CHAPTER 302: HE WAS GRATEFUL OVER SUCH A SMALL THING

The next morning, Ella was awakened by the soft kisses that were being peppered on her neck.

She rubbed her eyes, and opened them slowly.

Adrian placed a soft kiss on her neck, trailing his lips to his chin before he tilted his head slightly.

As their gazes met, Ella beamed, "Good morning!"

Adrian leaned in, placing a lingering kiss on both her eyes.

As her eyelashes fluttered, she heard him whisper, "A very good morning."

Ella’s eyes twinkled.

Last night, after they made it out of the ball, Ella was hugged and kissed by Adrian in the backseat of the car.

After a while, she laid her head on his lap. But unknowingly, she dozed off. Ella did not even realize when they returned to the mansion and how she got into the bed.

It was already past midnight when Adrian stirred her awake and personally fed her a bowl of soup. Ella had it in her half-asleep state before dozing off completely again.

The past few days completely exhausted her. Not to mention their nightly activities... ahem... the ball itself was stressful to Ella.

So, the moment she let her guard down, she passed out in eternal slumber.

Ella hugged the man and snuggled into his arms, "Did you even sleep last night?"

Adrian wrapped an arm around her shoulder, "Mm."

"That’s good... that’s good..."

Ella trailed off when Adrian suddenly flipped their positions, pinning her under him.

"You..."

Nestled between her legs, he hovered right above her. "Thank you."

Ella was stunned. For a moment, her mind went blank entirely.

As delusional as she was, Ella was certain she had done nothing to make him so grateful... And wait, this position of saying thank you... Ahem...!

"Thank you for coming with me yesterday," Adrian’s long lashes trembled as he lowered his gaze.

Ella’s heart stirred. That’s... it?

"I know it must have been inconvenient but thank you—"

Before he could finish speaking, Ella tilted her chin to capture his lips.

Adrian froze.

For a moment, he did not respond.

Just as Ella pulled back from, he cupped her face and deepened the kiss. Their tongues entangled in a fierce battle as their mouths moved in sync.

By the time they parted, both of them were panting softly.

Looking at the man on top of her, Ella felt like she was looking at a big dog. One that looked so harmful but in truth, he was just an adorable baby.

At the same time, Ella felt a little guilty. How poorly had she treated him in the past that he was so grateful when she just accompanied him to an event?

Adrian’s gaze seemed lost for a moment as he buried his face in her neck, "Elle..."

Ella’s heart skipped a beat at the way he called her.

Before she could say a word, she felt something hard pressing against her thighs.

And for a moment, both of them stilled.

Ella could feel his warm breath falling on the nape of her neck, unsteadier than before.

Tension cackled in her room and Ella felt her body heating up gradually.

Ella really couldn’t understand one thing. She had been celibate in her entire previous life... except her first time. And she had not felt like she was missing out on anything.

But now... Adrian’s slightest touch seemed to set her entire body ablaze.

’Ringggg’

The loud ringing of the phone broke their trance.

Ella jerked immediately, realizing that it was her phone that was ringing.

She wanted to reach out but with the man crushing her under his body weight, she could barely sway her limbs.

"Adrian, I need to..."

With both his hands firmly pinning her to the bed, Adrian looked up, his eyes dark.

Ella gulped.

Suddenly, the man reached his hand to her ears... And then—

He pinched her earlobe.

Ella’s eyes widened. And for some inexplicable reason, all the blood in her body surged downwards, sending a powerful heatwave down down there.

"Make it up to me later."

Even after Adrian released her and sat up, Ella remained lying there in a daze, her heart thumping loud.

The call got disconnected and she stared at Adrian’s broad back in a daze, her throat running dry.

Hesitating, she reached a hand towards the man.

But the next moment, her phone rang again.

Ella sat up on the bed and grabbed the phone from the bedside table with a hint of frustration.

And it just happened that the call accidentally went on speaker.

"Hello, Ella. We need to meet..." Mo Jun’s deep voice reverberated in the master bedroom.

Ella froze.

T-This...

She hurriedly glanced at Adrian’s back before removing the call from the speaker.

Adrian paused for a brief moment.

But after that, he did not seem to have much of a reaction.

Ella fell silent for a while, "Mo Jun, give me a moment..." She covered the phone with one hand and tugged at Adrian’s sleeves.

The man turned around, completely facing her now.

His face was nonchalant and one could not tell if he was angry or unbothered.

"Baby, can I invite him over to the Eve Mansion?" She suddenly asked.

Adrian raised a brow.

Ella backed down as she knelt on the bed, "If you don’t want me to..."

"You don’t need to ask me."

The moment his words dropped, Ella felt his warm palm covering her head. Ruffling her hair gently, he smiled and walked away.

Even after the man was out of her sight, Ella knelt there on the bed, dumbfounded and speechless. His smile seemed to have given birth to a thousand butterflies inside her.

And suddenly, she had a slow realization. If it was before, she would have done this in fear that Adrian would get paranoid and lock her up somewhere.

But this time, he hadn’t seemed angry or upset when he heard Mo Jun’s voice. Ella could have carried on with her plans without thinking about him.

Yet, she did not from where the urge to reassure him suddenly overwhelmed her... His paranoia, his worries, his tendencies... When did they start becoming her concern?!

"Ella... Ella...!"

Mo Jun’s incessant screaming snapped Ella out of her reverie.

She shook her head, chasing away the irrelevant thoughts as she pressed the phone back to her ear.

...

Mo Jun sat in the living room of the Eve Mansion, his gaze scanning the place yet again.

As a son of the Mo Family, Mo Jun had been to places and known some great people.

But... this was something that he had never dared to imagine before.

There were sounds of approaching footsteps at this moment and when he turned, he spotted Ella descending the stairs.

"Is everything alright?" She took a seat opposite to him.

Mo Jun took a deep breath to compose himself as he turned the file in his hand, "Jenny was sent by my elder uncle. And as per the evidence and timelines, my father’s medical reports, the child cannot be my father’s."

As he spoke, Ella remained unfazed. There was not a single expression on her face.

"And..." Mo Jun’s grip on the file tightened, "And my father was poisoned slowly by Jenny over the months."

Ella nodded, "So, you managed to find all the evidence?"

"How?" Mo Jun gripped the file in his hand, his expressions morphing into one of disbelief, "How... Did you know? I followed the clues you dropped but these things..."

If not for every clue that Ella had given the last time, Mo Jun would probably never uncover the truth. The thought of it made his scalp numb.

What seemed like injustice from his father’s side was an intricate conspiracy designed over time.

But what scared him more was...

"You don’t have to be so guarded against me," Ella cut off his thoughts.

"You..." Mo Jun was about to speak but suddenly, he found himself tongue tied.

His gaze got fixated to the staircase from where he saw a man descending. Dressed in a classic black suit, the man seemed to be enshrouded in an untouchable aura.

Like he was right there, yet so far away from any mortal’s touch. And then, Mo Jun watched as that untouchable god made his way to Ella.

In the next moment, Mo Jun’s entire worldview shifted.

The untouchable god suddenly bent down to Ella’s level and pressed a kiss on her lips.

Then, Adrian tilted his head and pressed a soft kiss on Ella’s forehead.

Mo Jun’s jaw dropped. He felt like he was intruding but he could not look away at all. What the hell? Was he a masochist!

At a little distance, Ji Yan felt a bit smug. One day of such torment was unbearable for outsiders then he must have been an immortal for taking it on a daily basis, huh!

Just as Adrian straightened and turned to leave, Ella hurriedly grabbed his hand.

He halted in his tracks and turned to look at her.