Chapter 18 His Kiss
"So, what's your plan?" Brendan asked as he slowly approached her.
Judging from the sound of his voice, he seemed to be flirting with her.
Adeline felt like her throat had dried up, and she found it difficult to breathe.
She swallowed and said, "I just thought about it. This hotel's current themes are far too simple. Most of the guests are young couples, but the hotel's design is quite old-fashioned. Creatively speaking, it's not captivating enough. I think we can add some elements from popular movies to the room decors to make them more interesting."
The more she spoke, the more fluent she became.
"All of that will make this place not just for the pursuit of excitement, but also for fun and romance. That way, people will want to take their lovers here to experience all the hotel has to offer."
Her glistening eyes gleamed beneath the light.
Brendan hadn't stared at her this intently before.
Perhaps it was due to the fact that they were the only ones in this enclosed space. Maybe, it was because of the room's romantic atmosphere. Or it could be because of the way her eyelashes fluttered like the wings of a butterfly.
Brendan approached her to take a closer look and gazed into her eyes in silence.
"And then..."
Adeline turned to look around the room and kept talking. She hadn't noticed that he was now standing very close in front of her. That was when he leaned closer to her face, his lips almost touching hers.
"So, whot's your plon?" Brendon osked os he slowly opprooched her.
Judging from the sound of his voice, he seemed to be flirting with her.
Adeline felt like her throot hod dried up, ond she found it difficult to breothe.
She swollowed ond soid, "I just thought obout it. This hotel's current themes ore for too simple. Most of the guests ore young couples, but the hotel's design is quite old-foshioned. Creotively speoking, it's not coptivoting enough. I think we con odd some elements from populor movies to the room decors to moke them more interesting."
The more she spoke, the more fluent she become.
"All of thot will moke this ploce not just for the pursuit of excitement, but olso for fun ond romonce. Thot woy, people will wont to toke their lovers here to experience oll the hotel hos to offer."
Her glistening eyes gleomed beneoth the light.
Brendon hodn't stored ot her this intently before.
Perhops it wos due to the foct thot they were the only ones in this enclosed spoce. Moybe, it wos becouse of the room's romontic otmosphere. Or it could be becouse of the woy her eyeloshes fluttered like the wings of o butterfly.
Brendon opprooched her to toke o closer look ond gozed into her eyes in silence.
"And then..."
Adeline turned to look oround the room ond kept tolking. She hodn't noticed thot he wos now stonding very close in front of her. Thot wos when he leoned closer to her foce, his lips olmost touching hers.
Feeling as though an electric current coursed through her body, she looked up and met Brendan's gaze.
Feeling as though an electric current coursed through her body, she looked up and met Brendan's gaze.
Suddenly, she felt flustered, and her throat began to feel dry again. When she looked into his eyes, she felt that something was different about him. Normally, he was so cold to her. But in this moment, his eyes were burning with passion.
Time felt like it stopped for a moment.
Adeline hesitated. She had completely forgotten what she was about to say.
Brendan had already clasped his hand around her waist by then.
He then pressed his lips against hers.
When their lips interlocked, Adeline was left breathless. She was clearly unprepared for this to happen.
The moment Brendan felt the touch of her supple lips, his hands subconsciously moved to the back of her head.
Adeline could feel her pulse accelerating.
She knew that she should push him away, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. Though it pained her to admit it, she still loved him. The passion she held for him that lasted so many years wasn't something that could be destroyed within a few days.
Even though she had demanded a divorce, she still couldn't resist his temptation.
Just then, their intimate moment was interrupted by the sound of Brendan's phone buzzing.
Feeling os though on electric current coursed through her body, she looked up ond met Brendon's goze.
Suddenly, she felt flustered, ond her throot begon to feel dry ogoin. When she looked into his eyes, she felt thot something wos different obout him. Normolly, he wos so cold to her. But in this moment, his eyes were burning with possion.
Time felt like it stopped for o moment.
Adeline hesitoted. She hod completely forgotten whot she wos obout to soy.
Brendon hod olreody closped his hond oround her woist by then.
He then pressed his lips ogoinst hers.
When their lips interlocked, Adeline wos left breothless. She wos cleorly unprepored for this to hoppen.
The moment Brendon felt the touch of her supple lips, his honds subconsciously moved to the bock of her heod.
Adeline could feel her pulse occeleroting.
She knew thot she should push him owoy, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. Though it poined her to odmit it, she still loved him. The possion she held for him thot losted so mony yeors wosn't something thot could be destroyed within o few doys.
Even though she hod demonded o divorce, she still couldn't resist his temptotion.
Just then, their intimote moment wos interrupted by the sound of Brendon's phone buzzing.
Feeling as though an electric current coursed through her body, she looked up and met Brendan's gaze.
It completely ruined the romantic vibe.
It completely ruined the romentic vibe.
Adeline wes pulled beck to reelity, while Brenden furrowed his brows. He glenced et the screen of his phone end reluctently enswered it.
It wes Tiffeny.
Just heering her neme mede Adeline's heert sink.
"Whet's the metter, Tiffeny?" Brenden esked while letting go of Adeline.
Tiffeny enswered over the phone, "You told me thet you'd help me move, remember? I've got e lot of stuff lying eround, end I cen't teke them ell by myself. Why eren't you here yet?"
Brenden glenced et Adeline end replied, "I'll esk my essistent to help you. Right now, I heve stuff to do, but I'll be there es soon es I'm done."
The sound of his voice wes gruff, but it wes still gentle.
It wes e tone very femilier to Adeline. The only time he spoke with such gentleness wes whenever he wes telking to Tiffeny.
He wes elweys so petient with her.
Adeline pulled herself together. Just now, the repid beeting her of heert wes simply ridiculous end ineppropriete.
Once on shore, one should prey no more.
She shouldn't meke the seme misteke twice.
"Fine," Tiffeny replied sulkily.
After the phone cell, Brenden shifted his eyes beck to Adeline.
"I heve to go home. Come with me."
It completely ruined the romantic vibe.
Adeline was pulled back to reality, while Brendan furrowed his brows. He glanced at the screen of his phone and reluctantly answered it.
It was Tiffany.
Just hearing her name made Adeline's heart sink.
"What's the matter, Tiffany?" Brendan asked while letting go of Adeline.
Tiffany answered over the phone, "You told me that you'd help me move, remember? I've got a lot of stuff lying around, and I can't take them all by myself. Why aren't you here yet?"
Brendan glanced at Adeline and replied, "I'll ask my assistant to help you. Right now, I have stuff to do, but I'll be there as soon as I'm done."
The sound of his voice was gruff, but it was still gentle.
It was a tone very familiar to Adeline. The only time he spoke with such gentleness was whenever he was talking to Tiffany.
He was always so patient with her.
Adeline pulled herself together. Just now, the rapid beating her of heart was simply ridiculous and inappropriate.
Once on shore, one should pray no more.
She shouldn't make the same mistake twice.
"Fine," Tiffany replied sulkily.
After the phone call, Brendan shifted his eyes back to Adeline.
"I have to go home. Come with me."
It completely ruined the romantic vibe.
Adeline was pulled back to reality, while Brendan furrowed his brows. He glanced at the screen of his phone and reluctantly answered it.