Babel Novel
Chapter 23 Being Caught by Cole?
Chapter 23 Being Caught by Cole?
"So you mean?" Lemuel changed his posture on the sofa and rested his arms on it lazily. Then he
raised his jaw, looking sexy, "I raped you?"
Before her pale lips uttered, he continued lazily in a mocking tone again, "Are you still dreaming?"
Obviously, Lemuel had already forgotten what happened last night when he was drunk. Exactly
speaking, he had wiped off that part of memory.
"It's you who is still dreaming!" Verena was so mad at his words that she kept trembling all over. She
just wanted to slap him hard.
"Louis failed to suffice you last night, right? That was why you were so eager to sleep with me?"
Lemuel then continued, looking horribly cold, "A slut like you really makes me sick!"
The scene that she flirted with Louis and her coquettish talk with him both popped out in his mind.
Verena finally lost control because of burning rage. Her chest kept heaving and then she slapped on
his face hard.
As her slap sounded loud, the room fell into dead silence again.
He suddenly squinted and stood up to stare at her from above, who still wrapped herself with quilt.
Then his dreadful voice sounded, "How dare you hit me?"
Verena raised her head to glare at him while gritting. She didn't seem to be frightened at this moment.
Lemuel pinched her jaw hard and forced her face to get closer to his. They were getting so close that
she could even see the burning anger in his eyes.
"You should feel lucky for being a woman!"
Verena frowned and deemed it ridiculous, "Thanks for you goddamn mercy! Thanks for raping me and
torturing me! Thanks for leaving me in the hotel alone to be violated by that disgusting asshole!"
"What a glib tone!"
However, he suddenly squinted and looked into her mad eyes, "Didn't you want to hook up with Louis?
Stop pretending to be lofty now!"
"Don't ever humiliate me again! I will never hook up with him unless I am insane!" Verena shouted at
him loud, "You only deem me a slut who sleeps with whoever man I meet, right? I am not that abject!
And you have no right to insult me!"
She was actually the only victim. She hated him for humiliating her in such a seemingly justified tone.
He had no right to insult her! And she didn't want to just put up with it without fighting back!
Her eyes were blurred with tears while she kept clenching her fists.
At this moment, someone knocked on the door. Then Cole's voice sounded from outside, "Lemuel, are
you awake? I am coming in!"
When hearing that, Verena got stiff on spot.
However, Lemuel still looked emotionless and kept silent.
"Say something!" Verena shouted at him anxiously.
"It would be better if he comes in, right?" Lemuel said coldly, "Do you think he will deem that it's I who
raped you? Or it's you who tried to seduce me with plot?"
"What a freak!" Verena kept shouting at him crazily.
She had never encountered such an unreasonable one. He even completely forgot what he had done
after he was drunk! And he still deemed himself doing nothing wrong! Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.
"Besides, do you think you can still stay here if he sees you staying in my room nakedly?" Lemuel
sneered mockingly again.
"You!"
Suddenly, Cole seemed to push the door and it sounded.
"I can't be noticed! No!" while murmuring, she bit her lips hard and hurried to hide herself behind the
window.
Lemuel squinted and was about to follow her over. However, the door was opened at this moment. And
Cole came in.
"Hey, Lemuel, I heard that you got drunk last night?"
Lemuel looked at him and huffed, "Stop making a fuss!"
"Come on, of course it's not a fuss! I remember you have seldom got drunk before! Wait, what was the
date yesterday?" Cole seemed to think of something.
Suddenly, he shouted, "It was October 13 yesterday! The date when Albina left! No wonder you got
drunk!"
Albina had been the only one who Lemuel always kept in mind deeply. On October 13 every year, he
would always get himself drunk. And there had never been exception before.
Lemuel kept silent. But there was a trace of annoyance and frustration hidden in his eyes.
He felt quite annoyed and agitated because of Verena last night. What was worse, it reminded him of
Albina, who had left three years ago. It only made him get more and more annoyed.
Though he had drunk a lot, he had never been drunk before.
When seeing his sullen face, Cole hurried to stop the topic. He took a deep breath and looked around
the room. Then he looked a bit confused, "Lemuel, it smells like a lady."
Lemuel returned to be calm and took a glimpse at the French window beside. Then he huffed,
"Really?"
"Come on, I am a playboy! I can notice all kinds of ladies by simply smelling! You must have a lady
here!" Cole looked firmed, "Since she made you take her home, I would like to see her face!"
Staring at his brother, Lemuel frowned, "Are you being a sleuth hound?"
"Come on!" Cole huffed, "How could you doubt about me? I will get her out right now!"
Without speaking, Lemuel continued with the wine.
Meanwhile, Cole started to take action. He bent over to check under the bed. And then he walked over
to the sofa and the chair and under the desk. After that, he headed to the closet, the book shelf beside,
the bathroom and even the safe! But he still found no one else.
Cole still insisted and then headed to the French window, "I must be right!"
As he reached the window, he suddenly lifted up the curtain and then opened the window.
When seeing that, Lemuel grabbed the glass hard.
The room fell into silence again.
However, even the balcony was still empty.
Cole looked frustrated with his head down. He turned around and said worriedly, "Lemuel, is it
something wrong with my nose? Do I need to check myself in the hospital?"
Hearing that, Lemuel frowned. He couldn't believe that Verena actually disappeared.
"Lemuel, shall I check my nose in the hospital? I can't believe that my perfect nose goes wrong!" Cole
still kept whining beside him.
Lemuel put down the glass of wine and walked to the bedside to put on his pants, "Time for breakfast.
Get to the dining room first. I need to get myself changed."
"Okay!" Cole answered and then pushed the door opened to walk out. He was still thinking about his
own nose.