Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 756

Elaine fidgetted nervously in the eerily quiet room.

Meanwhile, Howard had been staring at her quietly. She couldn't understand the look in his eyes, but it made her uncomfortable.

His sharp glare made her feel like she was a slice of lifeless meat on the chopping board waiting to be chomped.

After a long time, Howard finally said, "Come here."

Looking up at him in confusion, she asked, "Why?"

"Come."

His voice was hoarse and low which was a little different from usual. His eyes were also extraordinarily deep that made her feel uneasy.

Thus, she didn't dare to do anything else but sit still. "Dr. Perkins, what do you want?" ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Snorting, Howard put down the glass in his hand and suddenly leaned over and pressed her against the sofa.

Shocked, Elaine opened her mouth to scream but nothing came out of it. She didn't dare to as they were at a hotel and she didn't want to attract unwanted attention.

As Howard slowly stretched out his hand to her, she opened her eyes wide.

Keeping her guard up, she thought that if he laid his hand on her again like he did last night, she would bite him!

His hand stopped on her face.

She opened her mouth, revealing her white teeth.

With a hint of delight in his eyes, he tucked a strand of long hair behind her ear and teased, "Look at you, silly. You even have hair in your mouth."

After that, he sat back.

Elaine shrunk back into the sofa.

Her face turned bright red as if someone smeared red paint on her face.

"What do you think I'm gonna do to you?" Howard smirked.

She was already embarrassed knowing that she had misunderstood him, and his straightforward tease made her shyer. "Why do you come? If there's nothing else, can you go back to your room, please? I want to sleep!"

Because of her embarrassment and anxiety, she took her stand in a charismatic manner.

However, Howard sat still, staring at her intensely.

His stare made her so uncomfortable that she involuntarily pulled the collar of her shirt.

Howard's gaze suddenly deepened. "Sharon said that you're not feeling well."

"I'm fine."

"Why did she say that your face was very red just now?"

Oh god...

It was because she was having some strange thoughts that made her blush, but she was fine now.

Surprised that he was here out of concern, she paused for a moment before saying, "It was a little hot outside, but it's okay now."

Hearing that, Howard nodded. "Tell me if you don't feel well. Remember, I'm a doctor."

This was the modest and professional Dr. Howard Perkins that she knew.

Warmth spread inside her as she knew that someone was looking out for her. "Okay, Dr. Perkins."

She was not as alert as earlier and the gaze in her eyes became gentler, which made Howard feeling at ease too.

He asked in a low voice, "Why did you hide from me this morning? Why did you give me a cold shoulder? You didn't talk to me, and you didn't even cook breakfast for me."

"Uh?"

It never occurred to Elaine that he would ask her these all of a sudden.

Last night, Howard suddenly approached her in an impolite manner that scared her to tears.

Although he stopped what he was going, he threatened her fiercely and warned her not to say anything about it as if it had never happened...

Not knowing what to do, Elaine was so scared that she nodded profusely.

The incident traumatized her so much that she couldn't sleep at all. The next morning, when she saw Howard greeting her as usual, she was filled with rage.

He was the one who was at fault, but he acted as if nothing had happened.

Thus, she ignored her completely out of anger. She even told him that there were no ingredients for her to make breakfast, so he had to have breakfast outside.

If it weren't for the fact that he forced her to come here, she wouldn't want to be alone with him.

"Hey?"

Seeing that she was silent in a daze, Howard waved his hand in front of her. "What are you

thinking about?"

Regaining her senses, she glanced at him and shook her head. She didn't want to be alone with him because she was afraid that what happened last night would happen again. "Dr. Perkins, please go now. I'm really going to sleep..."

Howard's expression abruptly turned ugly. She was fine a second ago but why did her attitude change all of a sudden?

No woman had ever kicked him out of their room before!

Did she really expect him to leave when she said so?

What a joke!

With that in mind, Howard sat still.

Elaine pursed her lips and thought, "Since he doesn't want to leave, I'll leave."

"Stop right there!" Howard shouted from behind her. "Where are you going?"

She wanted to just walk away from him, but her body stopped regardless as she muttered weakly, "I want to go to Sharon's room..."

"Why? So that she can back you up?" Howard snorted coldly. "You're such a naive little girl. Do you know what time is it now? They have already slept, or maybe they are making love right now. Do you want to barge into her room at this hour?"

Red in embarrassment upon hearing his remark, Elaine stammered, "l-l'm just..."

"Just what? You just want to drive me away, and now that I refuse to leave, you want to look for a backup. Is that so?"

"He can read my mind, can't he?"

Elaine thought, speechless.

However, since Howard could guess what she was thinking, why did he have to stay with her?

She was genuinely frightened by what happened last night, and now she didn't want to be alone with him.

Seeing the timid look on her face, Howard let out a long sigh. He must be out of his mind for liking this scaredy-cat.

Usually, he would not take a second look at girls like Elaine.

From the time she moved into his house and worked for him, he knew that she was from a poor and rural place. This kind of girl was pure and innocent, and he liked to hire such a maid to handle the house chores.

But now...

Now that he had got a crush on her, he was not used to seeing her wishy-washy look.

She was such a dull and uninteresting woman who did not know how to please a man at all.

It seemed that he needed to start lecturing her.

Thinking of this, Howard figured he could wait, so he got up and walked over to her, trying to pull her back. "You..."

"Don't touch me!"

Letting out a shrill scream, she shook off his hands forcefully.

Howard was stunned at first, but then he became enraged. What the hell was going on? What did she do just now? Did she yell at him and then push him away?

And what was with those glares? Was she looking at a bad guy now?

Her reaction made his blood boil that the rebellious gene inside him started to work its way to his brain.

He sneered as he thought, "You don't want me to touch you? Oh, I'll touch you, alright!"