Chapter 459

That was a possibility Elissa hadn't considered.

After all, the Murphy Group's biggest business had once been real estate. With Rowan's personal wealth, if he claimed to be second in Vistapeak City's property market, no one would dare claim first. The apartment across the hall was just a rental for him. Besides, his primary residence, Rivercross Residence, was only a few miles away!

Elissa was momentarily stunned. "You're not going back to Rivercross Residence?"

"Nope," Rowan said, his tone utterly shameless. "I'm going to whoever made me homeless."

"

"..."

That was just like him.

Elissa paused, wiping away the shampoo suds that were about to run into her eyes. "Then I'll just ask the professor and his wife to move over here."

"Fine by me," Rowan chuckled. "Go ahead. Go wake up the old couple in the middle of the night."

Elissa finally understood his game. He had probably planned this whole thing from the moment he arranged for her professor to stay across the hall. What a schemer.

"I'm in the shower," she said.

"The passcode is the same one I sent you before."

With that, she hung up and went back to her shower.

As she heard the faint sound of the front door opening and closing, her thoughts began to race. It wasn't that she'd never stayed at Rowan's place before, but this was the first time he had come to hers.

Her mind was a jumble. After rinsing the shampoo from her hair, she squeezed shower gel into her palm and, in a daze, started lathering it into her hair again. ...Stop it!

She wasn't a teenager with her first crush. Why was she getting so flustered just because a man was on the other side of the door?

Taking a deep breath, Elissa calmed herself and focused on finishing her shower.

Outside, Rowan walked in, casually found his slippers in the shoe cabinet, and put them on. He strolled over to the bathroom door, where the sound of running water filled the art, and leaned languidly against thẻ frame. The thought that the girl who had been by his side since childhood was right inside this room washed away the stress from his work.

After Elissa finished showering, she reached for a towel to dry off and suddenly realized—she hadn't brought any clothes in with her!

The master bedroom had its own ensuite bathroom, and since moving out of Greenwood Manor she had getter lazy. She would often, step out of the shower, naked and

carefree, and leisurely pick out a set

of pajamas to wear.

But tonight, not only had she forgotten her pajamas, but she'd also left the bedroom door open. And more importantly, there was a man in her apartment. "Knock, knock-"

The sudden sound made Elissa jump. Before she could say anything, the man's relaxed voice drifted in. "Still daydreaming in there?"

"..." Elissa didn't argue. She resigned herself to the situation. "Can you go get me a set of pajamas?"

So that was it.

Rowan knew she must be tired after such a long day, so he decided not to tease her further. "Wait there."

He turned and walked toward the

andy walk-in closet. He had intended to just grab something for her, but

when he opened the door and him et

eyes fell on the section with her

pajamas and lingerie, he raised an eyebrow. As always, they were a wild collection.

The clothes she wore out were always elegant and proper, but her loungewear came in every style imaginable: cute, flashy, playful..... and now, a new category: sexy.

Rowan's gaze lingered on a silk nightgown that consisted of barely any fabric. An uncontrollable heat flared in his lower abdomen.