AN UNEXPECTED GROOM

One hour later.

At the Moon Pavilion.Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

Sebastien turned on the bathtub faucet. He left the water running as he went out to get a change of clothes for Roxane. When he returned, he hung the clothes on the rack before crouching down and checking the water to make sure the temperature was right. Then he asked:

– Can you do it yourself? Call me if you need anything.

Roxane was sitting in the bathtub with her clothes on at the time.

Just as Sebastian was about to leave the bathroom, she reached out and held the hem of his shirt. He turned around and saw a small hand gripping his shirt tightly. The knuckles were white from the force she was exerting.

He turned around and crouched down to face her before saying softly:

– I won’t leave. I’m going to turn around so you can take off your clothes and get in the tub, okay?

The bubbles in the tub would cover whatever needed to be covered.

Roxane held her shirt tightly and didn’t let go. She bit her lip and said nothing.

Sebastien sighed helplessly.

-Then I’ll help you take off your clothes. Nod your head if you agree.

She nodded slightly.

After getting her permission, he helped her take off her wet clothes. A hint of color slowly returned to his pale face at this moment.

Sebastian threw his wet clothes into the laundry basket before wrapping his hair with a dry towel. As he gathered her hair, his slender fingers brushed against her scalp. It was warm and soft like he was massaging her head. With that, his nerves calmed down little by little.

Roxane’s eyes were still red and she was still biting her lip. There were a few places that had been torn apart by her.

He gently pinched her chin, saying in a deep and slightly authoritative voice:

-Stop biting your lip.

She looked at him with a pair of watery eyes and a vexed expression on her face. She looked like a pitiful animal looking at her master right now.

Sebastian’s heart immediately softened. He lowered his head and kissed her lightly, saying:

– Be good. Don’t bite anymore. If you want to bite, you can bite mine.

Then he pressed his lips against her and remained still.

Roxane didn’t bite her. Instead, she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him slowly. She was like a nearly wilted plant absorbing nutrients as she warmed from Sebastian’s lips.

…

Enzo and the others rushed to the Moon Pavilion after receiving the news.

Sebastien had taken off his wet clothes and taken a shower. At the moment, he was ordering the butler to simmer ginger soup. After being out in the rain for so long, ginger soup would help chase away the cold.

-Where is Roxy?

Enzo asked impatiently. Her seductive eyes brimmed with uneasiness and anxiety.

– She is resting in her room.

Enzo walked towards the stairs without saying a word.

Sebastien stopped him and said:

– She doesn’t want to see anyone at the moment.

Enzo’s body stiffened. He turned to look at Sebastien with dark eyes and asked:

-Did she say that?

He nodded. Although Roxane didn’t explicitly say these words, he understood her.

Enzo’s body stiffened again. His clothes were dripping water onto the floor as he silently looked at Sebastian. After a while, he reached out to wipe the water from his face.

“All of you, go to the guest rooms and change your clothes,” Sebastien said, seeing that they were all soaked.

Enzo put on Sebastien’s clothes.

Christine had brought some of her clothes. Since she and Jessica were about the same height, she lent Jessica her clothes.

After changing, they sat on the couch. Nobody spoke. The atmosphere was very tense.

After delivering the ginger soup to Sebastian, before returning to the kitchen, the butler looked at the other helpers meaningfully, waving them to leave.

Sebastien brought ginger soup to Roxane. Ten minutes later he returns with an empty bowl.

Enzo quickly raised his head to look at him as soon as he came down. His eyes were filled with anxiety and he held the cup tightly in his hand as if he couldn’t feel that it was boiling.

– I took his temperature. She doesn’t have a fever. I gave her a sleeping pill so she could sleep well first, said Sebastien, coming over and sitting down on the sofa.

Enzo sighed in relief. His Adam’s apple bobbed several times as he spoke the words

– THANKS.

– It’s not necessary.

Christine held the cup in her hand as her eyes darted between the two men. Then she asked:

– Is the message on the forum true?

If it wasn’t true, others wouldn’t react like that.

Sebastien did not respond. Instead, he looked at Enzo. Previously, he had been suspicious when he said that Roxane was suffering from major depression. It didn’t seem fair that she was so depressed if it was just because of Enzo’s past actions. If she was being bullied, then it all made sense.

Enzo leaned back against the couch, looking like all his energy had drained from his body. He didn’t say a word and raised his hand to rub his temple. His expression was solemn and guilty.

Jessica looked down and said nothing.

Christine imagined what Roxane had been through and anger rose in her heart. She asked indignantly:

– For what ? Why did they intimidate Roxane so much? What did she do wrong? Why should she be bullied?