CHAPTER 451: CHAPTER 451: THE NIGHT OF LIVING TOGETHER

Quinn Lockwood was a bit surprised by Elias Sinclair’s answer, she thought he was just trying to give himself some face in front of Grandpa.

When she raised her head, she met the man’s gentle eyes, filled with a smile.

Although that smile quickly disappeared, Quinn could confirm she saw it clearly.

Melody Shepherd’s smile became stiff on her face, her rigid, fake smile forming a sharp contrast with her graceful and gentle face in this moment.

"That’s good, that’s good, as long as you youngsters are happy, that’s enough." Mrs. Sinclair had a fleeting embarrassed expression on her face, she quickly nodded in agreement with Grandpa Sinclair’s words, and looked at Quinn with a hint of apology in her eyes.

Melody quickly regained her usual sweet and generous smile, picked up a piece of sashimi and put it in her mouth, her gaze gradually cooled as she looked in Quinn’s direction, her eyes complex and cold.

The atmosphere at the family gathering was not too awkward thanks to Nina Sinclair’s liveliness.

Having experienced many things with Quinn Lockwood, Nina has matured quite a bit now.

Although Nina doesn’t like Melody Shepherd, she has been holding back, waiting for a time to have a good rant with Quinn.

After dinner, Melody still left.

She mentioned she had several video meetings with the company tonight, and she would definitely come over next time to have a good chat with Mrs. Sinclair.

"Nina, don’t talk too late with your sister-in-law today, she has work tomorrow." Elias called out to Nina and Quinn as they were about to go upstairs.

"Huh?" Nina was left full of question marks by Elias’s sudden and inexplicable words.

She looked at her brother, then at the equally puzzled Quinn, and suddenly a realization dawned in her mind.

Ah, got it.

Nina nodded, her gaze sneaking past her father’s and mother’s direction, quickly pulling up Quinn, saying, "Okay, okay, don’t worry brother, I definitely won’t chat with sister-in-law until midnight like yesterday, hehe."

"I only have a few questions to ask her today, I’ll let her rest after that." Nina pulled the still clueless Quinn upstairs, speaking as she turned to wink mischievously at her brother.

Tsk tsk, looks like tonight, there might be a little nephew on the horizon.

Nina stopped with Quinn in front of Elias’s room door, then released her hand.

"Nina?" Quinn tilted her head, blinking in confusion.

For some reason, she felt that the smile on Nina’s face was particularly evil at this moment, and even a bit...

Sleazy?

"Oh dear sister-in-law, I’m starting to wonder if you’re smart or just plain silly!"

"Dad and mom are back you know. Don’t tell me you still plan to sleep separately from my brother!" Nina stood with hands on hips on the stairs leading to the third floor, looking at Quinn with disbelief.

Initially, she thought Quinn was someone with intelligence of 180 IQ, but she never expected her reactions to be so slow today.

So slow that Nina couldn’t help but want to flick her on the forehead.

"Ah? Right... right." Quinn patted her head, finally realizing what’s going on.

She looked back at the door to Elias’s room, inexplicably a blush began to spread across her face.

"Alright, alright, hurry and go in, or else mom and dad might come up in a bit." Seeing Quinn standing hesitantly at the door, Nina sighed deeply.

Without waiting for Quinn to react, Nina pushed her gently from behind, sending her into Elias’s room.

"My brother hasn’t locked his door in like forever, what are you standing at the door for!"

"I’m going to rest upstairs, don’t take mom’s words too seriously. That Melody Shepherd, I thought from the first glance she wasn’t simple." Nina patted Quinn’s shoulder, her lips pouting slightly at the mention of Melody, clearly disliking her.

Hearing Melody’s name sent a pang through Quinn’s heart, a tight and heavy feeling surged up from the narrow passage in her veins.

"You and my brother should rest early too."

With the sound of the door closing behind Nina, Quinn let out a sigh.

So tired.

She walked over to the sofa and sat down, looking at the black and white toned room, her gaze lowered slowly.

Forget it, better not think too much, just hurry and tidy up, and spend the night on the sofa here, it’s big and soft enough anyway.

Quinn tried to suppress the piled-up thoughts in her mind, not letting them affect her mood, then opened the closet to fetch the pajamas she had left in Elias’s room, heading to the bathroom.

She nearly filled the bathtub with hot water, Quinn didn’t care whether she was in Elias’s bathroom, the only thing she wanted now was to have a good soak and then sleep.

Perhaps Elias wouldn’t come back tonight.

Quinn submerged everything but her head into the bathwater.

The steamy mist and humid warmth in the bathroom made Quinn feel her eyelids getting heavier, her consciousness gradually becoming blurred.

She wasn’t sure how long it had been, but she felt uncomfortable with her position against the bathtub and stretched lazily intending to readjust, resulting in a slip that sent her falling into the water.

"Ah! Cough cough cough, cough cough!" Quinn clawed at the edges of the bathtub, pulling herself up, coughing constantly from choking on water.

Damn, she actually fell asleep, forgetting she was taking a bath.

After finally coughing out the water that had entered her nose and airways, Quinn stood and stepped out of the bathtub, grabbing her nightdress to pull over her head.

Before she could step into her slippers, the bathroom door was opened.

"What happened?" Elias stood at the door in a dark blue robe, looking concerned.

He had just come upstairs, before he could change out of his clothes, he heard Quinn’s exclamation and violent coughing from the bathroom, Elias didn’t have time to think, instinctively rushing in.

The man’s hair was somewhat messy, the blue silk robe half-open over his body, revealing a chest of creamy white and sexy skin.

Quinn’s gaze slid from Elias’s face to his chest, subconsciously swallowing.

"Ah ah! It’s fine it’s fine, quickly go out, go out!" Quinn was momentarily dazed, but quickly realized the situation, her face flushed red to the neck.

She frantically tugged at her nightdress, but the more urgent she was, the less it came down, helplessly grabbing a towel from the rack to wrap around herself.