But…
“I apologized yesterday, didn’t I? You keep saying you’re not a narrow-minded man…”
As Lola couldn’t hold back her feelings of disappointment at his continued teasing, Dylan’s patience snapped, and he couldn’t hold back any longer.
Before Lola could finish her sentence, Dylan’s lips silenced her.
“Mmm…”
After briefly pulling away, Dylan cupped her face with both hands and asked.
“Are you okay? Does it hurt a lot?”
He was asking so quickly.
Isn’t it redundant to say it twice?
Lola felt like her whole body was aching as if she had been beaten, and after being tormented by him since morning, she was already exhausted.
“You said you’d be gentle… that was a lie.”
“Sorry.”
Pulling her closer, Dylan started kissing her from her forehead, moving down to her eyes, nose, and lips in order.
Peck! Peck! Peck!
As if soothing a whiny child, and whispering to a dear lover, he kissed her softly…
******
After finishing the morning meeting and returning to the office, Lola felt a vibration in her gown pocket and paused for a moment. She took out her phone.
A message had come in.
The sender was Dylan Eve, who had her heart fluttering.
At first, he had acted annoyingly as if he wouldn’t send her to the hospital, but he had kindly taken care of her breakfast and then brought her to the hospital.
It was amazing how quickly a person’s heart could change.
It didn’t take long for her to realize she had been played by his teasing.
‘He’s totally a player.’
For someone who was experiencing love for the first time, he was too skilled.
But why was he texting her so early in the morning?
This was the first time, and Lola quickly scanned the message.
– Are you still in a lot of pain?
He had asked her in the morning, and it seemed he was still concerned now.
Feeling his worry for her, Lola smiled and replied earnestly.
[I’m okay.]
– I’ll come pick you up after work.
Thump, thump, thump!
Seeing that message, for some reason, her heart, which had been fine just a moment ago, began to race.
Another message chimed in.
– Let’s be together today.
This time, the passionate and heated memories of last night flooded her mind, causing her face to flush, and electricity coursed through her from head to toe.
Ah, this is strange.
Her body, heart, and mind all felt strange.
Rrrr.
Before she could collect her thoughts, another short vibration echoed from her phone.
What kind of strange message had he sent this time? As she lowered her gaze, she tilted her head in confusion.
The sender was someone unexpected.
-Ms. Lola Dax, if you have a moment, could you come to my office?
The person who sent the message was Professor Kent Hollis.
Why is Professor Kent suddenly looking for me?
No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t recall making any mistakes.
Feeling uneasy since she couldn’t pinpoint anything, Lola calmly typed a response.
[Yes, Professor, I’ll be there soon.]
Just as she was about to turn away after sending the text, she bumped into Gia, who was coming towards her.
Gia, who had something to say to Lola, seemed relieved to see her and hurriedly spilled out her words.
“Lola, what happened that day? Weren’t you supposed to go dress shopping with your brother?”
She couldn’t directly ask if Lola had fought with Dylan Eve, so she expressed it indirectly.
“Oh my! But why is your face so red?”
Gia stepped closer to Lola, worry etched on her face, and touched Lola’s forehead with her hand.
“Why is your forehead so hot? Are you feeling unwell?”
The truth was, it was all because of the message her brother had sent.
Receiving Dylan Eve’s text had brought back memories of last night, making her body heat up in an instant.
On top of that, receiving a message from Professor Kent Hollis, whose intentions were unclear, meant that the heat hadn’t dissipated yet.
But she couldn’t share the details with Gia.
Lola awkwardly smiled and deflected.
“No, nothing happened with Dylan. I’m fine.”
Gia’s worried gaze lingered on Lola for quite a while.
It was understandable since Gia had known Lola for a long time and was well aware of her tendencies.
Lola never showed when she was in pain and had a stubborn side that kept her suffering to herself, so it was hard not to worry.
“Gia, I’ll go ahead. I need to see Professor Kent Hollis.”
“Okay. Hurry up. But are you really okay? You’re not coming down with something, are you?”
“It’s nothing like that. I’ll be back.”
Reassuring her, Lola patted Gia’s shoulder a couple of times before moving on.
As she watched Lola’s retreating figure, Gia tilted her head in confusion.
She couldn’t tell if Lola was genuinely okay or just pretending to be fine.
