Chapter 286 Kissing the Adam's Apple
But as she leaned forward, the plane suddenly shook slightly. Her body swayed with it, and she tumbled into Benjamin's arms.
The kiss that was supposed to land on Benjamin's lips changed direction and landed on his sexy, prominent Adam's apple instead.
Realizing something was wrong, she instinctively looked up and met Benjamin's deep eyes, which seemed to suddenly ignite with desire, burning fiercely as if they would consume the entire world.
Sophia shrank back instinctively, sensing danger and wanting to escape.
But before she could move, Benjamin's large hand gripped her slender waist tightly.
His palm was burning hot, and through the thin fabric, that heat transferred directly to the skin at the small of Sophia's back.
She felt like she was being roasted over a fire, uncomfortable all over.
She shyly buried her face deep into Benjamin's chest, her cheeks already red as apples.
Benjamin's low laugh came from above her head: "Didn't expect Sophia to be so eager!"
"Stop talking, I wasn't!"
Sophia buried her face even deeper. What just happened was purely an accident.
She still remembered that day when she had kissed Benjamin's Adam's apple like that.
He had gone crazy, holding her and refusing to let go, turning her over and over again several times.
By the next morning, Sophia felt like she'd been pulled out of water, soaked all over, without an ounce of strength, lying limply on the bed.
Since then, when kissing, Sophia would instinctively avoid that spot.
Otherwise Benjamin would lose control again, and she'd be the one suffering in the end.
Right now she just felt incredibly grateful that they were in public, so Benjamin wouldn't dare do anything.
At this thought, she suddenly felt bold.
She lifted her face from Benjamin's embrace, her bright eyes glaring at him, then broke free from his arms and returned to her own seat.
Benjamin chuckled softly, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.
He stopped teasing her and sat in his seat with his eyes closed.
On the surface he appeared expressionless, but actually the veins at his temples were tense from restraint, and his hands were clenched into fists.
After a long while, he slowly exhaled a turbid breath, suppressing the restlessness accumulated in his chest.
Soon, the plane arrived at Harmony City's airport.
Sophia and Benjamin walked out and found a familiar black car waiting outside the airport.
Seeing them come out, Eldon quickly got out of the car and came forward to greet them, "Mr. White, Mrs. White, you're finally back."
Benjamin responded coolly, then asked: "Did anything happen in Harmony City while we were gone these two days?"
"Nothing so far, and the two children's conditions have basically stabilized." Eldon opened the car door for Benjamin and Sophia while answering.
After they got in the car, he suddenly remembered something and said: "There is one thing though - Mrs. White, you probably haven't met Juno yet?"
"Juno?" Sophia asked curiously.
"Yes, she's back. Juno was on a business trip abroad before and just returned yesterday."
"Did she come back because of the Armstrong family matter?" Benjamin asked in a deep voice.
Eldon drove while answering: "Sort of. Juno is no simple person - she's not only the Armstrong family's daughter, but also the general manager of the Armstrong Group."
Hearing this, Sophia became somewhat interested in Juno.
She had heard Matthew mention before that the person who really had the say in the Armstrong Group was actually a woman.
So it was Juno.
Soon, the car stopped in front of the hospital. Benjamin and Sophia got out and walked straight into Ernest's hospital room.
Maddox was there too.
He had already woken up and would soon be able to walk around, though his body was still a bit weak.
Seeing Sophia, Maddox's eyes lit up, and he quickly waved her over.
Sophia obediently walked over, reached out to hold Maddox's hand, and called out, "Grandpa."
Maddox's eyes reddened, looking at Sophia with eyes full of comfort, "Good girl, dear child, sit down quickly. You must be exhausted from this trip back and forth."
"I'm not tired." Sophia shook her head, then looked at the unfamiliar face in the room.
It was a woman around forty years old, with an elegant and dignified air, wearing a simple yet sexy business suit and delicate light makeup.
At this moment, as Sophia was sizing her up, she was also sizing up Sophia.
When she was on her business trip abroad, she had heard that Maddox's biological granddaughter had returned, and immediately had someone investigate.
But they only found some surface information. When she wanted more detailed information, nothing could be found.
The Armstrong family was considered a wealthy and powerful family in Harmony City, yet they couldn't even find information on one girl. This truly surprised her.
However, seeing Maddox's attitude, she needed to reassess this girl.
Perhaps her gaze was too direct, as Maddox noticed it and immediately introduced them to Sophia: "This is Xander's wife, Juno Armstrong. She's the general manager of the Armstrong Group. She's been abroad before and just returned today."
Sophia politely called out, "Juno."
She sensed Juno's cold attitude toward her, so she just greeted her without showing too much warmth.
This actually made Juno take another look at her.
Xander noticed Juno's coldness toward Sophia and couldn't help clearing his throat, stepping forward to ease the atmosphere, "Sophia, that's just how Juno is. Don't mind it."
"I won't."
After the lesson from the Brown family, Sophia had developed her own principles for dealing with people.
If someone didn't like her, she had no need to try to please them.
However, she couldn't quite understand why Juno would be so cold to her when this should be their first meeting.
Also, she felt like Juno looked somewhat familiar.
Benjamin stepped forward and called out "Grandpa" to Maddox.
When they met before, Maddox had been unconscious, so this was their first real meeting.
Maddox's sharp gaze swept back and forth between Sophia and Benjamin, then he responded happily.
"I've heard of you. You've managed the White family very well." Maddox looked at Benjamin with eyes full of approval.
Suddenly, his tone changed and his eyes became stern, "However, this is my only granddaughter. I hope you treat her well. She has the Smith family backing her up. If you dare wrong her, the Smith family won't let you go, and neither will I."
Benjamin grasped Sophia's hand, interlocking their fingers, and promised with a serious expression: "Sophia is my wife. I won't wrong her."
Benjamin stood tall before the hospital bed, his refined jawline tense, making his features even sharper.
His deep eyes were full of determination and sincerity.
Sophia looked up at him, her heartbeat skipping uncontrollably, a blush slowly creeping onto her face.