?


    N bit her lip. "It''s not what you think! Don''t jump to conclusions!"


    "Oh? What do you think I''m thinking? Tell me," Damon coaxed.


    N turned her head away, clearly unwilling to answer.


    Damon took her hands, his movements growing more urgent. "Not going to say?"


    The water in the bathtub rippled in circles.


    By the end of it, N was too exhausted to move, but Damon still wouldn''t stop. It seemed like he wouldn''t let her go unless she answered.


    Finally, N gritted her teeth, her frustration and embarrassment clear as she asked, "I''m tired. Can I just sleep now?"


    Damon leaned down and kissed her lips, then asked gently, "Where did you put it?"


    "In the back of the closet..." N replied, adding without hesitation, "And it''s for you."


    For the rest of the night, she regretted saying those words.


    Damon kept flipping her over, persistently asking her who the clothes were really for. It wasn''t until dawn that he finally let her go. Exhausted, N could barely keep her eyes open. The moment her head hit the pillow, she fell asleep.


    N woke up at 12:30 p.m.


    ncing at the time, she quickly sat up, then copsed back onto the bed.


    After a moment, she called the HR department at Prospectus Technology to request leave, only to be told that Damon had already taken care of it for her.


    N sighed in relief. Ruby and Leon could handle the experiment for the day, so she sent a quick message to Ruby and set her phone down to go back to sleep.


    She didn''t get up until nearly 2:00 p.m.


    As soon as she went downstairs, Lydia hurried over.


    Upon seeing the marks on N''s neck, she thought that youthful energy was something else.


    "Ms. Kinsey, the food''s been kept warm. Would you like to eat now?" Lydia asked.


    "Mm," N hummed in agreement.


    After sleeping all day, she was starving. While she ate, Vrie called.


    "I''ve been so busy today, this is the first chance I''ve had to call. How did the clothes I bought for you work out? Did they make Damon want you even more?" Vrie asked.


    N was silent for a moment, then gritted her teeth and replied, "If you ever buy me something like that again, I''ll tell Brandon that you''re into lingerie."


    Hearing the exasperation in N''s voice, Vrie couldn''t help butugh. "Sounds like things went wellst night. You should keep it up-buy a few more sets."


    "Forget it. I''m not cut out for this," N grumbled.


    Last night, Damon had only known about the lingerie set. Even without seeing them, he had kept her up all night. If she actually wore them... she couldn''t even imagine what would happen.


    Now that she thought about it, when she was half asleepst night, Damon seemed to have said he wanted her to wear them tonight.


    Just thinking about it made N


    grind her teeth. She was already so exhausted that she could barely get out of bed this morning. If he wanted her to wear them tonight, she''d have no chance of making it to work tomorrow.


    What confused her even more was that, even though Damon hadn''t slept all night either, he still managed to get up and go to work this morning.


    Vrie''sughing voice came


    through. Wearing it asionally to


    spice things up is fine, but if you wear it every day, it''s like taking too many tonics-it might even cause a nosebleed."


    N was speechless.


    "I''m not talking to you anymore. Let''s leave it at that." she muttered,


    After hanging up, she started thinking about how to handle tonight.


    Suddenly, her phone buzzed.


    Damon: [Lydia told me you''re up. Eat more to recover. Don''t forget what you promised mest night. I''ll be home early tonight. Wait for me.]