Chapter 204

As Alston spoke, his warm breath brushed against Cecilia's face, causing a slight blush to appear on her pale cheeks. Most of his body was still pressed against hers, and his intense gaze bore into her. "Alston, this is our home. There are people outside…" Cecilia struggled to push him away. Before she could finish, Alston interrupted, "Yes, there are people outside. So you’d better not make a sound, or you might alarm them. Guess what they’ll think?" What would they think? Cecilia’s face flushed and then paled. The entire family knew that she had desperately wanted to marry Alston. They would undoubtedly think she was insatiable, that even with Alston injured, she couldn’t resist trying to seduce him. If any noise was made, the family’s scorn would be unbearable. Realizing this, Cecilia stopped struggling. A hint of satisfaction flashed across Alston’s handsome face. Cecilia turned her head away and closed her eyes, refusing to look at him. She had worked hard to rebuild her emotional