Seducing me?

Lana was surprised to find herself awake in a state of sleep on Darren's chest. The man was still fast asleep while his arms wrapped around Lana's body. Lana could feel the warmth and how tightly his arms wrapped around her like prison bars.

Lana bit her lower lip. This is really embarrassing. She had to get away from Darren immediately or she'd be even more embarrassed when he found out she was lying on top of him.

When she felt movement from Darren's body, without thinking Lana immediately went back to pretending to be asleep. she was too embarrassed to face Darren after what happened to them last night.

"You don't have to pretend you're asleep," Darren muttered, watching Lana's eyelids move unsteadily.

"Since when did you wake up…."

"I didn't sleep. I can't sleep."

Cautiously, Lana tried to get up and looked at Darren who had opened his eyes. Lana was almost amazed by Darren's good looks even though he was in such a mess.

"Did I keep you from sleeping?" asked Lana. Maybe she's acting weird during sleep, like kicking or something.

"You're seducing me?" Darren asked back with a smile that could make any woman's heart stop beating.

"Seducing you? I'm asking you. I thought you couldn't sleep because of me." Lana swayed slightly sideways as Darren lifted her body slightly to halfway up.

" You did seduce me." Darren crossed his arms under his head for support. "All night you've been cuddling up to me like a baby whining for a hug."

"I-I did all that?" Lana's eyes suddenly widened in disbelief. Her behavior really resembles that of a cheap woman.

"Yeah," Darren replied with a grin, "if I can't control myself, I might just make you a target to satisfy me."

The heat seeped all over Lana's face, making her cheeks turn red. Darren smiled, satisfied with being able to toy with Lana. Obviously, the woman was thinking all the dirty thoughts in her brain.

"Today I will let you go," Darren said later, "Rafael will come here to take you home."

"No! I'll go home alone," Lana answered immediately. Darren furrowed his brow. Seeing Darren's annoyed face, Lana hurriedly explained. "I-I don't want to bother him. I have an appointment with my friend, so… you don't have to ask Rafael to take me home."

Darren didn't answer right away, he studied Lana's terrified expression. "Okay," said Darren later, "I'll order a taxi to take you home."

"Thanks, Darren," said Lana. "So… we're even, right? I already did what you wanted to pay for what happened in the past, so…"

"Yes."

"Really?!"

"I am a man who keeps my word. You didn't run away and I got you in my bed. You can go…"

Lana breathed a sigh of relief. "Can I have one request from you, Darren?"

"Say."

"It's about Stefanny. I hope you didn't tell Stefanny about the two of us who…"

"Don't worry. I'm not interested in being close to her," Darren said, "and I don't like my private things being known. So," Darren approached Lana and looked at her closely. "You should also know your position, Lana."

"I-I understand! I won't tell anyone about this either. I promise!"

"Good girl." Darren smiled widely as he gently stroked the top of Lana's head like a child.

With this, Lana's previous debt has been paid off, right?

Lana didn't have to be Darren's smug in bed anymore or get unkind behavior from Rafael who thought he was a slut.

All that will disappear after Lana is out of Darren's house.

***

"From the money she earns, she uses to pay for all her hospital and college expenses that are in arrears. She also took over the house that had once fallen into Stefanny's hands. She decided not to continue her studies and started looking for work," said Rafael. He was standing in front of Darren's desk while he was looking at the documents about Lana he had gathered. "After her father died, for the past two years she has been living with her uncle and aunt who are out of town."

Darren put down the tablet he was holding and looked at Rafael. "Then the man named Harry?"

"Oh, he's the man who lives next door."

"Nothing suspicious about him?"

"If you mean a special relationship, I don't think so. He does part-time work in cafes and bars while continuing his studies."

"Then Stefanny?"

"Christian is going to London with her for his honeymoon and will be back next week. Are you going to discuss this matter with Christian?"

"I have to find out more about that woman. Christian couldn't have believed that easily if I didn't bring him the evidence," Darren sighed heavily. "They just got married. I can't just destroy Christian's happiness."

"But if we just let it go, Stefanny could do something bad to Christian."

"I won't allow it. Watch her movements. Don't let her do anything bad to Christian. Send people to follow her after they get back from London," said Darren, "while we look for concrete evidence, I want you to keep an eye on her. Tell me if she did anything suspicious."

"Okay," said Rafael. "What about that woman? Are you going to tell her about this matter?" asked Raphael.

"No. We still don't know for sure if Stefanny really has evil intentions or not, it's just that I feel so. But I hope that never happens," Darren said.

"You're really worried about her."

Darren glared at Rafael. "Worried about it or not, it's none of your business, Rafael," he said firmly. Gives a warning to Rafael not to interfere.

"All right. It's up to you," said Rafael, "and this… looks like you need to take a look." Rafael then showed the document that had been in his hand. "What are you going to do with it?"

Darren smirked when he saw the document that Rafael showed. "I think I need to take care of this matter myself."