Chapter 20: Lost Focus

Hearing Bryan's words, Angeline cried even harder. In her heart, she thought that Bryan must be angry because her identity had been revealed. However, Angeline desperately wanted to keep her identity a secret and complete their contract without any problems. "Hey, why are you crying more?" Bryan asked confused. Angeline's body trembled as she cried so intensely. "Does that mean our contract is over? Do I have to repay my debt to you?" Angeline replied through her tears. She buried her face deeper into Bryan's chest, making his shirt wet. Bryan lifted Angeline's face. They locked eyes and Bryan felt his eyes begin to glisten as he saw the sadness in his wife's face. "I was angry when I saw you not standing up to Lucy and letting her degrade you like that," Bryan explained the reason for his anger to Angeline. Angeline looked confused and felt somewhat relieved. "So? You're not mad at me?" Angeline asked to be sure. Bryan just looked at her and shook his head. "It's just ridiculous to think that our contract would end just because Lucy found out about you. Besides, I now have an important secret from Lucy. So she'll never dare to approach you and expose you like this." Bryan wiped away Angeline's tears and then walked away. He walked over to the sofa and sat down, looking at his tablet. "Go to sleep, you must be tired. I'll sleep when I'm done with these documents," Bryan said without looking in Angeline's direction. Angeline was still a little confused, but she followed Bryan's instructions. After Angeline went to her room, Bryan sent an email to John to buy her a new phone and to make sure that the recent problem was resolved quickly. He also took care of anyone who knew Angeline's true identity. Bryan wasn't going to let anyone interfere with his plans. He didn't want Mrs. Rose to regain control of his life. ... Angeline was in her room. She had even changed into her night clothes. Angeline was lost in thought, remembering what had happened at the restaurant earlier. She remembered Lucy's bold and challenging behavior. "Sigh. What am I thinking? What's the harm if I get caught? After all, this marriage isn't by choice. What have I been doing all this time? I should speed up this contract so I can end it quickly," Angeline muttered, feeling helpless. Shortly after, Angeline entered the TV room, unconsciously wearing revealing clothes. Bryan was confused and wondered what was wrong with her. "Do you want to watch TV with me?" Angeline asked. "Aren't you cold?" Bryan was confused and looked at Angeline who was sitting nonchalantly on the table. "No, I'm quite hot. If you don't want to, that's okay. I'm going back to my room," Angeline replied. Angeline got off the table and started to go to her room. Bryan grabbed her hand and motioned for her to sit down. "Sit down, what do you want to watch?" Bryan asked. "Anything, a romantic movie sounds good," Angeline said, grabbing a beer from the table. As they watched TV together, Bryan seemed to be concentrating on the movie that was playing. Angeline stared at him with a wistful look on her face. "Is that any good?" Bryan asked, pointing to a soap that was being advertised. But Angeline, already tipsy, noticed that Bryan was pointing at the male model. Whoosh... Angeline was startled and spilled her drink. Bryan turned to her in surprise. "Oh, I'm sorry. Bryan, don't you want a drink?" Angeline asked, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment. Her warm aura changed the mood. Bryan also felt a growing warmth between them, especially when Angeline used the nickname she wanted and unintentionally made her voice sweet. "Why have you been drinking so much today?" Bryan asked, trying to control the growing attraction between them. "Oh, why is Bryan's face getting red?" Angeline asked in return, already too drunk. "You're too drunk. Let's go to the room and-" Angeline immediately backed away, crossing her arms over her chest and shaking her head vigorously. "No. I don't want to!" Angeline screamed, refusing. "What are you talking about?" Bryan asked confused. "Not tonight. We... we have to continue our contract. But not tonight. Bryan, you've been looking at other women too much. I'm afraid," Angeline rambled in a husky voice. Bryan sat back and stared at Angeline intensely. "What are you afraid of?" "That there's another woman you're thinking about when you're with me." "I'm married to you, why would I think about another woman?" Bryan asked, confused. "So because Bryan is married to me, he can't like another woman? And will he like me?" Angeline concluded. "Eiy... Don't jump to conclusions like that," Bryan tried to say, but he was cut off when Angeline stood up and sat on his lap. Angeline looked at him with tantalizing passion. Somehow, without warning or much thought, they locked their lips in a passionate kiss. Their desire intensified, and Bryan finally broke the kiss, gazing at Angeline for a moment, searching for something deep in her eyes. Then he carried her to her room. Bryan suddenly woke up with his eyes wide open. He stared confusedly at the bedroom ceiling. Bryan felt incredibly refreshed, as if he had slept like a baby. He looked at the clock, which showed it was ten in the morning. He was about to get up when he noticed a small hand wrapped around his muscular stomach. Bryan turned to find Angeline still sleeping with her mouth slightly open. He gently raised his other hand to cover Angeline's mouth, trying to prevent any sudden noise. However, this only caused Angeline to hold onto him even tighter. Bryan tried to shift his body and move Angeline's hand away to free himself from her embrace. He got up and walked to the bathroom, where he turned on the shower and stood under the warm water, lost in thought. "Crazy. What have I done? This wasn't even in my plans. Should I forget about it and pretend like nothing happened? Ugh, why pretend? It would have been better if it happened when we were both unconscious, wouldn't it?" Bryan muttered, feeling nervous about what he had done the night before. Soon after, Angeline awoke with a throbbing headache. She noticed that she wasn't wearing any clothes. She tried to look outside and saw that the bathroom door was closed. "Has he left for work yet?" Angeline muttered as she got out of bed, wrapped in a blanket. She casually picked up her pajamas just as Bryan emerged from the bathroom.