Chapter 26 Thinking of Me During the Day, Touching Others at Night, Ms. Smith Is Quite Busy
"You have no idea how close I was to dying from excitement, keeping up with all the gossip about you and William these past few days abroad. It was so juicy! I'd work during the day and binge on the gossip at night. The more I read, the more awake I felt," Evelyn Thomas had been on a business trip overseas for about ten days, while Thalia had been trending on social media back home for the same amount of time. The elite circles of Emerald City were buzzing about the top beauty eyeing a rising star in the legal world.
The gossip was nothing short of thrilling.
Thalia leaned lazily against the doorframe of Evelyn's walk-in closet and said, "Is that why you called me over?"
"Nope!" Evelyn chuckled. "I'm taking you out for some fun in a bit."
"To cheer you up after all your failed attempts to woo him."
Thalia perked up at that. She'd been hitting a wall with William lately and was beginning to doubt her own charm.
"Where to?"
"A male model restaurant. All the models are foreigners," Evelyn raised an eyebrow. "You know what I mean."
Thalia nodded enthusiastically. "I get it, I get it."
Who wouldn't understand such joy? The joy of a wealthy woman!
...
At the male model restaurant.
Thalia occupied a central spot, her eyes drifting over the male models dancing in the pit. Her heart felt light.
"I must have done something right in my past life to deserve this happiness!"
William could go to hell!
Evelyn watched Thalia from across the table, her friend adorned in a sultry outfit—a sheer chiffon dress with a peek-a-boo camisole underneath that left little to the imagination.
Even Evelyn felt the urge to touch Thalia.
How William could resist such a stunning woman was beyond her comprehension.
Thalia rested her chin on her hand and teased one of the models, "Can I touch?"
"Miss, we're a legitimate business."
Without a word, Thalia beckoned him over with a crook of her finger.
...
"See, I told you Thalia's pursuit of you was just a phase, and you didn’t believe me," Daniel had noticed Thalia the moment she walked in and now watched her getting handsy with the male models.
Daniel glared at William, exasperated.
William's eyes were glued to Thalia's seductive figure and the fingers she had draped over the model's shoulder. A flash of anger made him restless.
All he could think about was Thalia's soft hands slipping under his shirt, the way she'd call his name so sweetly.
"She can touch you, and she can touch others. She can flirt with you, and she can flirt with others. Believe it or not, Thalia might be touching another man today and still use those hands to flirt with you tomorrow."
"Thalia's a player, moving through men without getting attached. Yet you, fool that you are, took her sudden interest seriously..."
"Where are you going?" Daniel's rant was interrupted as William stood up abruptly.
Burning with anger, William stormed downstairs.
Thalia, in a good mood, had just come out of the restroom after washing her hands when she saw William standing by the women's restroom door, smoking.
Thalia: ...What!
She was stunned for a moment. Seeing William taking slow drags from his cigarette without saying a word, she finally managed an awkward but polite smile. "Mr. Brown, what a coincidence!"
William exhaled a smoke ring and flicked the ash, his tone casual. "Not a coincidence. I’m waiting for you."
"Something up?" Thalia asked cautiously, her mind racing with thoughts of whether William had seen her enjoying her wealthy woman’s fun.
William scoffed lightly, took a drag, and with the cigarette still in his mouth, pushed Thalia back into the restroom.
Inside, Thalia coughed violently from the smoke. William pinned her against the door, gripping her chin. "You want to sleep with me during the day and touch others at night? Ms. Smith, you sure are busy."
Thalia’s eyes watered from the coughing as she looked at William. "Can't get the main course, can’t I at least have some soup? Mr. Brown, aren’t you being a bit too possessive?"
"Possessive?" William was provoked, nodding repeatedly. He discarded his cigarette, grabbed Thalia by the waist, and lifted her onto the sink, pressing her head down to kiss her.
His fingers didn’t stay idle, teasing Thalia until every hair on her body stood on end.
Their passion was intense.
Just as William was about to take things further, someone started pushing the restroom door.
William’s eyes flashed, and he dragged Thalia into a stall, sitting her on the toilet.
"Thalia?"
"Thalia?"
"Weren’t you just going to the restroom? Where’d you go?" Evelyn’s annoyed voice echoed into the restroom.
William’s gaze tightened, his hand on Thalia’s body giving a sharp squeeze.
She yelped in pain.
Evelyn: ...
"Alright, enjoy yourselves! I’ll keep watch," Evelyn declared. She had to support Thalia’s endeavors!
In the stall, Thalia, not getting her way, bit down on William’s shoulder.
The pain made William shiver.
...
Evelyn put up an "under maintenance" sign at the restroom door and even turned off the lights. Her protective measures were impeccable.
She didn’t want Thalia’s fun to be spoiled.
"Ms. Thomas is back?" Evelyn turned the corner and saw Daniel leaning against the stairs, fiddling with a string of beads. His outfit offended Evelyn’s fashion sensibilities.
"We’re all just working folks. What’s with the getup, Mr. Wilson?"
Daniel knew Evelyn couldn’t stand anything ugly, so he didn’t argue. "Where’s your friend?"
"Enjoying herself!"
"With whom?"
"That’s not something Mr. Wilson needs to know."
Daniel had something to say but held back, thinking Thalia, despite her wealth, still needed to be careful in the entertainment industry.
He gave Evelyn a look, and she followed him upstairs, understandingly.
Once upstairs, Evelyn realized this place was another one of Daniel’s.
"Mr. Wilson, your business acumen is impressive, monopolizing all kinds of needs."
Daniel poured her a cup of coffee, lifting his eyes to her. "Didn’t you just say we’re all working folks?"
The implication was clear.
He wasn’t the owner here, just an employee.
"Have some coffee and wait."
"Wait for what?"
"Wait for your friend, and I’ll wait for mine."
Evelyn: ... "William is here too?"
Daniel gave her a knowing look. "If I’m not mistaken, they’re probably enjoying themselves right now."
Evelyn: ... What! So exciting?