Chapter 1024

Frederick's lips curved into an even deeper smirk. Suddenly, his large hands cupped Hazel's delicate face, turning her toward him until their eyes met. His brows and eyes brimmed with amusement as he said with deliberate seriousness, "If you want to look, then look openly. I took your card—not only will I let you look, but I’ll cooperate with whatever you want to do!" The implication was blatantly obvious. Hazel blinked her innocent, doe-like eyes rapidly, then swiftly reached out and yanked open Frederick's shirt. Her eyes sparkled with excitement as she began counting his abs with earnest focus. "One, two, three..." Once finished, her hand shamelessly glided over the well-defined ridges of his eight-pack. "Not bad, young man. Eight solid abs—feels great to the touch!" Frederick: "..." In an instant, the tables had turned. The one who had been teasing was now the one being teased. His mind hadn’t quite caught up with the sudden shift, struggling to follow Hazel's unpredictable train o