“Let me assist you with the shower.


    ” Without waiting for her to protest, Matthew carried her straight into the bathroom.


    Once ced in the bathtub filled with warm water, Ste immediately reached for the edge, asserting, “Please, get out.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.


    I can manage on my own.


    ”


    Lowering his head, Matthew took care to clean her body.


    Hisrge hand moved with gentle strokes over her skin, gradually coaxing her into a state of rxation.


    The bathroom was suffused with swirling steam, enveloping everything in a dense mist.


    Ste’s eyshes flickered as she drifted in a haze, feeling hands exploring her body, their touch increasingly intimate.


    Startled, she snapped her eyes open to meet Matthew’s gaze.


    A thin veil of mist separated their eyes, yet the emotions swirling within were all too familiar to Ste.


    Matthew’s gaze bore into hers as he leaned closer, his lips finding hers in a biting ki*s.


    Ste’s head tilted slightly, her grasp on his pajamas loosening as she yielded to his passionate advances.


    With a firm hold on her waist, Matthew drew nearer, his frame pressing against hers as he savored her tender lips.


    At the edge of the bathtub, water cascaded like a waterfall.


    The overwhelming pleasure reached its peak, causing Ste’s belly to convulse several times, a sensation akin to impending demise.


    Her neck arched upward, the back of her head finding support against the wall behind her.


    Gasping for air, tears streamed down her face, her eyes devoid of focus, as though her very soul had departed.


    It was midnight when Matthew was finally satisfied.


    Drained of strength, Ste melted into Matthew’s embrace like water, her eyes shutting, eyshes quivering with each breath.


    Shecked the energy to move.


    After a brief rest, she recalled her earlier intention to inform Matthew.


    “Be emailed me, inviting me to take her student selection test.


    I epted.


    ”


    After a pause, Matthew nodded thoughtfully, then asked, “Would you like to invite Be to our wedding?”


    Ste was already very sleepy.


    But Matthew’s words immediately sobered her up.


    There was no trace of sleepiness


    in her anymore.


    She asked, “Is it okay?”


    Matthew’s lips curved into a gentle smile.


    “Of course.


    I know you have always wanted to spend more time with Be.


    This is your chance.


    Invite her to our wedding.


    ”


    Ste thought for a while.


    Then, she shook her head, looking dispirited.


    “But I had a fight with Elizabethst time.


    Be loves her so much.


    I don’t think Be would want to attend my wedding.


    So, forget it.


    ”


    She sighed slightly.


    Matthew pursed his lips.


    He suggested, “Just give it a try.


    Be has sent you an invitation email, which only means she knows what is right and wrong.


    It’s okay if she rejects you.


    At least you give it a try.


    ”


    Ste took a deep breath.


    Her innate stubbornness was faintly reignited by Matthew’s encouragement.


    She stood up and turned on theputer.


    After thinking for a while, she began typing on the keyboard.


    She wrote a long email inviting Be to her wedding.


    She also attached a wedding photo she and Matthew had taken in the studio.


    But before clicking the send button, she called Matthew over and asked him to check it for her.


    After he confirmed to her it was okay, she immediately sent it.


    At this moment, Be was still in her office in Dorburn.


    She had just finished her work.


    After shutting down herputer, she leaned against her chair, pinched her be, and nced at the calendar.


    She thought of Kristian, who had been out for several days.