GoodReadAs soon as Scarlett opened the door, she could smell wine on Raymond, which was quite awful. She had never seen him so drunk.
“Scarlett.” Putting his hand against the door to support himself u p, Raymond looked down at her. Then he raised his hand and pointed to his throat. "I'm very thirsty.
Would you please poura glass of water?” Scarlett raised her eyebrows in surprise. Thinking that he was heavily drunk, she didn't expect him to still be aware of his physical state and even chere to ask for water.
It was so quiet in the hotel's corridor at midnight.
Scarlett stood for a few seconds before taking a step back and said, "Please cin and sit down." Without Hilla around, she had to boil swater for him.
Raymond followed Scarlett into the room. After sitting down, he looked up at Scarlett, who was putting the kettle on at the entrance. He was somewhat absentminded.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe had thought she would kick him out.
After pressing the button on the kettle, Scarlett leaned against the cabat the entrance and turned to look at Raymond sitting on the sofa. He was looking up at her, but his eyes were a little dull. She couldn't figure out what was on his mind.
The radiator warmed the whole room up. After sitting for a while, Raymond felt a little hot, and he raised his hand to unbutton his shirt.
After unbuttoning one, he seemed to feel it was still so hot. Then he raised his slender index finger and began to unbutton the second one.
The neckline of his shirt was open wide, revealing his collarbones on both sides.
Although he was a man, his delicate collarbones could make a woman envy.
The kettle began to whistle. Scarlett looked away from Raymond and poured shot water into a cup halffilled with cold water. Holding the cup in her hand, she walked to the sofa and bent over to put it in front o f him.
Raymond bent over and took the cup. He said "thank you" in a hoarse voice and then slightly raised his head to drink.
As he leaned over, the neckline of his shirt was open wider. Scarlett peered over and clearly saw his well- proportioned figure and fair skin.
Her face turned slightly red, and she quickly took her eyes off him.
She was surprised to find that although Raymond looked thin, he had a muscly body under his clothes.
But this was understandable. Raymond was a selfdisciplined man, and no matter how busy his work was, he always spent eight hours a week doing fitness exercises.
He never drank too much, and it was the first tshe saw him so hammered.
After drinking swarm water, Raymond felt a lot better.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWithin a few seconds, he finished drinking the whole cup of water. He then put the cup on the table, slightly looked up at Scarlett and said, "Sorry to disturb you. I'll go now and please have a good rest." While saying this, he stood up.
His shirt was a little loose, and his tie was torn halfopen. There was a windbreaker in his arms, and his cool face had beca little reddish because of the alcohol.
Scarlett remained silent. Crossing her arms, she watched him get up and head to the door.
He did disturb her. She had been asleep for over an hour, however, because of his knocking at the door, she had to get up.
Scarlett thought she had shown enough kindness by suppressing her anger and allowing him into her room.
Raymond soon cto the door. However, after putting his hand on the handle, he couldn't help looking back at her.
She just stood there looking at him. Under the dim yellow light, she wore a faint smile, and her beautiful eyes looked cold.
He knew that he displeased her again.
He looked away and slightly lowered his head. Then h e loosened his grip on the handle and strode back. Upon coming to her side, he put his hand around Scarlett's waist and held her in his arms.
Scarlett frowned but didn't move. Instead, she just looked up at him calmly.
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