Chapter 144 This Is Nothing

• “You’ll get it eventually!” He then proceeded to stride into the washroom. The faucet was then turned on to enable the splashing of more cold water onto his face.
• He could not possibly admit to getting turned on by her. Since it was inappropriate to pull any moves on her given the circumstances, Lionel tried his best to cool his face. When his efforts were for naught, his last resort was to head out to the garden for a puff.
• The woman tilted her head as she stood at a distance behind him. She was not so innocent for she could figure out what was up. Even though there were more than two opportunities for him to cross the line with her earlier, he showed no inclination to do so. It spoke to reason that he must have been, as he had so bluntly put it himself, genuinely disinterested in her.