Chapter 383 Unable to resist

“Stephan, do you remember sending me that photo of your abs?”

Stephan fixed his gaze on her. “How could I possibly forget?”

That was the first time he’d ever sent such an intimate photo, trying to tempt a stubborn girl.

And when he sent it, he’d been pretty nervous, afraid she’d find it offensive and block him.

Alana bit her lip and couldn’t resist pinching his rock-hard abs. “You’re so bad, sending a girl a photo like that...”

His breath caught.

He slowly pressed himself against her, letting her feel his scorching body heat.

“What’s so bad about it?”

As he drew closer, his presence enveloped her completely.

Alana’s eyelashes fluttered, and her voice was soft and sweet. “That’s so bad. What kind of normal man would send a girl a photo like that...?”

Stephan gazed intently at her exquisitely beautiful face, his voice low and husky. “I was deliberately trying to seduce you. Otherwise, do you think I’d send photos like that to just anyone?”

Alana blushed deeply, her cheeks flushing a vivid crimson.

Stephan watched her reaction, his eyes darkening as a smoldering fire flickered within them.

“Did I tempt you?”

Alana bit her luscious lips, too embarrassed to look at him. “Well... I got a nosebleed.”

Stephan curved his lips, his tone teasing.

“Just a photo of abs, and you got a nosebleed?”

“My little darling, you’re so innocent. So innocent it makes one want to ravish you.”

Alana was too shy to speak.

The man leaned down, his thin lips brushing against her delicate earlobe. “Did you feel something back then?”

The man teased, “Was it intense?”

Alana’s face flushed bright red, and she nudged his chest. “You’re so mean...” He was so mean, asking that on purpose.

Stephan chuckled, biting her earlobe and teasing her bit by bit.

Alana’s breath came in shakery gasps.

Stephan kissed her and coaxed her gently, “Hold me tight.”

Alana obediently wrapped her arms around him, pressed her lips to his ear, and said shyly, “Actually, just now, you didn’t need to buy so much. We’re already getting married, so we don’t have to...”

Stephan chuckled softly, catching her drift.

“What, do you think it’s more comfortable without them?”

Alana’s face flushed. “Stop teasing me. You know that’s not what I meant...”

“So you want to have my baby?”

She was too embarrassed to say it.

Stephan curved his lips. “I don’t want you to get pregnant that soon anyway. After all, we haven’t had our fill of our time together yet.”

He took out a condom and slipped it into Alana’s hand, coaxing her.

“Be a good girl and put this on for me.”

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The weekend was just a couple of days away.

Eve’s boyfriend had already agreed to go to the hot springs with her.

So the next day, Alana went with her to buy swimsuits at the mall.

Eve glanced at Alana and couldn’t help but exclaim, “Honestly, how did you even think of going on a hot spring date with your boyfriend? That’s so clever!”

She hadn’t even thought of that before.

Alana cleared her throat and explained in a low voice, “I was on a business trip a while back and stayed at a hot spring hotel. Stephan happened to be at that same hotel, so we soaked together.”

Of course, she didn’t mention that Stephan had deliberately booked the same hotel as her.

Eve clicked her tongue. “So you’ve soaked together before, and now you’re planning to go again. I guess the experience must have been pretty good.”

Alana blushed, but still said, “It was a great experience.”

Mainly because it was thrilling and a fresh experience.

Eve watched Alana’s reaction, feeling a stir of excitement inside. “Oh my, what’s going on? I can’t help but get excited. I really want to be there myself.”

Alana swallowed.

Eve blinked. “I’m definitely going to buy a few extra swimsuits this time. If one gets ruined, at least I’ll have spares!”

Alana sighed.

Looks like she’s got some expectations.

Eve shot Alana a look and said earnestly, “Lana, it’s time to take the initiative. This time, you’ve got to be proactive, seize the opportunity, and make him unable to resist you.”

Eve said mysteriously, “After we buy the swimsuits, I’ll give you a little advice. I guarantee it’ll open up a whole new world for you.”

“Uh.”

With a clear goal in mind, the two headed straight for the swimwear store.

There were all kinds of swimsuits, a dazzling array of styles.

Eve was excited as she browsed, gravitating toward sheer, see-through, and lace styles.

She even offered to help Alana pick one out.

Alana quickly refused, “I’ll pick one out myself.”

Eve shot a disapproving glance at the swimsuit Alana had picked out. “Yours is way too conservative. Unlike the ones I’m picking... men who see these are guaranteed to get nosebleeds and have their blood boil!”

Alana blushed and couldn’t help but say,

“Just a reminder... we’re going to soak in a hot spring, not to...”

Eve interrupted her with a straight face,

“What proper couple goes to a hot spring just to soak?”

Well, she had no comeback.

“Listen to me, don’t wear anything too conservative. This stuff that covers your arms and thighs is so tacky. Not only will men shake their heads at it, but women will... well, it’s just not great!”

“This bikini suits you. You’ve got big boobs and a round butt... you’ll definitely look amazing in it.”

Before Alana could even react, Eve shoved an orange bikini into her arms.

Next, Eve took away the conservative swimsuit she’d picked out and selected several more figure-flattering ones for her.

The two of them were so engrossed in picking out clothes that they didn’t notice at all that someone had been silently watching them from behind for quite some time.

Darla hadn’t expected to run into Alana.

She’d been secretly following them for a while and overheard them talking about going to a hot spring resort with their boyfriends over the weekend to strengthen their relationship.

Seeing Alana holding several swimsuits, all vastly different in style yet equally alluring... Darla assumed she intended to wear them to seduce Stephan.

She never would have guessed that Alana was so flirtatious at heart.

No wonder Stephan is so taken with her... she must have used these very tactics to seduce him.

She’d always wondered what tactics Alana used to seduce Stephan and make him so utterly hooked on her. Now, it seemed she finally understood.

It boils down to nothing more than using every trick in the book to please a man in bed.

A woman like that is both slutty and sycophantic, utterly devoid of dignity... disgusting and despicable.

They’re utterly despicable!

What Darla despised most was using such tactics to seduce men and make them obsessed with her.

She considered herself too proud and noble to resort to such lowly tactics to seduce men; usually, it was the men who fawned over her, and she had never once considered fawning over a man herself.

Even when faced with Stephan, a man she deeply loved, her innate sense of pride wouldn’t allow her to act too obsequious toward him.

But she truly refused to lose to that woman, Alana.

Besides, Alana was Agnes’ daughter.

Agnes had stolen her father and taken the place that should have belonged to her mother.

She hated Agnes, and by extension, she hated Agnes’ daughter, Alana, as well.

If Alana had no connection to Agnes, she wouldn’t have taken the loss so hard, even if she’d lost to her.

But as it happens, Alana was Agnes’ own daughter.

Her mother had already lost to Agnes.

So was she going to lose to Agnes’ daughter as well?

Darla clenched her fists. Thinking of how Alana planned to go to a hot spring with with this weekend, a scheming thought immediately crossed her mind...