CHAPTER 22: CHAPTER 22: "IF I WANT TO, THERE ARE PLENTY OF WAYS.

No amount of Renee Winslow’s coaxing and cuteness worked; she was still taken to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor by Jack Yates. When they returned, she carried a big bag of herbal medicine. Through the hemp-colored packaging paper, she could smell the strong, pungent scent of herbal medicine.

During dinner, she deliberately ate very slowly, taking almost an hour and still eating. Because once she finished eating, she would have to drink the herbal medicine, and she really didn’t want to do that.

Jack Yates didn’t rush her. He sat across from her, leg crossed, watching her eat leisurely.

Under his perceptive gaze, Renee Winslow felt guilty and didn’t dare delay any longer. She quickly stuffed the last two bites of rice into her mouth, her cheeks bulging as she hurriedly covered her face with her hand to swallow the rice.

She rubbed her belly, "I’m full."

Jack Yates said, "Hmm, rest for a while and then drink the medicine."

Renee Winslow shook his hand, "I’m so full, can’t you accompany me for a walk in the garden?"

Jack Yates stood up and took her hand, "Sure."

Renee Winslow was actually trying to stall for time. Although she knew she couldn’t avoid drinking the herbal medicine in the end, she hoped to delay a bit longer.

After walking in the garden for less than ten minutes, she felt a dull pain in her lower abdomen again.

Not wanting Jack Yates to notice, she forced herself to keep walking. However, the pain became more intense, eventually making it impossible for her to move, so she had to lean against a nearby lamppost to stop.

Jack Yates’s expression darkened. He scooped her up horizontally in his arms and walked briskly toward the villa.

Renee Winslow looked at his tense face, hooked her arms around his neck, leaned softly into his arms, and said gently, "Jack Yates, don’t be angry. Even if you are, don’t take it out on me."

Jack Yates let out a helpless laugh, "When have I ever gotten angry with you?"

All his patience and tenderness were devoted to her, like holding a fragile treasure in his hand.

Renee Winslow looked up at him, "You just lost your temper with me the day before yesterday."

It was just in bed.

Jack Yates’s Adam’s apple bobbed; he didn’t speak.

Renee Winslow watched his Adam’s apple move, sharp and sexy.

In just over a month of being together, she had more or less figured out Jack Yates’s ways. Every time she kissed his Adam’s apple, he was unable to resist.

Considering she was on her period, Renee Winslow suddenly had an idea. Her eyes turned, and she leaned up to kiss his Adam’s apple.

Jack Yates’s arms tightened sharply around her, his deep eyes darkening. In a low voice, he said, "Do you really think I can’t do anything with you these days?"

Before she could speak, Jack Yates lowered his head, pressing down and teasing her lips, "If I wanted to, there are plenty of ways."

After saying that, he gazed intently at her rosy lips.

Renee Winslow instantly chickened out, fearfully pressing her lips together, not daring to provoke him any further.

When drinking the herbal medicine, Renee Winslow didn’t dare to stall anymore. Holding the bowl, she held her breath and drank half of it in one gulp.

Then she quickly drank some water, putting on a pained expression as she tried to suppress the bitterness and the medicinal taste.

Jack Yates pinched a piece of chocolate and put it in her mouth.

Only then did Renee Winslow feel revived. She grabbed a stuffed toy, hugged it to her, and lazily leaned on the sofa, savoring the chocolate.

Jack Yates frowned slightly, "Quickly finish it. It’ll taste worse if it gets cold."

Renee Winslow gave him a teasing look, "It’s easy for you to say when you’re the one not drinking it."

Jack Yates sat next to her, picked up the bowl of medicine, and handed it to her, "Be good, drink the medicine. When your period is over, I’ll take you out."

Renee Winslow turned her head away, "It’s hot; I don’t want to go out."

Jack Yates coaxed her in a low voice, "We’ll go to the Euporian town. It’s not hot there."

Renee Winslow lowered her eyes without speaking, thinking back to a little over a month ago when Caleb Yates also said he would take her to the Euporian town for a vacation.

Jack Yates set down the bowl of medicine, pulled her onto his lap, and gently caressed her face, "Thinking of Caleb Yates?"