Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Immediately after, Vincent kissed Stephanic. His kissing skill, refined through several encounters, was now better. Stephanie’s lips were inconceivably soft with a sweetness that tasted like the fragrance of roses, jasmines, and pear blossoms.

Vincent’s tongue swept into Stephanie’s mouth, with his palm cradling the back of her head as they kissed deeply and tenderly.

Stephanie weakly wrapped her arms around Vincent’s neck, letting him do what he wanted.

With a shortened breath, Vincent slid his warm palm upward along Stephanie’s leg but pulled away from the kiss the next second and said h o a r e l y, “You

can get off.”

Getting the meaning, Stephanie quickly stood up and couldn’t help but glance at Vincent’s c r o t c h.

Vincent pulled up the blanket to cover his lap and faced her, uttering, “Get some sleep.”

“Okay,” said Stephanie, pushing him upstairs.

Vincent cleared his throat and said, “You should go back to y

b your

bedroom tonight.”

Stephanie nodded dejectedly and said, “I’m going to Fantasy Boutique tomorrow. I need to finalize my resignation since I was officially working there before.”

After pondering, Vincent replied, “I’ll have someone to take you there tomorrow.”

Stephanie knew Vincent was worried about her safety as she might m

t meet Douglas and Florence there. With a nod, she agreed, “I’m going”

Vincent hummed as a yes, watching Stephanie walk to her bedroom.

Holding the doorknob, Stephanie pushed the door, opening a c r c k as she suddenly looked at Vincent and uttered, “Stephie.” With Vincent turning stunned, Stephanie added smilingly, “You can call me Stephie.”

Vincent replied with clenched, fists, “Okay, Stephie.”

“Goodnight, Vincent,” said Stephanie. Vincent then replied, “Goodnight.”

Even after Stephanie entered her room for quite some time, Vincent remained staring at the door and muttered, “Stephie… Stephie…” He repeated the

nickname several times with a grin

Suddenly, the bedroom door opened just when Vincent said the nickname.

Stephanie peeked out and blinked naughtily, asking. “You called me?”

Vincent cleared his throat and answered solemnly, “Goodnight, Stephie.”

Holding back her laughter, Stephanie replied, “Goodnight.”

After closing the door, she rolled on the bed and screamed, “What am I going to do? Vincent’s just too adorable!”

Meanwhile, Vincent was taking a cold shower in the bathroom next door after getting turned on moments ago. He realized that his self-control, which he was proud of, would collapse whenever he was infimate with Stephanie.

Stephanie wanted to live with him, but Vincent was afraid to because he was afraid that he couldn’t restrain himself from doing something he shouldn’t,

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Whey Vincent came out after a 40-minute cold shower, it was already half past one. The vibrating phone on his nightstand showed Zane’s name on the caller ID “Speak,” he answered..

Cane reported, “Mr. Fletcher, those men only confessed that someone hired them to check if you’re truly disabled. If yes, you can stay alive. But if you’re not, they can proceed to kill you. When the hirer got worried about unforeseen circumstances, they ordered you to be killed. But the men didn’t know the information about the hirer. Since the number they used for communication is a network virtual phone, we can only wait for the next contact to track

Looking into the night, Vincent squinted and said, “The hirer won’t contact again.”

“What should we do with those men?” asked Zane.

Vincent said coldly, “Leave them to Joseph.”

“Rogy that,” replied Zane.

After ending the call, Vincent pursed his mouth, thinking that the culprit behind this had suspected him of faking disability, thus beginning to make their moves. With disdain in his eyes, he mused. ‘But they’ll eventually get caught red-handed.”

The next morning, Stephanie was awoken by her phone’s vibration and opened her eyes, realizing the call was from Giovanni.

“What’s up, Gio?” she asked.

Giovanni said. “The drug analysis result is out. It’s just a common medicine for insomnia.

With a frown, Stephanie questioned, “Any cooling ingredients in it?”

“No. Boss, you’re being too suspicious, aren’t you?” asked Giovanni.

Stephanie replied. “Forget what I asked.”

Giovanni wanted to say more, but Stephanie hung up the call.

Neither the traditional medicine nor investigated medicine contain cooling ingredients, so Stephanie suspected the ingredients could only be mixed in

the diet.

After checking that the time was half past six, she quickly washed up and changed into sportswear before going to the kitchen.

Lydia was making breakfast and nodded slightly after noticing Stephanie, greeting, “Good morning, Mrs. Fletcher,”

With a smile, Stephanie greeted back, “Good morning, Lydia. I’ll prepare Vincent’s meals from now on.”

Stunned, Lydia asked, “You will?”

Stephanie nodded, replying, “I want to be a qualified wife, so I’ll start by focusing on Vincent’s diet. The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. With Vincent being so outstanding, what if he is seduced out there?”

Lydia agreed with a nod, “Mrs. Fletcher, you sure care about Mr. Fletcher. I’ll assist you on the side then.”

“Thank you,” said Stephanie with a smile. “I appreciate your help.

“You’re welcome. It’s my job, after all,” said Lydi.

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Stephanie peeked at Lydia during the cooking, and with the latter acting cautious without doing anything suspicious, she knew Lydia was testing her.

Stephanie prepared a sumptuous breakfast, including sushi, sandwiches, salads, and banana split oatmeal.

When Vincent entered the dining room, he saw Stephanie setting the table while humming a tune.

Showing a smile, Stephanie ran to Vincent and uttered, “I made breakfast. Have a taste.”

Vincent looked at her and replied, “I went to look for you just now, but you weren’t in your bedroom.”

Helping Vincent sit at the table, Stephanie said, “When we sleep in the same room, you won’t have to go looking for me.”

Vincent was silent for a moment; he felt like h

he was digging a hole for himself.

Stephanie’s cooking skills were splendid, so Vincent praised her without hesitation after eating a lot as he said, “Stephie, you’re a good cook.”

“Am 17” asked Stephanie.

Vincent replied, “Yeah.”

Stephanie said, “Do you want more?”

“I want…” Vincent uttered but felt something amiss with his words.

Looking at him, Stephanie couldn’t help laughing and said, “What are you thinking?”

Vincent took a deep breath and checked the time, stating, “Zane is waiting for me outside.””

“Okay,” replied Stephanie.

your bodyguard from

When Vincent reached the dining room entrance, he said, “Someone named Willow Cole will be coming to pick you up. She’ll be you

now on.”

Stephanie responded, “Got it. See you tonight.”

“See you tonight,” replied Vincent.

Not long after Vincent left, Willow camp. With a high ponytail, the girl wore a black T-shirt, green army uniform pants, and Dr. Martens boots, looking very b a d a s s. Seeing Stephanie, Willow raised her eyebrows and said, “I’ll be responsible for your safety from now on. You seem weak, so just hide behind me whenever you face danger.”

“Okay,” Stephanie answered with a nod

When they arrived at Fantasy Boutique, the senior executives were having a meeting in the conference room.

Stephanie pushed the door open, and everyone’s gazes shot at her, especially Douglas, who was sitting in the main seat. With his eyes turned cold and ferocious, he asked, “What are you doing here?”

Glancing at Florence sitting beside Douglas, Stephanie stated smilingly, “I’m here to resign.”