Chapter 236

Even a man like Lucius—cold, disciplined, and untouchable for years—faltered at Valerie's advances. Fresh from the shower, she carried a clean, intoxicating scent that slipped off her pale, flawless skin. Her silk nightgown clung to her, tracing every line of her curvy body. Lucius forced his gaze away from her body. "I still have work to finish, so I'll sleep in the study tonight." Just as he turned to leave, she pushed him back onto the bed and pinned him down. "You can work after fulfilling your husbandly duties." He hadn't expected Valerie to be this direct. When he struggled to get up, she shoved him down again and tore open his shirt. While ripping it, she warned, "Don't think I don't know what you're doing. Trying to dodge responsibilities doesn't work on me." Lying flat on the bed, Lucius was amused by her fiercely adorable expression. Why was she sometimes cold, sometimes willful, and sometimes fierce, yet so endearing? In the end, emotion overpowered reason, and the tw