"Mr. Lloyd, Ms. Stevens, the sun's already up! Are you still not out of bed?"
The next morning, Andrew was woken up by a loud commotion outside. He got out of bed and looked out the window.
Downstairs, the Serenity Villa was already surrounded by official cars. Everyone attending the Grand Medical Summit had a government car assigned for transport, a clear sign of the province's importance to the event.
Aspen slowly sat up, her pale, delicate body covered in red marks. Last night, Andrew's relentless assault had left almost no part of her unscathed. She let out a slight hiss as she moved her legs, feeling the soreness between them. Glancing down at the bed, she saw a faint red stain on the sheets. Moreover, her lower body felt swollen and sore.
She mumbled, "What a jerk! He doesn't know how to go easy at all!'
She shot a resentful glance at Andrew, her eyes filled with a mix of embarrassment and lingering shame. She could not believe that she had actually slept with the man who had enslaved her.
Just thinking about it made her feel both humiliated and oddly excited.
Andrew picked her up from the bed and grinned. "Come on, let's take a shower together. Ms. Garcia is already waiting."
Aspen immediately turned her head away. "No!"
Andrew raised an eyebrow. "No?"
Aspen nodded firmly. "Yeah, no! I'm afraid if we shower together, you'll start messing with me again!"
Andrew laughed, completely unapologetic. "Not bad, my little servant. You know me too well. Aspen, you have no idea how addictive you are."
Aspen could not help but feel a tiny sense of pride mixed with embarrassment. She asked, "Addictive? What do you mean?"
Andrew leaned in, his hot breath brushing against her ear. "It means I can't get enough of you—I just want to keep doing it."
Aspen's heart skipped a beat, her face flushing pink. She did not feel angry or embarrassed, just an inexplicable joy bubbling up inside. She wanted it too—she wanted to be taken by him, again and again.
Aspen whispered softly from his arms, declining him gently, "But you still have to represent Blumedale Hospital later! Be good, let's not do it now. You need to save your strength!"
For one, her body could not take much more after last night. With Andrew's wild energy, if they continued, she might really end up in the hospital.
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