"I bought some time for Jimmy and Jackson to eradicate those people outside quietly so that I could rescue you without any risk." Stanley looked down at Sharon with deep gazes. "I just didn't expect that Harvey would wear a bomb on him and Shawn would appear out of nowhere."
He twirled a strand of her hair between his slender fingers as he asked, "Were you touched when Shawn took a bullet for you?"
Sharon pursed her lips and nodded. "Yes."
Stanley felt slightly annoyed and subconsciously tightened his grip on her hair.
"Hiss..."
Suddenly, Sharon felt a slight pain in her scalp and quickly patted his hand, whining, "Let go."
He pulled her hair.
Stanley let go of her and his expression faded. He pursed his thin lips tightly, seemingly unhappy.
Sharon glanced at him and blushed. She slowly said, "But I'm more touched by what you did to me."
Stanley was taken aback. He lowered his eyes and squinted. "What did you say? Say it again!"
Sharon muttered, "You heard me..."
"I didn't hear you. Say it again!" he said in a tough tone.
He was really overbearing.
Sharon curled her lips, and her ears turned a little red too this time. "I'm very touched by what you've done there, but I don't know how to express it..."
Every word she said, Stanley's gazes became deeper and more passionate.
Sharon did not dare to look at him and simply expressed what she thought, "Shawn and I have known each other for so many years, and he was shot. His life was at stake last night, so I was anxious and worried, but this is a normal reaction... I don't have feelings for him now. I only regard him as my brother."
Sharon sniffed and said, "When Dr. Perkins went to see me, I didn't know that you were in the ward last night and had a high fever. When I saw you lying on the bed, motionless, I was scared..."
"Honey, don't be angry with me, okay?"
Sharon grazed at his arm lovingly. When she left Shawn and went to the ward to find him only to realize that he had discharged himself, she knew that he must be furious, so much so to do such a thing.
Stanley curled his arms around her waist and lifted her up, then said in a deep voice, "Say it again!"
"S-Say what?"
"Honey." Stanley's eyes grew darker. "I like to hear you calling me that."
Sharon blushed with embarrassment. In order to coax him, she gritted his teeth and said sweetly, "Honey..."
Stanley's Adam's apple moved. He lowered his head and kissed her lips.
Sharon took the initiative to hug him and kissed him back.
Stanley's voice came from between his lips and teeth, "You succeeded..."
Sharon didn't understand. "In what?"
"In knowing what is my weak spot, what trick and what to do to comfort me and make me not angry at you."
Sharon pushed him away and smiled. "Are you really not angry with me?"
Stanley glanced at her and said, "No next time. Be a good girl and don't make me angry."
Sharon nodded wildly. "Okay, okay."
Stanley found her puppy- like expression irresistible. She looked at him with the big watery eyes, which were both adorable and pitiful. There was nothing he could do.
Stanley lowered his head and kissed her again.
He didn't kiss her lightly as there was a hint of punishment in it. Sharon frowned in agony and whined softly, "It hurts..."
Stanley apparently had heard it as he slowed down and gradually became gentle.
There seemed to be endless love in between his gentle touches. Sharon felt as if she was floating on the fluffy clouds. In a daze, an emotion exploded in her heart as she whispered, "Honey, I like you..."
His kiss abruptly stopped.
Stanley suddenly let go of her.
Sharon suddenly came to her senses as well.
"Oh my god! What did I just say?"
She was dumbfounded.
Stanley lifted her chin and stared straight into her eyes. "What did you say?"
Sharon looked askance at him. "1-1 didn't say anything. I didn't say anything..."
"Sharon Cruz!" Stanley called her name, and his voice was somewhat unstable. "Say it again!"
Sharon said, suppressing her awkwardness, "I don't know what I said. What do you want me to say?"
Stanley gritted his teeth and said, "You're pretending, aren't you?"
"No, I don't know..."
Stanley raised his hand and spanked her body. "Little vixen!"
Sharon was pulled into his tight embrace. She took the initiative to reach out and hold him, grazing her face against his chest and listening to the thumping heartbeat.
She didn't know whether it was his heartbeat or hers.
In short, both of their hearts were beating very fast.
The vigorous and energetic heartbeat came from the chest.
Sharon blurted her internal feelings in a daze, so she should be the one who was nervous with a racing heartbeat.
Why was his heart beating so fast as well?
Was he thinking of something sinister during the kiss?
Sharon did not think much about it and only thought that men's heart rate was naturally faster than women's.
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