CHAPTER 40: JUST A KISS

Bruce looked at Hilla, who was too shy to look at him, and could not help but smile, "How can I take a shower with my clothes on?"

He smiled slightly and looked so charming and sexy. It was hard for a woman to refuse a man as handsome as him.

Hilla felt her heart pounding in her chest.

She felt that she would probably lose control if he continued to seduce her like that.

"You’re talking nonsense. You can be naked when you take a shower, but can’t you come out with your clothes on?"

She felt an itch to do something when she saw him naked.

Bruce saw how shy she was. She blushed and covered her eyes as if she didn’t want to look at him any longer. She waved to him and urged, "Put on some clothes. You can’t be naked and walk around the room like this."

Bruce was quite obedient. As expected, he went to the wardrobe and took his pajamas. However, he was not in a hurry to get dressed. Instead, he smiled and looked straight at Hilla, saying, "You’ve taken care of me for so long and have seen every part of my body. Why are so shy?"

Hilla was more embarrassed when she heard that and said anxiously, "No, I didn’t. I’ve cleaned you with my eyes closed."

She only saw through her fingers. She didn’t see all of his body, just some parts.

Bruce had ruined her reputation by saying this. It was not fair to her.

Bruce chuckled. There was a hint of joy in his voice, and his gaze fell on her face.

She was so cute when she was trying to find an excuse.

"You didn’t look at it, but you’ve touched it. Then you are quite familiar with my body."

"Bruce, you are a shameless old man."

Bruce frowned slightly. His gaze revealed a trace of upset. He was only ten years elder than her. Was he that old?

In the past, he hadn’t felt that he was old, because women thought that he was at the peak of his life and they liked him. However, Hilla said that he was old.

"When you secretly kissed me, you didn’t say that I was old. Didn’t you say that I was very handsome?"

Bruce said slowly. Hilla was stunned by his words.

Didn’t the doctor say that he would forget everything when he woke up? Bruce had remembered everything!

He should have not spoken it out in front of her even if he remembered it. She was

embarrassed by his words.

She was embarrassed by his words and got a little angry.

She covered her eyes with one hand and pointed at Bruce with the other hand, who was still naked. She angrily stomped her feet and said, "Nonsense! I’ve never kissed you."

"Didn’t you kiss me? I remember that you’ve kissed me more than once when I was unconscious. You even said that you wanted me to fulfill my duties as your husband."

"Stop that, please!"

At this time, Hilla didn’t care about whether she would see him naked. She was so ashamed that she deeply blushed. She hurriedly ran over and covered his mouth.

Bruce quickly pulled her into his arms. He pushed her hand away and laughed, "Are you so horny that you throw yourself at me?"

He was such a shameless man!

Only then did Hilla realize that she had run to him, which was infuriating!

"Don’t touch me."

Trying to get out of his arms, Hilla blushed with embarrassment.

However, in Bruce’s eyes, her reaction was so cute.

He smiled, reminding people of the first beam of light in the morning.

"You threw yourself at me. Are you trying to deny it?"

At that time, he was a weak "patient" who could do nothing but lie in bed.

Of course, he remembered how she had drooled over him for a long time and secretly kissed him when he couldn’t resist.

"I won’t deny it. So what if I kissed you?"

"You told me to wake up, and then I wake up. You also told me to fulfill my duties as your husband, so..."

Bruce approached her. His warm breath hit her face, and she felt so hot. Hilla felt his unique aura surrounded her.

She did not expect him to remember her words so clearly. She suspected that he had taken her words down when he was a vegetable.

How could he be so petty?

"You just do what you want to do. Don’t you remember that I’ve told you to forget what I’ve said when you wake up? You are so cunning."

Hilla muttered. Her mouth opened and closed, and in the light of the crystal lamp, she looked very charming.

Bruce ignored what she said. He lowered his head and shut her up with a kiss.

Hilla kissed him for his beauty when he was sick.

When he woke up, he kissed her to shut her up.

Now, they were clear that this kiss was out of his passion for her.

Hilla stared at him in a daze. His handsome face was right in front of her eyes. He got handsome features. In the past few months, she had secretly laid on him and watched his face many times.

Handsome men did attract women.

No woman could refuse a handsome gentleman,

Especially for a woman like Hilla who had never been in many relationships. She had thought that what she had with Julian was pure love.

Their love was like water, peaceful and enduring.

However, the love between her and Bruce was like fire, passionate and unforgettable.

Hilla pushed him away and asked with a blushed face, "Why are you kissing me?"

Shouldn’t it be the time to have a romantic kiss? However, Hilla’s calmness stunned Bruce.

He was embarrassed by her question.

He cleared his throat and said in a hoarse voice, "Fulfilling my duties as your husband."

"Okay."

Hilla answered slowly. However, Bruce felt uncomfortable about it. She seemed to be unsatisfied with his kiss!

Could it be that she didn’t like his kiss? Was he too enthusiastic just now?

...

Hilla did not fall asleep for the whole night because of his kiss.

However, she was afraid that Bruce would know that she didn’t sleep, so she could only cover her head with a blanket, closing her eyes and breathing carefully.

She probably had never been in a relationship before. Compared to Bruce, who was very experienced, she was too weak.

She covered her chest and told herself that it was nothing. It was just a kiss. Moreover, Bruce had also said that he was only doing his duty as a husband. It was good that he had not gone any further.

However, she didn’t relax at all. She still couldn’t fall asleep.

Hilla didn’t want Bruce to know, so she went to school early with dark circles around her eyes the next morning.

"Oh my god, you got dark circles!" Lily said.

As soon as Lily saw Hilla, she held back her laughter and approached her. She elbowed Hilla and whispered, "Was Bruce skillful? Did you do it the whole night? Your face tells me that you didn’t get enough sleep. It seems that he asked a lot from you after he stayed celibate for half a year!"

Lily laughed when she saw Hilla’s drowsy appearance. She said, "Hey, you’re married now. Even when I said that about you, you were indifferent now. Could it be that what I just said was the truth?"

"I just had insomnia last night. My mind goes completely blank. I just want to sleep now."

Hilla was about to take a nap on the painting platform when Lily quickly pulled her up. "This is your homework. If you break it, you will have to do it again. By the way, haven’t you always had a good sleep? Why are you suffering from insomnia?"

She was very interested in the reason for Hilla’s insomnia!

Hilla might be confused as she was sleepy. She closed her eyes and said, "He suddenly kissed me. I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep in the whole night."

"He kissed you? Did Bruce really kiss you? How did he kiss you? Was he skillful?"

Lily was so excited that her eyes were shining, and her mood to gossip was shown from her face.

Hearing her question, Hilla suddenly no longer felt sleepy. She picked up the brush and began to play dumb, "What kiss? I’m sleepy and lose my mind. You didn’t hear anything."

Lily looked at her guilty face and smiled proudly. She moved closer to Hilla and said, "I heard it all. Bruce kissed you!

"It was just a kiss, but you were so excited that you couldn’t fall asleep all night. How

passionate was this kiss that made you so excited."

"Don’t talk nonsense. No, Bruce didn’t kiss me. I was just too tired because of my homework."

Hilla covered Lily’s mouth, denying it while Lily was already laughing so hard that she could barely breathe.

"The more guilty you are, the greater Bruce’s kiss was.

"Okay, I stop!

"I really stop laughing.

"My dear Hilla, my beautiful friend, I have something to tell you."

Lily tried hard to hold back her laughter and pretended to be serious. Hilla pouted her lips and reluctantly sat down to continue the design drawing. She seemed not interested and asked, "What’s it?"

She would break up with her if she continued to talk about Bruce’s kiss.

"There is a clothing exhibition in the afternoon. Do you want to go there? It seems that there is also a fashion show. All the previous outstanding works of our seniors will be shown. I heard that a noble lady would show dozens of her delicate clothes. It will inspire our design. The Academic Office informed several departments to visit. A few days ago, Linus wanted you to go on the show. You did not agree at that time."

If Hilla was willing to walk on stage, with her beautiful face and graceful figure, even if the clothes were ugly, she could still shock the audience, not to mention that those works were excellent designs from previous years.

Hilla slowed down and said, "Do I have to get a ticket?"

It was probably too late to buy the tickets now!

"It’s such a good show. All the students at River University want to see it. But you don’t care. Of course, you need to get a ticket!"

Lily rolled his eyes at her, and then a sly smile appeared on her face. She took out two tickets and said, "I’ve already prepared the ticket for you. Do you like it?"

"My God, I love you, Lily."

Hilla touched Lily’s face and took a ticket from her hand.

Lily was immediately displeased. "I am beautiful. Of course, you love me."

Although the clothing exhibition this time was in River University, it only using its exhibition hall. So they had to buy tickets.

However, all the students in River University had discounts, and the ticket price for them was only one-third of the original price.

Generally, this kind of ticket was not enough for all students at River University. Hilla looked at her and said, "Did you buy it yourself?"

Lily was a little nervous. She smiled embarrassedly, "It’s Rigel. He gave me two tickets because he couldn’t go."

In other words, he had more tickets, so Hilla raised her eyebrows and looked at those tickets that were free.

"Let’s go. We will go and take a look. That is what Rigel wants."

Hilla put the ticket into her bag and touched it contentedly.

Lily looked at her and teased her, "Looks like Bruce didn’t do it hard enough. You shouldn’t be able to get out of bed."

"You’re talking nonsense. We didn’t do it."

Hilla retorted with a blushed face. Although she was telling the truth, she was embarrassed. She was teased by Lily all the way to the clothing exhibition.

This exhibition hall was the museum of River University. There were many trophies and medals there. The students of River University had long been tired of seeing them. Their goal was very obvious. They went straight to the exquisite jewelry and clothes.

These silk satin with different colors and characteristics could easily attract Hilla’s attention, no matter it was ancient or modern.

Some beautiful things were soul-stirring and shocking to her.

It might be telling a sad and beautiful story, or it might record a tragic history, and it was even more likely that it was an unfathomable emotion.

It was a charity exhibition. In front of an exhibition cabinet, Hilla stopped and looked at the gorgeous phoenix coronet and wedding dress in the glass cabinet. She almost cried.

It was a red cheongsam sewn with golden threads, embroidered with flowers and a phoenix. Every corner and buckle on the top was exquisite and complemented the cloud crown.

With just a glance, Hilla recognized that this was the wedding dress her mother had promised to give her if she got married. Even the roses embroidered on the corner of the skirt were deeply remembered by her.

With the bankruptcy of Holt Corporation, she lost not only her money and status, but also her dream marriage and love!