Chapter 97

Brad's pupils weren't entirely black. They were a shade closer to black—a type of sapphire blue. When he looked up at Nadine, there was an indescribable tenderness in his gaze. "As long as you understand," he said. Then, he sat down with his fair back toward her. Seeing the affectionate look in his eyes, Nadine bit her tongue. She warned herself to not misunderstand. Brad's naturally charming eyes seemed affectionate even to dogs. Nadine looked at Brad's broad back and took a deep breath. She forced herself to calm down and began to scrub his back, but the scumbag had to comment, "It's too light. Are you even putting any effort into it?" Nadine rolled her eyes and applied more pressure. Then he complained. "It's too hard. Are you trying to kill me?" She took another deep breath, closed her eyes, and eased up on the pressure. She silently soothed her anger to not stoop down to that beast's level. That'd just be an insult to beasts. The bathroom was so quiet that one could've hea