Chapter 20 Chapter 20: Beauty Leads Astray
“I didn’t do it on purpose”
Laura quickly retracted her hand behind her back, her face flushed
Her fingers seemed to still hold the sensation of that soh, yet firm and bouncy touch.
Bart’s face was as dark as night, his brows twisted into a tight knot
But seeing Laura’s head lowered, the tips of her wars peeking out from her hair, as red sa ripe cherries, his already inexplicably heated body became even more restless.
He couldn’t help but swallow hard, his Adam’s apple bobbing with difficulty
“You
Noticing a strand of hair sliding down, obscuring Laura’s eyes,
eached out to brush it away for her,
Laura, thinking he was going to hit her, instinctively tried to dodge, but her legs were numb, and instead of standing up, she fell straight forward.
Bert grabbed her, and in the struggle, they both tumbled onto the sofa.
“You”
Though they didn’t quite end up in a cliché lipolipsituation, Laura and Bert’s position was undeniably suggestive.
Their lower bodies were pressed tightly together, legs intertwined, Bert’s arms supporting him on either side of Laura’s head, their faces close enough to feel each other’s
breath
Ben faintly caught a familiar fragrance.
y night
His memory seemed to rewind to that very
His Adam’s apple bobbed again, and as if bewitched, his head slowly lowered.
Warm breath brushed against her lips, and the man’s face loomed larger before Laure. She should have dodged but his face was just too handsome
So handsome that it took her breath away, and her usually clear mind turned into a sticky mush. Not to mention moving, even her thoughts became incredibly sluggish
The four lips drew closer and closer, about to touch
“Madam, I’ve brought the cotton swabs..
A servant humed in, froze upon seeing the intertwined couple on the sofa, and quickly retreated, wishing to disappear on the spot.
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Bert and Laura snapped back to reality, staring wide–eyed at each other, both frozen in place
“Aren’t you getting up?”
After a moment of staring Laura gritted out a sentence between her teeth..
his baci
Bertabruptly stood up, pulling a muscle in his back, his face paling slightly in pain.
“Apply it yourself!”
Tossing the ointment over, Laura tumed and left, her steps quick and hurried, as if a ghost were chasing her.
Instinctively catching the ointment, Bert’s expression changed again and again.
and with hin
He patted his head, quite annoyed with himself.
Looking at the airment in his hand, he couldn’t help but smile wryly.
How could he apply the ointment to his back by himself?
Back in the master bedroom. Laura flopped onto the bed.
She covered her head with a pillow, then popped back up after three seconds, hitting the pillow several times to vent her frustration, not even sure who she was angry at
Thinking about what had just happened downstairs, she really wanted to slap herself awake.
Last time, she had blacked out from being drunk, but this time she hadn’t even been drinking. How could she have almost done it again with that jerk?
Just as she was feeling upset, Linda called.
Perfect timing to vent
told her everything that had just happened, ending with frustration, Looks kan be deceiving. Bert is too good–looking. I almost made a
She thought her friend would laugh at her, but Linda, after listening, surprisingly agreed, “Right? Looks are just too important. It’s not our fault we’re so into attractive people”
Laura narrowed her eyes slightly, sensing something in her friends words.
There were a couple of fake coughs on
he other end. Linda’s voice sounded guilty. “I was just saying ”
She quickly turned serious. “But inappropriate is inappropriate. Some men are just beautiful on the outside but rotten on the inside, Sis, you have to stay clear–headed
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Laura deeply agreed with this sentiment
She had spent the last three years proving that Bert and she were completely incompatible!
Renewing her resolve, Laura said, “Just six more months. Once I get through it, I’ll say goodbye to the Higgins Family forever”
For these six months, she would maintain a respectful relationship with Bert
Higgins Family Office Building
“I was wrong. I really know I was wrong”
Nash stood in the gleaming office, on the verge of tears. “Uncle, I promise I’ll never do it again
Behind the massive marble desk, Bert sat in his office chair with his arms crossed, sneering. That’s what you said last time, and you forgot it in less than half a month?”
The powerful aura was overwhelming and the coldness was bone chilling. Under Bett’s strong and terrifying presence, Nast’s legs went weak, and he almost knelt down.
Tm sorry! Uncle! Please forgive me!”
If this continued, he would be scared to death.
Bert continued to sneer.
Nash finally burst into tears.
“Patheticr
Bert snapped coldly, gesturing towards the door with his chin, “Get out! If there’s a nest time, our Africa branch is short on labor.”
Heaning this, Nash turned andran
In his tenor, he slammed his forehead into the door, but he didn’t dare to delay for even a second. With a large bump on his head, he stumbled away as quickly as possible.
Watching his nephew’s pathetic behavior. Berr’s temples throbbed.
Nach was the only son of Cert’s older brother and his wife. Spoiled since childhood, he was uneducated and constantly causing trouble.
This time, he had gotten into serious trouble.
A shocking scandal of school bullying had erupted at Ning An Private High School. The bullied student had been tortured to death, and the videos of his life were exposed shocking everyone and refreshing viewers‘ understanding of the ugliness of human nature.
Unfortunately, Nash was also involved in this matter.
Because the matter had blown up and was extremely popular online, with countless eyes watching Nash faced the risk of imprisonment if he was exposed. At the very
least, it would severely affect his future
Because Bert had a friend who was a golden lawyer with an undefeated record but a strange temper, Nash’s mother had turned to Bert for help
felt the pressure was tembly low as soon as I came in this morning. Who has provoked our Young Master Higgins again?”
The office door was casually knocked twice, and Sunny swaggered in
Bert snorted coldly.
Sunny wasn’t afraid of his cold face at all, smiling brightly, “What did your sister–in–law’s little troublemaker cause trouble again?”
“A fool”
Bert didn’t hold back at all when scolding his nephew
Surry agreed wholeheartedly,
- ly. “He needs to learn a lesson or one day
ay he’ll cause a huge disaster”
Bert narrowed his eyes slightly.
if Nash hadn’t just been a good–for–nothing with a decent nature, he wouldn’t have helped this time
According to his investigation, Nash was simply dragged into the bullying by those bullies due to his lack of brains. In fact, he hadn’t done anything to the victim himself t
most just joined in with a few mocking words.
However, although he had cleared Nash from this incident, he still had to receive the punishment he deserved
Seeing Bert’s cold and stem face, Sunny knew Nash was in for t
