the White House… It must cost a big fortune to stay for a night, right?”
Surprised, Kylie walked into the room. The room was extraordinarily big. What was more shocking to her was that there was an open-air swimming pool on the balcony, exactly the kind of boundless pool she had seen in the pictorial.
Ethan explained lightly, with an unchanged poker face: “We’ll just stay a few days. I can afford it.”
Ethan dragged her inside. Kylie’s eyes quickly swept over every decoration in the room, which all seemed to be priceless. “But…”
“Lord Ethan, how much money on earth do you have?” Kylie asked with astonishment.
“Not much, but more than enough for your spending.”
Kylie felt that he was getting good at flirting, but she was a bit used to that and did not feel strange.
“You take a break first.” Ethan put the suitcase in the bedroom and turned around to leave the room.
“Are you going to meet your friends again?” Kylie asked directly.
Ethan patted her on the shoulder and replied in a low voice: “I’ll be back soon.”
Kylie was a bit confused, wondering why he had so many friends, and why every time he met up with them, he had to be so mysterious.
But in the end, she nodded. “OK.”
She always reminded herself that she was only his shield and did not deserve to be involved in his affairs, or even to ask about them.
After Ethan left, Kylie walked around the room by herself.
She reckoned that when he was booking the room, he must have told the hotel that they were going on their honeymoon. Hence, that was why the hotel had placed all kinds of balloons on the ceiling, the walls, and even on the floor…
All of a sudden, she thought of her husband’s habit and hurried into the bedroom.
Chapter 54: Can You Swim?
Ethan did not like the bedroom to be bright with sunshine, so if there were curtains, they had better be closed. Kylie knew that.
The suite bedroom was large and bright. The orange curtains were wide open, gently swinging in the breeze.
Without thinking, Kylie turned around and ran to the front desk.
“Excuse me, and I would like to change the curtains of our room to dark ones, preferably shaded,” Kylie said to the receptionist.
The manager who received her knew that she had come with Lord Ethan, and was very respectful. “Yes, Ma’am. I’ll arrange for it. What else can I help you with, Mrs. Parker?.”
“Nothing, thanks.” Kylie turned and left, adding: “As fast as possible, please.”
Although she did not care much about the honeymoon, she did not want to see him lose his temper on the first day of their trip.
“Kylie… You’re also here?” Khloe saw her from afar and thought it must be someone who looked like Kylie.
It was Connell, after all. It was too unlikely for them to meet here.
But when she found out that it was Kylie, she felt extremely upset. But, considering that Aiden was beside her, she had to maintain her gentle smiles, saying: “What a fate.”
Glancing at them coldly, Kylie turned away.
Once Aiden had seen her, his eyes could no longer move away…
It is said that what a woman looks like depends on the man beside her.
Now, the sentence was like a cactus hitting him in the face, filling him with extreme pain.
When Kylie had pursued him, she had always dressed in a hip-hop style, with heavy makeup, and just like a hoodie. No matter what she had done for Aiden, he had not cared at all.
He had firmly believed that even if she had stood naked in front of him, he would not have had the impulse to make love with her.
However, even though Kylie had been with Uncle Ethan for less than a month, she was simply reborn.
Even without makeup, she was much more beautiful than Khloe was with her heavy makeup. The colorful, bright hair, which had looked like a bird’s nest, had been turned into chestnut brown, wavy hair. And the shape of her curvy figure was outlined by her dress. He was dying to tear it off on the spot!
“Why are you here?” Ethan walked in from the lobby, and saw Kylie striding towards the elevator.
Hearing his voice, Kylie stopped and looked behind him confusedly. “Didn’t you meet your friends?”
Ethan did not answer but hugged her into the elevator. “What’s the matter?”
“I’ll tell you later.” Kylie soon forgot about the two people who had just annoyed her.
Looking at their receding figures, Khloe thought that once Kylie’s reputation was ruined, Lord Ethan would absolutely dump her. She grinned slyly.
The manager was instructing the receptionist: “Go change the curtains into light-proof ones for the sea-view-room No. 8. They are important customers; you must serve them well.
After the manager had left, the receptionist asked Aiden with a smile: “Good evening, sir. What can I do for you?”
Aiden was eager to live on the same floor as Kylie. “Sea-view-room,” Aiden said.
“Just a minute, please.” The receptionist smiled officially. After checking, he found that the sea-view-rooms had all been reserved. “I’m sorry, sir. The sea-view-rooms have all been reserved, but there is a room left next to the sea-view-rooms, which also has a great view.”
Khloe did not know what Aiden was thinking; she leaned against Aiden’s arms like a little puppy. “Aiden, Kylie still blames me; she doesn’t even talk to me… What should I do…”
***
In the elevator, Kylie told Ethan about the matter with the curtains.
Ethan’s deep eyes were no longer cold. He did not speak, but his hand on Kylie’s shoulder tightened.
Over the years, he had forgotten what it was like to be cared for.
When they returned to the room, she deliberately found all kinds of excuses to prevent Ethan from going into the bedroom. Ethan seemed to see through her act, yet pretended to be ignorant about that, and cooperated with her performance.
At last, Kylie sat on the edge of the swimming pool. The water was very clear, so she could clearly count out the number of the tiles below.
“Can you swim?”
“I know how to do the doggy-paddle!” Kylie answered honestly.
“What a silly girl, but luckily I’ll be with you from now on,” Ethan said with a loving smile.
“Don’t laugh at me! Aren’t you good at sports? Can you swim?”
Ethan reached for her and pulled her up, taking her by the hand into the room. Finally, they stopped in front of the wardrobe.
Ethan’s hand was wide and dry. Thinking of his big hand overlapping hers, Kylie felt nervous but excited. His hand seemed to carry a weak electric current, making her want to shake it off. At the same time, she became addicted to the tenderness of his touch…
While she was in a daze, Ethan had instructed her to open the door of the wardrobe.
As soon as the wardrobe door opened, Kylie was dumbfounded. Inside, there was a row of bikinis of different colors.
“The hotel… even offers swimsuits?”
Hearing her words, though he was still expressionless, there appeared an obvious trace of a smile in his eyes. “You can say so.”
“They must charge a lot for that; we’d better not take them.” She was about to close the door but was stopped by Ethan.
He opened the drawer below; inside were many men’s swimming trunks.
“Wow! Is the hotel insane? Preparing so many swimming suits. Would we have to pay for it if they found anything missing after we left?”
Ethan reckoned that she was really an actress worthy of the name; what a drama queen.
“It’s all included in the room fee. You can just take them home if you like,” the man explained lightly, picking out a lady’s bikini and handing it to Kylie.
“So are all these ours?” Kylie did not quite believe him. “This is simply compulsory selling! Who’s gonna wear so many swimsuits!” Complaining, she took off every piece of clothing and looked at them with eyes full of surprise.
She flipped through the tags and found that the size of the swimsuits was exactly the same as hers.
How could the guests who had stayed in this room have exactly the same figure as her?
Obviously, It had been well-prepared by Ethan. Kylie was stingy, but not stupid. She could tell.
She secretly threw him a glance. For an instant, she felt that, although her husband was cold, scheming, and had a sharp tongue, he was mild on the outside but wild on the inside.
Kylie was dazzled by the swimsuits, and, after a long time, she finally chose one. Once she had finished changing, Ethan had already swum a lap around the pool.
His perfect figure was completely exposed in the clear water. When he did butterfly strokes, he was like a dolphin that could leap out of the water at any moment…
His big muscles were soaking in the water, and showing more tension, as if each muscle was full of strength.
Kylie tried hard and hard and was finally able to move her eyes away from his body.
Chapter 55: I’ll Help You
She slid down to the edge of the swimming pool and quietly watched the man swimming smoothly in the water. Then she began to do the doggy-paddle…
Perhaps because the pool was too large for her to swim in that style, or perhaps because she had not swum for a long time, she began to sink within a few minutes. She was so frightened that she accidentally swallowed several gulps of water.
At that moment, she felt her waist tighten, and suddenly she was out of the water.
Turning her head, she saw Ethan standing behind her, his hands encircling her slim waist. Two drenched bodies were tightly clinging together.
Kylie’s hair stuck to her body, and her skin looked fairer.
Her thick eyelashes were soaked, and her chest was going up and down, trying to breathe.
The big hands on her waist were getting hotter and hotter. Kylie unconsciously placed her hands on his arms. The touch of the tight muscles made her face more and more flushed.
She turned her head and looked into Ethan’s dark, deep eyes.
Kylie’s heart went pit-a-pat; she could clearly hear it.
Suddenly, there was a splash in the water!
She was turned around by Ethan and was now standing in front of him, face to face when a kiss fell right on her lips.
He sucks her lips, Ethan’s arms got tighter. The two bodies were stuck together; the swimming pool was full of the most primitive desires between man and woman.
Soon, Kylie felt his erection against her. She was surprised.: Isn’t he impotent? She thought.
His kiss was wild and irregular. Kylie felt as though her heart was about to be sucked out of her throat. She managed to control her rapid breathing and enjoyed his kiss.
She closed her eyes. The kiss fell on her forehead, her nose, her lips…
***
After Aiden and Khloe had checked in, Khloe complained about Kylie’s misunderstanding of her. Aiden pressed back his bad temper and patiently coaxed her for a while.
Then Khloe took a bath. Aiden smoked on the balcony. His room was right opposite from Kylie’s room. The romantic and sexy scene was completely presented to him.
Watching as the man and woman kissed torridly, Aiden furiously squeezed his cigarette into several sections.
His handsome face was as tight as a pressed spring, and his eyes were full of envy. He hit the railing to vent his anger.
It hurt. Aiden took a deep breath and turned into the room. He called the front desk: “This is the sea-view-room No. 8; if you don’t send the curtains to me in two minutes, I’ll check out!”
***
Ethan’s big hands pressed against Kylie’s back, and his lips never left hers. The kisses were domineering and focused, but not rough.
Ethan lifted her up. She sat on his waist, and instinctively fixed her body by clamping her legs around his waist.
“Lord… Lord Ethan…” Kylie’s voice trembled because of his strong kisses. “I just choked on the water… I don’t need artificial respiration…”
Kylie knew that he was not trying to save her, but that he was kissing her to death!
As punishment, Ethan bit down hard on her lips.
“Ow!” Kylie was about to scold him when the doorbell rang.
She pushed him hard, said: “The bell is ringing…” Her lips were as red as a cherry.
She reckoned that perhaps that was the friend he hadn’t met with earlier.
Ethan’s eyes became dark and bottomless, and he did not seem to intend to open the door.
But the doorbell kept ringing; it seemed that it wouldn’t stop until the door was opened.
Kylie lowered her head and pushed at his chest again.
Taking a deep breath, Ethan put her down on the poolside, then got up to open the door.
Outside the door, the smile on the waiter’s face collapsed when he saw Ethan’s cold face.
The waiter stiffened. After a few seconds, he stuttered: “Sir… this is… this is the curtains… the curtains you need…”
“Get out!” Ethan directly slammed the door in his face.
The waiter was scared. He pulled a long face and looked at his watch. “Did not exceed two minutes… Why was he so furious?”
Kylie came over with a towel wrapped around her body. Wiping her hair, she asked: “Was that your friend?”
Ethan strode to her with a cold and horrible face. “No.”
“Then who was it…?”
“Got the wrong door.”
“Oh…” Kylie looked everywhere, but not at Ethan. She was afraid to look into his eyes and was deliberately playing with her wet hair to ease the tension.
Jesus Christ! Is he going to continue… she thought.
As Ethan stood in front of her, she suddenly raised her head and threw her body towel at his face.
“Wipe yourself dry first; be careful not to catch a cold… I… I’ll go take a shower.”
By the time that Ethan had taken down the towel, Kylie had fled.
But where could she escape? Ethan casually wiped the water from his hair, and a smile shone in his dark eyes.
In the opposite room, Aiden was playing games on his phone. The TV was on.
Khloe came out of the bathroom, deliberately wearing sultry pajamas. She walked towards Aiden, applying moisturizer.
“What are you laughing at?”
Stunned, he touched his own face. “I’m not laughing.”
Khloe came to his side and sat down on his legs, asking with a joking smile: “Did you peek at me when I was showering… Why else would you snicker? Be honest!”
Now Aiden really laughed. “I’m playing games, and there’s a rookie on the team. I was laughing at him.”
Certainly, he was in a good mood; he had succeeded at disrupting Kylie and Ethan’s public love-making.
“What game? I want to play too.” Saying this, Khloe reached over to take his cell phone.
But he dodged her and said: “You’re tired enough. Don’t play games, but take a good rest.”
“Then, you help me put this lotion on my back…” Khloe played the woman, and wriggled into his arms, squeezing the lotion into his hand.
Throwing the cell phone aside, Aiden let Khloe lie on the sofa. “OK, I’ll help you…”
“Aiden…” Khloe buried her head into the cushion. “Shall we take a photo and post it on Instagram?”