Chapter 166
Cedric didn't want to mention Douglas.
It would make it seem like he was jealous.
Subconsciously, he wanted to vent his anger by belittling Liliana.
Liliana clutched at his shirt, but she couldn't break free from his embrace.
She squirmed, her body full of resistance. "Cedric, let me go."
Her soft body rubbing against his hard chest sent a shiver through him.
His hand on her waist tightened, pulling them even closer.
"I'll go make dinner..."
Liliana didn't want to start a fight with him. She tried to change the subject, to get away from him.
Cedric's grip on her waist suddenly loosened. Before she could breathe a sigh of relief, the man, a head taller than her, bent down and hoisted her onto his shoulder
"Ah—" she gasped, instinctively wrapping her arms tightly around his shoulders.
"I'm not hungry," Cedric said, carrying her up the stairs. "Instead of wasting time on dinner, we could be doing something more meaningful."
Liliana knew exactly what he meant by 'meaningful'.
He was going to unleash this nameless rage on her in bed.
She was wearing black leggings that hugged her slender legs, accentuating the curve of her full, round bottom.
She was also wearing light, elegant makeup and a faint perfume.
The thought of her going to see Douglas looking like this, spending the entire day with him, made Cedric clench his jaw, his expression tense.
He carried her straight to the bathroom and bent down to put her on her feet.
The lights were off. After the dizzying spin, being suddenly set down made Liliana stumble, and she fell backward, landing on the edge of the bathtub.
She instinctively reached out to steady herself, her fingertips hooking onto the buckle of his belt.
Before she could react, a stream of ice-cold water rained down from above.
The showerhead sprayed most of the water onto Liliana, with some splashing onto Cedric's shoulder.
His white shirt was soaked, clinging to his chest.
Drenched in cold water, Liliana let out an involuntary cry, her voice mingling with the sound of the cascading water.
It was like a stone dropping into a calm lake, sending ripples spreading through Cedric's heart.
Liliana struggled, pulling him off balance. His veined hand braced against the wall as she pulled him closer.
He steadied himself against the wall, then bent down and covered her cool lips with his.
His other hand threaded into her hair, holding her head still, preventing her from escaping, from moving at all.
The white moonlight streamed through the window, enveloping them both-
A wave of bitterness and pain washed over Liliana.
She couldn't sit steadily on the edge of the tub, so she could only c
Sothes, relying o
tightly to his
grip to keep from falling in
The water from the shower
gmfortable heat, and the man's.. gradually warmed from icy cold toet
anger transformed into deste
He was already at the point of no return. Liliana couldn't resist, so she let him do as he pleased-
At two in the morning, the intimacy finally ended.
Wrapped in a towel, Liliana was carried out of the bathroom by him.
Beneath the towel, only her calves and her fair feet were visible.
A red mark circled her ankle where he had held her for too long.
She was placed on the soft, large bed, and some of the soreness in her body subsided.
Cedric's gaze was fixed on her, on the small face, still flushed, framed by her scattered long hair.
Liliana blinked a couple of times, looking back at him.
Suddenly, he moved, walking around
the foot of the bed to her side.
the the birth control I
took
twisted the cap
off, shats and
let
one out.
The tiny pill rolled into his palm.
He stared at it for a few seconds, his brow unconsciously furrowing—