Chapter 40 What Do You Want to Do by Coming to My House in Pajamas Late at Night
Oh no, is she really going to end her life here?
No way, she hasn't lived enough yet!
She couldn't die like this; she wasn't ready to give up.
She hadn't gotten William yet, and even if she couldn't get Hayden's inheritance, she couldn't let anyone else get it either…
"You can take my money, my body, whatever, just don't take my life…"
A familiar voice echoed, and William's brow furrowed. "Thalia?"
"William?"
"Are you a ghost? Showing up in someone else's house in the middle of the night, what's up with that?"
"What are you doing here?" In the dimly lit room, only a faint light from outside filtered through the window's sheer curtains.
William could just make out her bare shoulder.
She still smelled of her custom shampoo.
William flipped the switch, and the room lit up.
He asked again, "What are you doing here?"
"Shouldn't I be asking you?"
Thalia stared at him, arms crossed, with a towel wrapped around her, revealing both what should and shouldn't be seen.
Her cleavage was on full display.
In the dead of night, their eyes met, each with their own agenda.
"This is Nicholas's house."
Thalia replied, "He gave it to me. It's mine now."
William: …Is anyone normal anymore?
"How did you get in?" Thalia looked William up and down.
"You didn't climb the walls, did you? I didn't know Mr. Brown had such a hobby."
William was speechless. "Did the bathwater get to your brain? It's the thirtieth floor. Why don't you try climbing it?"
"Whatever Mr. Brown says goes? Breaking and entering in the middle of the night, what do you think would happen if I called the cops?"
Thalia picked up her phone, ready to call.
Seeing she was serious, William quickly stepped forward and snatched the phone from her hand. Before he could say anything, Thalia spun around, grabbed his head, and pushed him onto the couch.
She was on top, he was on the bottom… the position was awkward.
"Mr. Brown, what are you doing sneaking into my house in pajamas in the middle of the night?"
"Trying to seduce me?"
"I didn't expect Mr. Brown, so reserved during the day, to deliver himself at night."
William's face flushed from Thalia's teasing.
He looked at her with a mix of restraint and frustration.
"Are you sure you want to tease me in this situation?"
Thalia raised an eyebrow. Teasing was just the start.
She slowly moved down from William's stomach.
His pupils contracted sharply…
"You—"
"Mr. Brown, you're getting hard!"
Thalia's tone was taunting, her long nails slipping under William's pajamas. "Sneaking into my house in pajamas, that's a bit too formal."
"How about taking them off?"
"I've done enough good deeds in my life. There shouldn't be anything I'm not allowed to see."
William grabbed Thalia's restless hand, his voice strained. "Thalia."
"Mr. Brown, I've gone this far, and you still want to play coy?"
In her rush from the bathroom, she had worn nothing underneath.
Now, pressing against William, she felt the draft below.
William's robe belt dangled lazily on the floor, the scene decadent.
With a swift move, William flipped them over, pinning Thalia's hands above her head.
"Thalia, what's your real intention behind provoking me over and over?"
Thalia blinked. "Isn't it obvious? I want to have sex with you."
"And?"
He didn't believe Thalia was just looking to satisfy a physical need.
"Of course, I want Mr. Brown to become infatuated with me and do my bidding! After all—the inheritance lawsuit is pretty tough."
William's expression turned icy, his grip on Thalia's hand tightening.
As expected, Thalia's goal was clear from the start.
"Well, Ms. Smith, you're going to be disappointed."
Thalia: ….
What did that mean? William was in this state and could still hold back?
Was he incapable?
Was he really incapable?
"William, if you dare to leave now, I'll post on social media tomorrow that you couldn't get it up."
"Go ahead."
William was unfazed.
"Everyone knows a woman like Ms. Smith, who can't make up her mind, isn't credible."
Can't make up her mind? Thalia seemed to catch the key point.
"Mr. Brown, what are you afraid of? Afraid I'll mess around with others and then come back to you?"
William released Thalia, stood up, and tied his robe.
Calling her indecisive was an understatement. A woman like Thalia, who could send love letters to several men at once, was beyond words.
...
"What did you say?"
"Dark night, he's in pajamas, you're naked, and you still didn't get him?"
"Is it you or him that's incapable, Thalia?"
Thalia had a headache.
Wearing her robe, she propped her head up, looking troubled.
She had come back late last night.
And then, she had been frustrated by William, not sleeping a wink.
"Your dejected look isn't because you didn't get a man last night and couldn't sleep, is it?"
"More than that! I even dreamed about him."
Evelyn clicked her tongue. "I'm a virgin. I don't have your kind of worries."
Thalia: …What kind of lousy consolation is that?
"You're quite proud of yourself."
"Not really."
"Want to play some exciting board games tonight?"
"What kind of board games?"
"You'll see."
That night…
When Thalia arrived, she realized where they were.
"Is it that exciting?"
"A CEO-themed board game, just for rich women."
"If you lose, you get to touch them… everything is legal and above-board…"
"You really know how to have fun."
"How about it? Can it help you regain the confidence you lost with William?"
"Definitely."
...At Aurora Tower...
Nicholas looked at William with a guilty grin.
"Mr. Brown, I really forgot to tell you."
William's expression was cold as he sat across from him, cigarette smoke curling around his fingers, eyes narrowed at Nicholas.
"When you gave Thalia the house, didn't you think this would happen?"
"It's just a house. Once it's given, it's given. Who remembers that!" Nicholas was troubled.
William's resentful gaze was almost overflowing.
"Besides, Thalia has so many houses. It's not like she'll live there every day. She probably just wanted something new."
Daniel chuckled. "The whole of Emerald City knows Thalia is after William now. Giving her that house is just short of moving the marriage registry in front of them."
In other words, Nicholas was playing dumb.
Daniel swiped his phone absentmindedly, but when he saw Evelyn's post, he was shocked...