One More Night

Nicole had a deep sleep. When she woke up again, she felt unprecedentedly relaxed, as if all the suffering and fatigue in the past few days had been swept away.

Although it was still a little out of breath, compared with the previous days, it was much more comfortable, and the pain in his throat was not so great.

There was a curtain made of tulle in the room. The sunlight was warm but not dazzling. The temperature of the bed beside him had cooled down. He must have left for some time.

Just looking up, there were still a few dark marks on the sheets, which were still very eye-catching. Fortunately, the sheets were also dark, so they were not too conspicuous.

She picked up the towel on the floor and wrapped it up. When she went to the bathroom, she found a black bag on the washing table. When she opened it, it was full of sanitary cotton.

Suddenly, she was shocked and opened her eyes wide. “Kevin went to buy it?”

It seemed impossible. That was likely to be sent here by someone else.

But this kind of thing was actually a fake. As long as Nicole thought about it, she would feel ashamed to see others.

After washing her face and changing her clothes, she felt much better and her stomach began to feel hungry. When she went to the kitchen to find food, she found that it was full of fragrance.

There was already a pot of porridge that had just been cooked in the pot. It seemed that Kevin had cooked of her when he left. The time was just right.

After eating and drinking enough and having the strength, she went to the room to change the sheets. She took them to the balcony and cleaned them with her hands.

Kevin came back halfway through the shower. He wore a black shirt and a black leather jacket. His black tight trousers accentuated his tall and straight figure, and his outline became clearer and clearer. He looked energetic, handsome, and neat.

This was the first time that Nicole saw Kevin in a suit. It was unexpectedly beautiful, but it was unexpectedly suitable.

If this kind of short leather jacket was worn by a slightly fat person, it would look short and shabby, but he wore a fashionable texture. Nicole once again knelt under his long black trousers.

Thinking of everything that had happened in the bathroom last night, she blushed even more. The dark sheets had been washed harder and harder.

Kevin came over and saw that she moved a small stool and sat on the balcony to wash the sheet. She lowered her head, but her ear roots were red enough to drip blood. And her fingers that were frozen by cold water were red. Immediately, he bent down and took the sheet.

He grabbed her hand and stood up. “Don’t wash, just throw it away.”

Hearing his generous tone, Nicole hit him grumpily and said, “What are you talking about? This sheet is new, isn’t it? Are you going to throw it away like this? In the future, do you have to change a sheet in half a month? I have already washed it, and you can put it in the washing machine to wash it.”

She broke free from his grip, squatted down again, and directly put the basin next to the washing machine. Then she threw the sheet into the roller with water and let it wash off by itself.

Then she shook her numb hand, only to find that Kevin’s eyes had been fixed on her hand. Looking at his eyebrows that had been locked tightly, she was a little surprised. “This man…”

She waved her hand in front of him and said, “Don’t worry, I’m fine. I added hot water at the beginning, but it’s just cold later. It doesn’t matter.”

After his thoughts were seen through, Kevin immediately returned to a cold look. “Who cares if you use cold water or hot water.”

Obviously, she was worried that she would use cold water when she was pregnant, but she insisted on being stubborn. If she said that she cared about her, she would die.

However, he was a cold person. If he really said something cheesy and warm to her, she would be scared to death.

Anyway, the longer time passed, the more Nicole found out. Although he was a bit sharp-tongued, he still had some kindness on the cold surface. He would not really let her live or die.

She was not angry. She smiled and looked at the ingredients Kevin brought back on the table. She smiled more happily and said, “Oh, so you went to the vegetable house to buy food. What do you want to eat at noon? I’ll cook.”© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“It’s up to you to decide.”

“Alright.” He lowered his head and looked at the dishes on the table.

Yesterday evening when she came over, she was still sick and weak, as if she would faint at any time. She didn’t expect that in just one night, she would become so energetic. When Kevin sighed at her amazing resilience, she had already entered the kitchen and worked in a hurry.

Killing fish, eggs, chopping vegetables, cooking, boiling soup and doing everything in an orderly manner.

When Kevin was communicating with Manny in the study, Nicole was cutting vegetables in the kitchen.

Manny sat behind the wide desk. The blazing white light made his face look weak and pale, as if he would be blown down by the wind at any time, but it couldn’t hide his good-looking and noble temperament.

His every movement was elegant. He looked at Kevin and joked, “You know all the core members of the Batley Empire know the fact that their big boss married an ugly woman. They asked me to tell you something.”

Kevin looked at him indifferently. From the gloating corners of Manny’s mouth, he could guess that it was not a good thing. He reminded him all the time, “Then you’d better not say it.”

“Don’t do that. It’s not easy to get in touch with you. You have to say anything. You can’t touch your brother.” Ignoring Kevin’s sharp eyes, Manny said to him, “They asked me to tell you to turn off the warm light. In fact, it’s the same.”

Upon finishing his words, seeing Kevin’s sullen face, Manny felt a sense of joy and happiness, and then he did not forget to add the knife. “Although we have always known that you are very serious, we didn’t expect you to be so serious. It’s really true that people can’t judge a book by its cover.”

“Are you done? Let’s get down to business.”

When the joke was over, it was time to return to the main topic. Manny knew Kevin’s character, so he resumed his serious tone and said, “Two days ago, we just received news that the batch of goods we were intercepted appeared on the island of the West Island. Guess who did it?”

There were very few people in this world who dared to lay their hands on the Empire of Batley.

Even the U. S. F. had been courteous to them, making them appear on the land of free, violent, bloody and preyed on the weak. In just a few years, they had become the unique existence that made both the black and the white sides tremble with fear and retreat.

The vertical and horizontal group was the most well-known financial group under the Batley Empire. Manny was the leader of this group, he controlled a quarter of the economic lifeline around the world, including all the most profitable industries such as global transportation, technology, real estate and finance. He was in charge of their transportation industry, 70% of the sea and space transportation in the world, and was under their control.

Until a year ago, a dark force suddenly appeared and wanted to replace them. They had planted a spy in the empire, but Manny had not been found yet. Many of their actions and transactions had been destroyed, especially the large scale weapons output involving hundreds of billions of dollars. The Group of Diplomacy had suffered a great loss.

Although these losses were nothing compared to the financial resources of the group, it was just a drop in the bucket.

Among them, there was a very hidden organization, the Dark Sect.

This was an organization that recognized money and did not recognize people. They had trained the world’s most excellent killers. No matter who it was, as long as you could afford the corresponding price, they could help you kill people. However, no one knew where this organization came from and who led it.

Kevin said, “I hope the opponent is not too weak. Otherwise, it would be boring.”

Manny’s face was also eager to have a try, which made his original pale face suddenly sparkle. “I hope so.”

Manny seemed to be thin and weak, but in fact, no one knew his bottom line. Usually, when he looked sick, it seemed that no one had beaten him down.

However, he had been in power for twelve years, but he had guarded the position that had not been shaken so far.