Chapter 105
Asking Joshua for help always came at a price. It would endigi
Shemaine didn’t want that, but refusing outright would be impolite. So she ge
nattal reply. “Wright, an
At his age and with his wealth of experience, Joshua could easily detect the hollowness in thermaine’s words.
anangenent, she would have gladly agreed, but that wasn’t what he wanted
isdeed, once a person recognized their true feelings, greed inevitably followed. At least in his relationship with Sherman, joshua wanitanger contand with the status quo. He yearned to take things further.
Joshua said. “Shermsine, In serious?
Did he see through her half hearted act?
It seemed dealing with smart guys could be a real hassle.
Shermaine Blinked. “Get it” she replied, her tone casual
It felt like throwing a punch and hitting nothing but air.
If Joshua were to confess his feelings now, rejection would be the only outcome, and worse yet, it might even backfire o
Joshua’s eyes darkened momentarily before he smoothly changed the subject. “Would you like some milk?”
“I can fix myself some milk after my shower,” she said.
With mock solemnity, Joshua declared, “The miki make tastes better,”
In fact, it did taste slightly different. Maybe it was because the measurements or the water temperature. The texture felt distinct too.
After a brief hesitation, Shermaine licked her lips and said, “Well, I’ll trouble you then.”
“Not at all,” Joshua said with a faint smile.
Fresh from a warm shower, Shermaine was blow–drying her hair in a knee–length black silk nightdress with long sleeves and a round neck.
Just as she finished blow–drying her hair, Joshua knocked and entered the room.
He had also showered and changed into dark teal pajamas, carrying a cup of warm milk.
No matter what, he carried himself like a noble gentleman, exuding an irresistible charm.
Joshua’s gaze fell on Shermaine. The black silk nightdress made her skin look even fairer, her stunning eyes glistened like water, lips slightly parted an rosy, and her long hair cascaded down to her waist. A faint, intoxicating fragrance lingered in the air.
The fragrance was intoxicating, enough to drive a shan wild.
Despite being thirty, he felt like a lovestruck teenager, utterly unable to control the surging waves of desire within him.
Joshua handed her the glass. “Your mi
“Thanks,” Shermaine said, taking the glass and drinking at a steady, unhurried pace.
Joshua’s gaze burned darkly. In an instant, that uncontrollable desire surged up–impossible to suppress, scorching through his veins and leaving him
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restless. Like a starving beast fisated en a piece of mest just out of reach, the craving formented him unbearably.
When she finished the milk, a faint milky trace clung to the comer of her lips.
Joshua book the glass from hel, then gently pointed to the corner of her lips. “Here,”
he said.
“Oh.” Shermaine instinctively licked the corner of her lips, t
then
a looked up at him, “Did i petita?”
She was seducing him without even knowing it. He adverted her gaze and said in a low voice, “Get
I dome rest. Good night.”
“Good night.”
Joshua quickly left, his steps noticeably quicker than usual.
Something about Joshua just felt… off tonight, but Shemale couldn’t quite put her finger on it. After mulling it over for about ten minutes, she went to brush her teeth, then turned off the lights and went to bed.
The night stretched on endlessly.
Shermaine slept soundly through the night.
Joshua, on the other hand, hadn’t slept well. Normally, he enjoyed dreamless, restful nights, but inexplicably, that same dream had haunted him for two consecutive nights.
When desire took root in the heart of a man who had long practiced abstinence, he became utterly wild in that regard. The more he tried to suppress it, the more fiercely it raged out of control.
Joshua arrived at the gym at dawn.
Joshua was shirtless, wearing only a pair of sweatpants and boxing gloves as he delivered powerful punches. His physique was breathtaking. Every sculpted muscle below that alluring Adam’s apple was a feast for the eyes, impossible to look away from.
What was truly surprising was that beneath this gentle and refined exterior, Joshua actually bore intricate tattoos. Sweat glistened as it traced the contours of his sculpted muscles, radiating a captivating blend of wild allure and primal desire
The punching bag shuddered under his relentless blows when, abruptly, an untimely ringtone cut through the air.
By this time, Shermaine had already woken up. After freshening up’she noticed that Lily had sent her a link about Wendelyn.
After Wendelyn was taken away by the police, she was detained on irrefutable evidence. Even Ruth completely turned her back on her, refusing to hire a
Lawyer.
As for Jameson, while he did arrange legal representation as promised, it was merely to minimize her prison sentence. He no longer truly cared about
her.
Today, Wendelyn, known as the prettiest college girl, was trending again because of the girl she rescued from drowning
The girl wrote on her social media: (If there hadn’t been other students nearby, Wendelyn would never have jumped in to save me. She only did it to keep up appearances.
Accompanying the post was a video clip.
Honestly, the video surfaced quite unexpectedly
As it happened, a drone happened to be flying overhead when the gi
girl fell into the water.”
The girl practically scoured the entire campus to track down the drone’s owner and finally managed to obtain this crucial footage,
Given Wendelyn’s status as a high–profile streamer with a massive following, there was no way the attempted murder incident could be kept under
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Shermaine scrolled past after a few glances, fosing interest. But soon, the second trending topic caught her eye (King) and (The redolej
She clicked in and saw that Ray had posted their solo match video from last night, which instantly went viral and shot up the trending list. The comments below were exploding with heated debates
[Holy crap! Never thought I’d live to see Roy and King go head–to–head in a solo match. But seriously, Ray, how did you end up getting completely wrecked by King’s Timothy?]
[LMAO! The World’s No.1 Jungler got completely wrecked by King!!
Remember Roy boasting on stream that he’d never lose to King? Looking back now. Well, well, the sweet taste of humble piet
[Man, Koandria server players are insanely strong this year. Roy’s team totally bombed in the Spring Split, Can’t even imagine how they’ll do next time. Just ask King to join their team already! With him, they’re guaranteed to dominate this season.)
There was no way Shermaine would ever go pro in esports; that was never her thing. Tucking away her phone, she changed into workout clothes and headed for the gym.
With fresh snow blanketing the ground after last night’s snowfall, it was way too cold and slippery for any outdoor exercise.
In the gym, Joshua pulled off his boxing gloves and answered the call.
It was from Bradley.
Bradley reported gravely, “Sir, Wendelyn has died in custody.”
