Jepherson headed straight to Raeleigh's room. Sitting down on her bed, he looked at the pictures of a baby on the wall for a while before taking a shower, then went back downstairs to rest. On the other hand, Raeleigh remained downstairs, refusing to return to her room as Jepherson was inside. 'There's plenty of room in my house. I could sleep in any of them anyway,' she thought. However, Jepherson seemed to know what she was thinking. So, he left her room shortly.
Raeleigh didn't go upstairs until she saw him returning to his room.
She took one look at the bed when she entered the room, then stood frozen at the door.
A few children's toys lay scattered on the bed. One of them was a toy bear about the size of a palm.
Beside the toy bear was a baby rattle.
Closing the door shut, she went inside and sat down, her eyes turning red as she stared at the toys.
She blinked frantically, trying to hold her tears while she gathered the toys. Later, she dumped all of the items into an empty box, then shoved it under the cabinet.
That night, she did not sleep well. Instead of going to bed, she looked out of the window.
'He was the only person left in the world that I could trust,' she thought to herself.
Just then, she heard a noise outside the door. She turned around and looked behind her. The door swung open, and Jepherson walked in, dressed in purple.
"Why are you here again? Do you think this is fun?" Raeleigh asked curiously. Jepherson did not speak. He closed the door and walked toward her before stopping and reaching out to hold her. Raeleigh struggled but could not move her left hand. Thus, she let him carry her to the window.
He held her in her arms, placing a kiss on her neck. Then, he hugged her quietly as if it was the only thing he wanted from her.
She turned around to look at him, only to find him gazing outside the window with a gentle look in his eyes.
At that moment, as her eyes lingered on his face, she felt an inexplicable sense of heartache recalling what their relationship had become.
She shifted her gaze outside. Now, even a word of concern between them seemed forced.
Although they had never left each other's side, they were slowly growing apart.
The only reason they were still entangled with each other was because of their unquenchable desire.
In the past, Raeleigh looked down upon those people who had friends with benefits.
However, ever since she became entangled with Jepherson, she thought she was no different from them. She let herself slowly drown in it, unable to extricate herself from their toxic relationship.
Sometimes, she would feel worried without reason as never in a million years would she have imagined herself entangled with a man only because she couldn't resist the temptation of his body against hers. 'How could such things happen to me? This is incredible.'
But now...
Jepherson's fingers gently caressed her body. She grabbed his hand, trying to move it away, but instead, Jepherson covered her hand with his and continued touching her. At that moment, she felt an indescribable feeling building inside her.
She tried to resist him, but she couldn't. She secretly admitted that she was physically attracted to him.
Humans were controlled by their desire. Once one settled down comfortably, one would forget the worries of the past and give in to temptation.
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