Chapter 123

Lucius asked, "Why did you go to bed so early last night?" Valerie took a sip of the chilled water before she looked at him with a cheeky smile. "I stripped down, cleaned up, and waited for someone all night. Yet, he never came." Her teasing tone and bewitching gaze had him momentarily spellbound. "Why don't we make up for that right now?" He had been busy until the middle of the night and hadn't returned home until it was late. To keep her from smelling the blood on him, he had soaked in the bath for an hour. He hadn't had the heart to wake her, seeing her sleep so soundly. Valerie pushed him away. "I went to bed hungry last night, and you won't even let me eat this morning? That's just cruel." Her mock pout and wounded tone made Lucius laugh. "I'll eat with you." During breakfast, he asked, "Aren't you curious why I want to buy that old property from the Woodward family?" Valerie said, "Go on, tell me." Lately, Lucius had found himself wanting to share more and more whenever