Chapter 294

Raymond was in the kitchen. He opened the cabinet where he kept his stash of supplements and tonics, thinking, "Mr. Reid definitely needs a boost after last night." The guest room door was wide open, and the bed was a complete disaster. … Meanwhile, Vespera wasn't about to risk taking the elevator. God only knew who might be coming up or down at that hour. What if some random neighbor from the 20th floor suddenly decided to crash there too? She shook her head. Better to believe in bad luck than run straight into it. So, she made the executive decision to take the stairs. Thankfully, going down was easy. Once she reached her floor, she punched in the access code to the emergency stairwell and finally made it back into her apartment safely. In the bathroom, she dropped her robe. The moment she caught sight of herself in the mirror, covered in hickeys and bruised warmth, she stood there in silence, her whole body radiating heat. She scrubbed off everything sticky and leftover f