Chapter 32
“RENEE*
I sighed, caught in the space between wakefulness and sleep.
Topened my eyes and shut them back because my head was spinning
It felt as if I was floating on clouds.
Holding my head, slowly sat up.It took me a full minute to orient myself.
The sight of a dark blanket and the modem decor around me snapped me back to reality
This wasn’t my bedroom.
Was this Marcelo’s room?
I panicked and looked down at my body.
I was wearing a black shirt, this wasn’t my shim either.
what was colingual
Itensed when the bathroom door opened and Marcelo walked out clad in a sust
“You.. L. is this your room?”
He regarded me as if I were being abound.
Well, with the dark decor of this room,no one needed to tell me that it was his
But I was still confused.“How did I end up here? I remember being in my room last night and this shirt..”
Oh God
This shirt smells like him.
And why was I wearing nothing underneath?!
“Don’t you remember how psychotic you were last night?”
Iblinked
Psychotic?
Theld my head trying to remember what happened last night
But I could only clearly member drinking that juice.
“I can only remember drining that juice My memory of what happened best is blur. “I gasped as something dawned on me.“Was the juice dragged?!”
Marcelo scoffed, “It wasn’t drugged and it wasn’t juice, you psycho! It’s Long Island Iced Tea.It might taste sweet but trust me, it is strong! How do you not know
Trasped
Long Island Iced Tea?
Was that what I had been drielding non–stop thinking it was juice.
Thad a lot of it.
oh God.
As the discreet owner of Venus Bar, I was well–acquainted with popular cocktail including the renowned Long Island Iced Tea.
It was famous for its strong alcohol content known for sparkling passionate nights among those who indulged in it.
Realizing that I must have gotten so drunk, drunker than I’ve ever been in my life, I quickly inspected my body.
Well, there was no ache or discomfort
I’m not sure what I had done last night but I knew that I must’ve been completely at his perry
But it didn’t seem like he touched me.
Was he such a gentleman.
As I fished checking myself almost regretted it when I looked up to meet his face.
He was giving me a mocking smile,
was he…mocking me?
I have no idea what happened to me last night so he can’t blame me for suspecting something sexual happened.
Wanting to leave the bed, I moved but winced when I felt a sharp pain in my knee.
“Ahl” gasped when I attempted to move again.
Why did it hurt so much?
i was worse than yesterday.
As if he read my thoughts, he informed me.
“You had drunkenly soaked yourself in the bathtub yesterday and your wound got worse.”
blinked
Gosh!
I am never getting drunk again.
I managed to get off the bed but as soon as I was on my feet, my knees gave way but Marcelo caught me.
Isighed as I leaned against him.
“Get back on the bed.”
“I need to use the bathroom.“I murmured embarrassed.
I gasped in shock when he carried me into his ans
He headed for the bathroom and even placed me on top of the WC.
My heart was beating uncontrollably missing several beats.
“Let me know when you’re done.“With that, he stepped out and closed the door.
Ipanted, trying to calm my beating heart.
Why was he suddenly so gentle towards me?
it was disarming.
I looked around the bathroom. His p
personal items filled the bathroom malding me acutely aware of his presence.
It was as if I had wandered into an uncharted territory.
Overwhelmed, I burled my face into my palms
I still couldn’t remember what happen after I had drank to stupor?
How did my bandage got changed?
Why was I in his bedroom and in his shirt?
A knock on the door startled me.
“Renee?Are you okay?”
I realized I had been in here for long
“yeah yeahem. I’m coming.”
1 flushed the toilet and leapt towards the sink quickly washed my hands and then I leapt towards the door.
As I opened the door, I found him standing there.
My heart started beating wildly again.
As be bent down to carry me let out.
“The wheelchair want to use the wheelchair”
The wheelchair doesn’t make my heart act so abnormally so it was safer forme
Marcelo stood up straight and smirked “Why?”
I looked away from his face, biting my lower lip as my cheeks heated.”1__[_”
“Why are you so shy with me?You weren’t like this last night.“Heteased.
My head shot up as I stared at him, curiously.“How was 1 like?”
He placed his hand underneath my chin and moved closer to me.
What exactly happened last night?
What did I do?
This was driving me crazy.
“You weer wild and quite dangerous if I may say.”
Tgasped.“Dangerous?”
“Yeah,dangerous in the sense that you were literally all over me.”
My eyes widened “Ho_how?
“Itried getting away from you because you were fucking drunk but you kept trying to pin me down and have y
e your way with me.”
He burst into laughter.
“You’re lying. “I panicked but he only laughed more.
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“I didn’t do that, did 1?”
He just kept laughing and then he yelled “Eimal”
A maid ran in
“Take care of my wife. “With that he headed for the door.
Elma pulled the wheelchair close to me. “I will,sir.”
But I had to make sure he was lying “Marcelo,we aren’t done talking!”
“We’ll talk later, my dangerous wife “He laughed harder as he let the bedroom.
Since he was laughing, it meant he was joking, right?
Or was he laughing because I was really behaving psychotic last night?
Which one was in?!
But I couldn’t fail to note that this was the first time I had seen him laugh so much.
And his laughter sounded so nice to my ears.
Twanted to hear him laugh often.
