Chapter 143 – Dumped by Scumbag, Adored by Billionaire

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Instantly, I forgot the main reason why I had to come up here in the first place and rushed down to get Eden. But I couldn’t find him in the living room as expected.

” Where’s is – “

“He is in his room” Mrs.El answered, having surmised I was searching for him.

I muttered a “thank-you” to her and located his room which was on the floor level with ease.

Perhaps, due to the fact that I was panicking, I totally forgot the courtesy action of knocking before entering. I tried the doorknob and hurried into his room but my jaw dropped open at the sight that welcomed me.

Eden was clad in nothing but a white towel wrapped around his waist exposing his toned flat stomach, his skin was flushed from the shower.

His wet hair plastered to his skull while my throat dried up when I saw water dripping from his hair, drop on his chest, and join other smaller droplets before trailing down to the deep V of his abdomen, soaking into his loosely wrapped towel.

He too was shocked to see my abrupt appearance but he recovered from his daze faster than I did.

“You could have joined me in the shower if you were that interested” Eden flirted, ” I wouldn’t have minded anyway “

His comment aroused me from my reverie and I blinked, just to be sure I was seeing right. Damn, I wasn’t a pervert.

I turned away at once with a blush staining my cheeks, my eyes had seen what it can’t unsee.

“I’m sorry for barging into your room” I apologized with my back turned to him.

Gosh, if this was still the olden days, I would have to take responsibility for him.

Why can’t you be a reserved young lady for once, Maria? I scolded myself internally.

“You can go ahead and dress-up. I promise you, I won’t look ” I promised him.

“What if I want you to look? “

Perhaps, he intended that to sound romantic but to me, it sounded lewd. To hell with decency!

I turned around and faced him with a questioning look, “Why would I want to watch you dress up? Do I look like a pervert? “

Eden’s mouth opened and closed, he was definitely tongue-tied.

What was he expecting anyway? That I would be in awe of his sexy abdominal packs?

No, that is not what the point! Sexy abs or not, the point is that I have developed an immunity to good looks so he should stop seducing me with that – by the way, He and Niles who have more six-pack abdomen?

“You sure you aren’t? Else, why would you be staring at my chest that way? ” he fired at me.

Ouch, I’ve been caught.

“Staring at what !” I denied his accusation with a straight face, “Your chest isn’t that sexy by the way, I’ve seen countless better ones “

“Really” His eyes twinkled, “Then you must know what happens after you ogle a guy’s chest in an enclosed room ” He began to step towards me while I took corresponding steps back.

What have I gotten myself into? Maria, this mouth of yours would lead you into trouble one day!

“What do you think you’re doing?”  I breathed raggedly.

“What do you think I’m doing? ” He pressed forward, a mischievous smirk on his face.

Of course, I knew this scene vividly well, how wouldn’t I? A romantic like me? He would continue approaching me until my back hits the wall, then he would place both hands on either side of the wall trapping me and then, one thing would lead to the other and we would start kissing.

I rolled my eyes internally, what a lousy plan Eden. Does he think I have learned nothing from dating the mischievous Niles all this time?

Discovering I was about to be trapped, I put up a hand against his chest to stop him from moving further but withdrew it from shock when I realized what I was touching.

Unfortunately, my unruly hands somehow hit his loosely wrapped towel which fell to the ground right before my eyes.

I need holy water to cleanse my eyes….ahh!

Eden’s POV

I meant to tease her not strip before her, what even happened? One moment I had the towel on, the next it was on the floor.

Maria screamed, her hands flying to her face as she turned around immediately.

Flustered, I gripped the towel with lightning speed and covered the view. A hot flush started in my neck and worked upward while my heart beat a million miles an hour. I couldn’t believe this, I just flashed my Peekaboo at Maria, seriously Eden?

I couldn’t tell if she was just agitated or crying cause I could makeout whimpering noises from her.

Well, what’s done is done, the only thing left to do was to salvage the rest of my crumpled image.

This time she didn’t even dare to turn back even when I entered my walk-in closet and dressed up.

“Alright, you can look now. I’m decent”

But she shook her head, “How do I know you’re not lying “

I rolled my eyes, “I’m not sexually deviant Maria “

“That’s rich coming from someone who asked me to watch him dress up moments ago ” She taunted.

“I did say that but that was just to mess with you. “

“Well congratulations, your wish came to pass ” she attacked me.

“Hey, my towel wouldn’t have fallen off if you hadn’t hit it ” I defended myself.

“I wouldn’t have hit your towel if you hadn’t tried to make a silly move on me in the first place  “

“Fine” I sighed, “Look or not, that’s up to you ” the girl was quite difficult to convince.

I watched Maria turn around, her palm was still covering her face. Then she slowly peered between the space in her fingers before she finally glanced up at me.

I gave her a cheeky grin and even pirouetted for her to check me out fully, “I’m good, not even a wardrobe malfunction is bound to happen “

A faint flush spread across her features causing my expression to lit up, good to know that she was as affected as I was.

“By the way, what brought you to my room unannounced?” I asked, having a feeling that something must have happened for her to barge into my room like that.

“Yeah, that’s right ” Maria hit get head as if chiding herself for forgetting her purpose of coming here, “It’s Isabella “

Oh, that brat. What did she do this time or was Maria still angry about the face drawing.

“If you’re here to ask me for the right to discipline the girl, then you’re at the wrong place. Adam talk more Niles has never -“

“No that’s not it ” She interrupted me.

My brow quirked up in confusion, “That’s not it, then what’s it? “

Maria took a deep breath and said, “I think Isabella might be down with chickenpox”

For a moment I didn’t say anything, just stared hard at her which obviously made her uncomfortable.

“Why are you looking at me that way? Is there something on my face?” The mystified Maria scratched the back of her head awkwardly while checking herself all over for any sign of a disorder.