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Sebastian was silent for a few moments before he realized what he had done. "I think so."

Irene growled and immediately threw a pillow at him. "Have you lost your mind?! Your contract said that I don't have to give you any offspring, but you did that before we got married! Did you do it on purpose?"

She sharpened her gaze as if she wanted to burn Sebastian just by looking at him. She wasn't sure if she could get pregnant from one unprotected sex, but it was better to prevent it than to be sorry.

"No, you misunderstood me. I didn't do it on purpose." Sebastian looked away and murmured, "Your body feels too good, so I didn't want to pull out."

"What did you say?" Irene almost threw another pillow after hearing his words.

Sebastian immediately changed his words. "I said I'm sorry I wasn't careful."

"Hurry up and buy me the pills." She waved her hands, signaling for Sebastian to leave the room immediately.

"What pill?"

"The fucking morning pills!" Irene exploded, "Do you expect me to buy them myself when I can't walk?"

Sebastian looked at Irene's body from bottom to top, the kiss marks and grip marks on her waist were visible on her pale skin, so she definitely wouldn't be able to wear short clothes tomorrow.

Her appearance looked messy, but Sebastian felt satisfied every time he saw his work. He wanted to smile but decided against it because he didn't want Irene to kick him off the bed.

Before Irene could yell again, he quickly picked up his clothes from the floor and rushed to the door. As he was about to step out, Sebastian turned and asked, "Do you regret having sex with me tonight, Miss Russell?"

Irene buried her body under the blanket. She felt ashamed when she thought about the hot activities they had done. Her mind was indeed affected by alcohol, but she would not let Sebastian touch her if her subconscious hated him.

"I enjoyed it, and please, just call me Irene." She spoke in a low voice, but Sebastian could hear her clearly.

Sebastian couldn't help but smile. "Glad to hear it, Irene."

After he left the room, Irene kicked off the blanket and rolled on the bed. She covered her red face and grimaced softly as her waist ached. "Stupid Sebastian."

One memory after another flooded her mind, making Irene want to bury herself alive, too embarrassed to face Sebastian afterward. She did not understand why he kept calling him a handsome man and even teased him like a slut.

But she had no regrets at all.

She would be a liar if she said that Sebastian had not turned her on that night.

Irene even felt that her mind became fresher and happier after having sex with him.

"There will be no second time," Irene promised herself.

She couldn't get too comfortable with Sebastian, considering they were only going to have a contract marriage. Even though Irene seemed like a cold woman, it didn't mean that she wouldn't develop love if she had sex with a certain man several times.

Besides, Sebastian Delacroix's face and body were her type. If Irene did not try to control herself, she was afraid that she would fall in love with him in no time.

Irene let out a heavy sigh. "Let's forget about him and just think about his money."

It was better for her to love his money after all because money couldn't break her heart.

• • 

"Oh, how great. After having sex with me, you want to leave me first thing in the morning." Irene clicked her tongue, even calling Sebastian's last name to taunt him. "You make me feel like a prostitute, Mr. Delacroix."

The sun hadn't fully risen yet, but Sebastian was already getting dozens of calls from his secretary. His secretary said there was a problem with the branch company in Xaston, so Sebastian had to fly to the country first thing in the morning.

"Why do you say that? No prostitute will go to my house after having sex with me." Sebastian gave Irene some new, more comfortable clothes. At least her kiss marks would be less visible. "Mrs. Cain will pick you up at noon and bring you to my house."

"Is there anyone else at your house?" asked Irene. She was just afraid of meeting Sebastian's family without him because rich families were hard to handle.

Sebastian reassured her, "I live alone. If my family wants to come over, they will contact me first. He handed Irene a glass of water when he saw that she was a bit pale. "How is your body now?"

Irene drank the water and answered, "Still sore as hell, but I should be able to walk by noon." She looked at him with annoyance. She couldn't even walk properly, but the perpetrator was looking great and more happy than her. "I truly want to throw this glass at you."

He chuckled. "You tease me first, honey. I did my best to control myself, but you were so naughty yesterday."

"I don't remember anything! I guess it wasn't me!" Irene covered her ears because she didn't want to hear Sebastian's teasing words.

If Sebastian continued to remind her of last night, Irene would probably drown her face in the bathtub.

"All right, I'll go now." Sebastian wore his watch and teased her for the last time, "Can I get a kiss before I go to work?"

Irene groaned. "Oh, just go away!"

Sebastian laughed when he saw her reaction. "Maybe I can go home tonight if I can solve the problem quickly, so see you tonight."

"Be careful," Irene murmured.

He smiled. "I will."

Irene had gotten used to living alone over the years, not even with Daniel, although they had been together for three years. So she never expected someone to come home.

Somehow, when she realized that Sebastian would be coming home to the same house as her, Irene felt a little excited and couldn't wait for his arrival.

Maybe, deep in her heart, she was tired of always feeling lonely in her house and longed to live with someone else.

Although such a life wouldn't last long, at least Irene wanted to have a lively home, like when her mother was alive.

As Sebastian left the room, she waved and said, "See you tonight."