Chapter 98
Moira no longer resisted the man’s intimacy and even started responding proactively. Sensing her change. Virgil’s lingering kisses trailed down her delicate jawline, growing increasingly bold
Realizing he wasn’t just after a quick kiss and feeling the heat radiating from the man, Moira softly reminded him. “It’s the second day for me today It’s not convenient.”
Virgil lifted his head. His hazel eyes now tinged with a frightening red. His voice was hourse heyond recognition as he said, “I can’t stop now. Help
After it ended, Moira went to the bathroom to clean up, scrubbing her hands with snap over and over again. She even splashed lier face with cold water to cool the obvious blush on her cheeks.
When she adjusted her clothes in front of the mirror, she noticed hickeys on her neck, Some were fresh and dark, others faint from the night before. Fomunately, the faint marks were hidden beneath her hair,
Just as her flushed face began to cool down, the heat crept back again. She splashed her face with cold water once more before reluctantly stepping out of the bathroom.
To her surprise, Virgil wasn’t m the living room o
room or the bedroom. He had left
Moira found in hard to believe he would leave just like that. She knew he had work in the afternoon, but he hadn’t even said goodbye,
Feeling a bit annoyed, she pulled out her phone but saw no text from him
She couldn’t help but suspect that he was so eager to bring her home and even carried her luggage upstairs considerately because he wanted her to satisfy his physical needs.
“Yes, that must be it. Moira said to herself.
She sat on the sofa for a while to calm herself down. Then, she got up to take a shower before going to bed.
Since the curtains were drawn, Moira was unaware of the time and slept until evening. When she finally checked her phone, it was already
She noticed two missed calls and a text message. The missed calls were from Baldwin and Virgil.
Moira checked the text which read: [Not coming home for dinner. Judging by the timestamp, Virgil had sent it after she missed his call.
Instead of calling Virgil back, Moira called Baldwin.
rings, Baldwin answered, “Moirar
After a few ru
“Sorry, I fell asleep in the afternoon and didn’t get your call,” Moira explained.
Haldwan said, “It’s fine. You must be tired these days. You deserve the rest
“Was there something you needed? Moira suspected italdwin’s call was likely related to Reformers.
Sure enough, in the next moment, Balwin said, “Reformers called me. They said you refused to cooperate with their work and made random posts cashine, which caused significant losses to their production team. They’re considering seeking compensation from us,”
Sance the recommendation had come from Dusk Furnishing, in indirectly
uplicated their company as well.
The fact that Stora had a boyfriend want disclosed when Dusk Furnishing initially recommended her as the designer was a hidd
tee that the inur had blown up, Dusk Furnishing was expected to compensate the production team for their losses. Baldwin briefly relayed Preston’s words to Moira
Mose a true ord and said. “They wanted me to fake a relationslup with Benton i There was a brief silence on Haldwan’s end labore he sighed and remarked, “Moira, you always surprise me?
for publicity That’s not p “Im sorry” Moura apeilogized
a hidden risk.
She felt guilty for causing Haldwin trouble again. She was afraid
the production i
init team sting her since publicizing such matters wouldn’t bearti
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them. But she did feel bad for Baldwin, who had been helping her, while she kept causing problems for him.
Baldwin suddenly chuckled and said, “If it were anyone else, they’d jump at such an opportunity.
To you realize that faking a relationship with someone as popular as Benton is practically a ticket into the entertainment industry? The money is way easier to cam thats in interior design. Moira, don’t you regret it even a linke?“
Moira thought of Virgil. “Not at all.
Baldwin let out a soft sigh and said, “Your boyfriend is a lucky man?
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