Chapter 174 A Bouquet Of Red Roses (1/2)

Rachel got more and more uncomfortable in her sleep.

Hiram noticed Rachel's reactions; he leaned over and kissed her on the lips.

That was when things went out of hand.

Rachel felt her sense of self-control fleeting away as she unknowingly cooperated with him.

When it was over, Rachel started to regain her senses. Unable to utter a word, she panted and stared at Hiram with misty eyes.

'I...

Did I make a move?' she wondered.

”Honey, it was not exactly my fault. You know that every human being has basic emotions and desires, and we are of no exception. Don't be so surprised, okay?” Hiram comforted Rachel as he ran his fingers through her soft hair. He looked at the watch to see the time and suggested, ”We have ten minutes left. Do you want to take a nap?”

Rachel shook her head and sat up straight. She put on her clothes and walked out of the room without saying a word.

After Rachel left, Hiram's eyes slowly shifted towards an incense burner hiding in the corner. It was smokeless, but had a very subtle fragrance.

Hiram took a sigh of relief, and lay down on the bed with a smile of pure satisfaction on his face.

'Forgive me, honey, but sometimes this is the only way to find relief.

In order to cool you down earlier, I had to resort to cheap tricks.' Hiram thought.

After returning to the office, Rachel looked straight at the computer screen.

She shook her head in disappointment.

'It's just sex. It's not a big deal. Why am I thinking so much about it?'

Rachel got up and made herself a warm cup of tea. Soon after a much needed break, she calmly went back to work.

Meanwhile, at the H City airport, Shirley and Lydia were sitting in a cafe next to the waiting hall.

Shirley hugged Lydia to stop her from crying ceaselessly. ”Lydia, please don't be so sad. After a period of time, when Hiram calms down, he will take you back. What are you so worried about?” Shirley said to comfort her.

”Shirley, you don't understand. Hiram believes anything and everything Rachel says, and now he thinks that I had something to do with her being kidnapped. He won't even talk to me anymore.”

Lydia replied, with a hint of misery and desperation in her tone.

”Hiram is everything to me. He has my entire world in the palm of his hand. If he ignores me, what purpose would I have in this world to live for?”

Lydia's tears spilled down her face, like water from a dam. Hiram was the only person in the world that ever matter