Love Is a Sweet Addiction

Linsay smiled and said jokingly, “Esther, are you serious? You’ve been married for so long, yet you don’t know Terence’s eating habit?”

“He’s mysterious about his personal preference. Few people could know that.” Esther picked up a steamed pork rib for Terence. “Here, it’s good for your health. Help yourself.”

“Thank you,” Terence said.

Linsay glanced at them and smiled. “Esther, you’re special to him.”

“Well, I don’t think so.” Esther kept on complaining about Terence.

“You are funny.”

After dinner, Esther said goodbye to Linsay and went to the inn with Terence.

Esther felt a little drunk because she had drunk some rice wine, which was the specialty of the restaurant. She patted her burning cheeks and mumbled, “No, I can’t get drunk. I have an appointment with Mr. Russell tomorrow.”

Terence looked at her. In the light of the streetlamp, her little face flushed with delight. She hadn’t recognized Linsay’s intentions.

He said, “Stay away from Ms. Woodson.”

“What?” Esther thought that she must have misheard him. She raised her head, stared at him, and asked, “Do you mean Linsay? Why should I stay away from her?”

Just as Terence was about to speak, Esther continued, “Terence, you have a very suspicious mind. You’ve told me that Serena was a bad person and now, you want me to stay away from Linsay. They are my only friends. Who can I turn to after I alienate them?”

Terence hesitated for a moment and finally said, “Sorry, maybe I was wrong. I don’t know how you get along with each other.”

“You are the leader of the Gibson Group for a long time. You always look down upon others,” Esther said and happily walked into a boutique nearby. After walking through the boutique, she picked out an exquisite hairpin.

“Does it look good?” She turned around and asked Terence smilingly.

Terence looked at the hairpin and said, “Not bad.”

“Then I will wear it to visit Mr. Russell tomorrow.”

“It looks too cheap.” Terence frowned.

Esther pouted, “Well.” It was a real bummer.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

After thinking about it, she knew that Terence was right. How could she wear a hairpin that cost merely three pounds to visit someone as important as Russell? It might embarrass not only her but also the Gibsons.

At night, Esther looked at the only king-sized bed in the room and then turned to look at Terence, who was working at the desk, feeling a little embarrassed.

They were not so close to each other even though they had been married for almost a month and had slept on the same bed for a night. They would feel awkward sharing a bed in a romantic hotel suite.

But she had no choice. She couldn’t sleep on the sofa. Moreover, she might be making a fuss if she did so.

Forget it. It was time to bed.

Now that Terence was busy with work, she would sleep alone.

She then climbed to the side of the bed and lay down. She pulled the thin blanket up and closed her eyes.

However, she could not fall asleep maybe because she had slept too much during the day. What was worse, Terence was working and making noises at the desk.

She tossed and turned in bed for a while. Then she heard the computer shut down and immediately changed a more comfortable posture, pretending that she had fallen asleep.

Terence had heard her movements when he was working despite that the bed was soft. She was sleeping soundly, but he knew that she was pretending.

He knew what she was worried about. He did not make things difficult for her. He stood by the bed and looked at her for a moment. Then, he walked to the other side of the bed, lifted the blanket, and sat down.

As usual, Terence leafed through the magazine before going to sleep. In the following twenty minutes, Esther had stayed still.

He had deliberately spent so much time on the magazine to see how long she could keep pretending. Unexpectedly, she was quite good at it.

Since she wasn’t ready for an intimate relationship with him, he would not force her. He turned off the lights, laid down, and closed his eyes.

Esther felt a little disappointed that he did nothing to her. He was not into her, was he? Every time they lay in the same bed, he did nothing to her.

She was both afraid and looking forward to it. She was overwhelmed by such a mixture of feelings.

After thinking for a long time, Esther finally fell asleep and didn’t wake until dawn.

When she woke up in the morning, Terence, who was supposed to be sleeping on the other side of the bed, had gone. She was lying in his position.

Esther scratched her head in embarrassment. Had she hugged him in the middle of the night?

So she had slept uneasily even when she was nervous. It was so embarrassing.

She grabbed the phone on the bedside table and found that it was already seven o’clock. They should meet Mr. Russell at ten o’clock. There was still time.

Since she was awake, she won’t sleep again. She got out of bed and walked directly to the window.

In the morning, it had a different river view. It was as beautiful as a painting, and the air was fresh.

Esther stretched lazily, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath. She felt refreshed and comfortable.

When she glanced at the stone road by the river, she spotted Terence.

She had known that he had the habit of running in the morning, but hadn’t expected that he would do that on a business trip. Men who paid attention to physical fitness were handsome and charming. No wonder he looked so good when he was sick.

Esther held her head, looked at Terence who was approaching and smiled unconsciously.

Terence felt her gaze, suddenly looked up and saw Esther standing by the window,

Esther waved at him.

Terence lowered his head and continued running.

After Terence ran away, Esther walked into the bathroom to wash her face, brush her teeth, and take a shower. After that, she changed into the cheongsam she had prepared and applied natural makeup on herself.

It had been a long time since she had dressed herself up. She felt strange, but also happy. She was even more serious than she was when she got married.

When Terence came back, she looked different.

He was surprised and then looked at her carefully.