Chapter 158 I Have No Other Choice
“Oliver, this cuttlefish paste is delicious. I specially bought it just for today. Here, have a taste.”
“Thank you, Cameron.” Oliver ‘obediently’ nodded and reached out his bowl to accept Cameron’s enthusiasm. “I can do it myself.”
Cameron pretended to be shy as she said, “Oh, don’t be so polite. I’m only older than you by a few years. You can speak to me casually.”
Sitting opposite them, Gale lost his appetite while watching their interaction. He endured it for a while but finally couldn’t take it anymore. He snapped at them irritably, “Are you sure this brat lost his memories?! Even if he lost his memories, why does he constantly come over to somebody else’s house for free meals when he doesn’t work or earn money of his own?!”
“Why do you care?” Cameron rolled her eyes at him. “I wonder who it was that came without an invitation. Don’t you feel embarrassed for accusing others of freeloading?”
“Cameron Miller, you—”
“Stop right there.” She raised her hand. “I don’t want to argue with you today. Gale, no, Mr. Langley, shut up if you want to eat.”
Gale was so mad that steam was practically coming out of his ears. He was about to say something when Courtney mediated between them. “Don’t misunderstand. Nobody came here to freeload. It was my idea to invite Oliver here for dinner. Oliver helped me with something the other day. It’s all because of him that the previous scandal was resolved. So, I wanted to thank him for his help. Similarly, I also invited Mr. Langley here for dinner. He happened to be with Alexander when I invited Alexander over just now, so I invited him too.”
Those words reminded Gale that he had been standing in a jewelry shop and choosing a diamond ring less than an hour ago. However, he was now watching Cameron flirting with another man right in front of him without any hesitation. Thus, his anger burned stronger.
“The chicken wings in the oven should be done. I’ll go and check on it.” Oliver suddenly spoke up as if he did not notice the tense atmosphere around him. Then, he walked away with an innocent expression.
“I’ll go with you.” Cameron followed after him like his shadow. Gale sat there for a few seconds before slamming his cutlery down on the table with a loud ‘thud’ and following after them.
Only Courtney and Alexander were left at the dining table. They looked at each other in consternation for a moment, then Courtney said worriedly, “It’ll be fine, right?”
“Who are you worried about?”
“Oliver, of course,” she replied as if it were a matter of course. “Didn’t you see Gale’s expression just now? He looked like he was going to tear Oliver apart.”
“I think if it really came down to a fight, Oliver won’t lose to Gale.”
“Is that so? Oliver doesn’t look like he knows how to fight. He’s just a child.”
Upon hearing those words, Alexander frowned slightly in displeasure. He seemed to be unhappy with her evaluation of Oliver being a ‘child’. Many times, women were prone to feeling motherly toward somebody—so much so that they could not see the reality in front of them.
The truth was that Oliver was nearly 1.85 meters tall. He was pretty muscular too. On the other hand, Gale spent most of his time in debauchery. He had nothing but his good looks; he was all flash and no bang. Comparatively, it was obvious that Gale was no match for Oliver in terms of combat. However, Oliver had the most likable and angelic face ever. Therefore, he easily captured the hearts of all the older ladies around him. It was rumored that his hotel room was cleaned seven or eight times a day.
Looking at Courtney’s worried expression, Alexander shook his head helplessly.
Throughout the entire meal, everybody had to play the peacemaker between Cameron and Gale. Dinner lasted for more than an hour, and they bickered non-stop the entire time. Both parties were unwilling to give in to the other. In the end, they agreed to bring their fight elsewhere. Once they left, the house finally became peaceful again.
It was late at night. The guests were gone, and the two children were with Scott. Thus, only Courtney and Alexander were left at home. Courtney cleaned up the leftovers on the table and piled the dirty dishes in the sink. Then, a pair of arms wrapped around her waist from behind.
“Don’t!” she exclaimed, wriggling slightly. “It tickles…” All her ticklish parts were concentrated at her waist area. Hence, she was most afraid of people touching her around the waist, especially Alexander. Fortunately, Alexander only hugged her without doing anything else. He simply placed his chin on her right shoulder and murmured in a deep but strong voice, “It’s getting late.”
“If you’re tired, you can go to bed first.” She knew exactly what he was thinking about when he said those words. Thus, she blushingly murmured, “I need to do the dishes.”
Her voice was as soft as a mosquito’s buzzing. It felt like an electric shock running through his body when he heard her voice. Rubbing his face against her neck, he muttered, “You can do them tomorrow.”
“I need to go to work tomorrow.”
“I’ll do it.”
“Umph—” Before she could answer, he sealed her lips. Leisurely letting his hands roam from her waist to her chest, his large hands cupped her soft mounds. She moaned as her breasts were fondled, the sound echoing throughout the huge apartment. Then, she leaned weakly against his chest as she breathed heavily with a flushed face. With nowhere to put her hands that were adorned with yellow rubber gloves, they hung in mid-air. White bubbles gathered at her fingertips, and water dripped from them. By then, the clothes under her apron were almost fully removed. The sound of a metal buckle coming undone rang out in the still night air. He lifted her waist with one hand while the other hand lifted the hem of her skirt. His gaze darkened instantly as he entered her right by the sink.
“Ah—” Her hands gripped the sides of the sink tightly. Her breasts slapped against the backs of her hands again and again in the same tempo as the surging rhythm from behind her, making lewd noises. During the chaos, they knocked into the water tap and turned it on. Then, the water spraying out splashed against them. The cold water couldn’t lower the temperature of their bodies. He was like a beast that was finally released after being imprisoned for a long time—his hunger was immense. Thus, they went at it again and again.
During the latter half of the night, Courtney lay limply in Alexander’s arms. She was completely drained of strength. Concerned about her body, Alexander finally stopped ravaging her and carried her to the bathroom to clean up.
Her body was covered in red marks. She was half immersed in the bathtub and her messy hair was sticking to her face. Leaning against his arm, she fell asleep. Moreover, it was a deep and peaceful sleep. No matter how he splashed water at her or scrubbed her body, she showed no signs of waking. Looking at her innocent and pleasing appearance, he nearly lost control and wanted to make love to her again.
Enduring his unfulfilled lust, he carried her back to the bed and planted a kiss on her forehead. After that, he pulled her into his arms, finally feeling satisfied enough to close his eyes and sleep.
He had always been a sensible person. When he was younger, he was overly mature for his age. As a result, he was disliked by the adults yet could not fit in with people his age. After he became an adult, his emotional aspects became even more suppressed. Even if he respected his grandfather greatly, he was not close to him. Furthermore, he did not believe that marriage was a lifestyle worth pursuing due to the relationship his parents had.
With such a rational and rigid way of thinking, his beliefs about never getting married had never been shaken before. Even if his grandfather threatened to cut him off from what he considered most important—his career—if he did not continue the family lineage, he had rather taken the extreme method of hiring a surrogate mother to covertly rebel against getting married.
However, Alexander had never been more certain that he had fallen in love with somebody. No matter whether it was the compatibility of their bodies or their personalities, it all made him believe that the woman in his arms right now was his only life partner. If, like what Grandpa said, one could only choose one person to accompany them for the rest of their lives… then I am extremely certain that no one else can fit that bill besides Courtney.
