Chapter 92.2

“Adira, it’s a good thing that we’ve been together for a long time,” he said, moving back. Next, he suddenly snatched the sponge from my hand. He showed it to me, grinning. “I know that you are talking about this.” He tilted his head, raising his brows up and down.

‘How did he know that I am talking about the sponge?’

As if he can read my mind, he answered, “Long finger holding wet and soft, it is easy to misunderstand that word if I don’t know you.”

Next, he bent down, the tip of our nose bumped like two swords gently clinking.

“However, if you want me to misunderstand the word, I can grant it.”

His other hand abruptly touches the side of my waist.

The heat began to grow, and I felt hotter by the second. I felt my body temperature rise, as if I was shocked by something electric, and it was coming from the hand that was caressing my waist.

I looked down on his hand that kept on getting downward. The adrenaline that died down before has returned with full force. And it kept getting worse. When I lifted back up to stare at him, I saw him licking the corner of his lips.

“Should I… touch that for you while you are washing the dishes?” he whispered and now, the tip of his fingers slightly slid inside my short.

My toes curled and my mind became a mess.

‘I underestimated him.’

Quickly, I placed my wet hands on his chest and pushed him away.

Stepping backward as he maintained his balance, he sexily chuckled like an evil who just won the game on who’s more demon between us.

I am not sure what kind of expression I was making when I left him.

“Hey! Are you really going to leave me?!” he shouted.

His voice faded as I went inside my room. I leaned my back on the closed door and locked it.

“Sh*t. I lost,” I cursed undertone while looking down.

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Third Person’s POV

Chadwick was so tired today.

He worked so hard in the morning, cooked dinner when he got home and even washed the dishes. But although all of his muscles are shouting complaints, there is still a smile on his lips while he’s laying down on the bed.

He imagined the scene when he locked Adira on the sink and looked at her face in a close gap. Until now, he can remember the warmth on his palm and the alluring scent that put his limit on edge.

Feeling giddy just by recalling the scene, Chadwick grabbed the pillow and hugged it. With a silent squeal, he rolled on his bed, left to right, right to left. He stomped his feet, tapped the bed and when he stopped rolling, he looked at the ceiling while biting his pillow.

He feels so happy to express everything in words and actions.

“Indeed, confessing is the best thing to do,” he murmured before another smile creeped out of his lips.

Chadwick spread his arms on the bed, as if doing an angel snow, then took a deep breath.

Nothing happened between him and his ex-wife today, but he’s contented. Chadwick could not wait for the days waiting for him in the future together with Adira.

Slowly, he placed his hands below his head, making it his pillow.

He recalled Adira’s surprised expression before she left him alone in the kitchen.

That sparked hope to Chadwick. He thinks that there is a chance for him to swoon over the cold lady. Amidst of partying for tonight’s victory, Chadwick remembered Geoffrey.

“Huh! See that? I have the upper hand than you!” Chadwick suddenly shouted in the air, as he thought of his old pal, A.K.A his rival for Adira.

Chadwick thinks that among them, he has the upper hand since he’s living in the same house. So, he doesn’t worry that much that he has Geoffrey as his competitor.

Back then, the only thing that Chadwick and Geoffrey fought for is the top one position in their school. During those days, Geoffrey always defeated Chadwick, so he stood in second place behind Geoffrey. But Chadwick felt fine if he had Isa beside him. However, the jealousy he had for Geoffrey started when he found out that Isa actually has feelings for Geoffrey.

Chadwick felt that he would never win against him and he’s afraid to fight him in the future.

‘But this time, I had to win,’ Chadwick said to himself as he closed his eyes.

He has no plan of backing down from the fight. However, on the other side, Geoffrey thought of the same thing.

“You are going to be my brother again?!” Isa asked Geoffrey.

Geoffrey stopped from getting his clothes from his luggage and looked at the person who barged inside his room without his permission.

Isa is always like that even from the past. She crossed the line that shouldn’t have been crossed.

“Why? Do you hate it because I’ll get half of the inheritance?” Geoffrey replied to her.

“That’s not it,” Isa said. “If you became my brother again, then that’s mean that we can’t be tog…”

“Isa.”

Isa stopped talking and looked at her stepbrother with teary eyes.

“It is time to stop your illusion.” He looked at her tired eyes and said, “We cannot be together. Accept that.”

She knows that even from the very beginning. But what made her realize the truth is when Chadwick rejected her before. Isa realized that because of her greed, she lost everyone special in her life.

If she did not confess his feelings to Geoffrey, would he stay by her side as her brother until the end?

If she did not reject Chadwick, will she still be the only woman he loves?

She regretted everything, including the fact that he teamed up with Nocturne just because she despises Adira so much.

‘Maybe, this is really my punishment for being greedy,’ Isa told to herself, staring down on the floor.

“Right,” Isa murmured. “I should accept that no one will be on my side anymore.”

At her reaction, Geoffrey got puzzled.

The stubborn Isa just agreed with him that easily?

“Do what you want,” she added.

Now that he’s looking at her, Geoffrey noticed the dark circles under her eyes and her skinny body. It seems like she’s skipping meals and even sleeping.

He did not have time to worry about his obsessive stepsister since all of his focus settled only to Adira, but he wondered what happened to Isa during the last night of the vacation.

‘Did Chadwick tell her something?’ he concluded.

“I won’t care anymore, about you, that Adira and Chadwick,” Isa whispered before she turned around and left the room.

Tracing the space where she stood at, Geoffrey felt ominous about his stepsister. It seems good that she will stop bothering Adira from now on, but…

‘Why do I feel that she will do something big in the future?’ Geoffrey worried.