Chapter 390 To accept it

Alana didn’t think much of it; she assumed it was something to do with work, probably confidential... and that she shouldn’t be listening in.

She picked up her phone to check her messages and found that Eve had sent her quite a few.

She said she and her boyfriend had already arrived at the hot spring resort.

She also mentioned that they had already gone to soak in the hot springs.

She’d even sent several photos of herself soaking in the hot springs.

The photos were quite picturesque. Eve was wearing a rose-red bikini, her jet-black hair adorned with a blooming rose.

She was beautiful, fair-skinned and lovely, more radiant than the flowers themselves.

Soaking in the rose petal-filled pool, she looked as beautiful and graceful as a flower fairy.

Alana replied.

Alana: [Who took these for you? They turned out really well]

Eve: [My boyfriend, of course. He was terrible at first, but after I gave him a little training, he managed to take shots like this. Of course, it’s also thanks to my natural beauty, otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to pull off this killer angle.]

Alana: [It looks great. Your boyfriend’s got some photography skills.]

Eve couldn’t wait to ask.

Eve: [What about you? Didn’t your boyfriend take any pictures of you?]

Alana blinked.

Who had time for photos? They were too busy role-playing.

Alana: [Don’t even mention it... not a single photo.]

Eve: [If you weren’t taking photos, what were you doing?]

Alana: [Take a guess.]

Eve: [Tsk, I knew you wouldn’t waste a single second. Did the bikini get ripped to shreds?]

Alana: [It did. It tore into several pieces.]

Alana was getting bolder by the day, she could even chat with Eve about topics like this without blushing or batting an eye.

Eve: [Mine too. Phew, thank goodness I had the foresight to pack a few extra sets.]

Alana: [Yeah, you really know what you’re doing.]

Eve: [By the way, this hot spring trip was totally worth it. It feels amazing.]

[It’s way more comfortable than my bathtub at home, and being out here feels so exciting.]

[How did you feel? Did you enjoy it?]

Alana blinked.

Alana: [Why are we suddenly talking about our feelings?!]

Eve replied casually.

Eve: [It’s just sharing experiences and learning from each other.]

[For example, what positions do you and your boyfriend use? What positions do I and my boyfriend use? Which ones are more exciting? Try them out next time... the more, the better.]

Alana: [Ahem, ahem, ahem...]

Eve: [Don’t be shy... we’re just sharing experiences. Look, I’ve taught you so much already, so don’t hold back]

Alana: [I don’t know how to put it.]

Eve: [Just say it in your own words.]

Alana sighed.

There was no escaping this.

*********

Stephan was outside the door, talking on the phone for a while.

“Is everything ready?”

“Mr. Hudson, rest assured, everything has been taken care of.”

“Hmm. I don’t want any mishaps during the proposal. If there are any, you’ll be held personally responsible.”

Vance jumped at the threat. “Um, I’ll have someone double-check everything... no, no, I’ll check it triple times myself.”

“Hmm, has the styling team arrived yet?”

After all, it was his first proposal... he’d need to dress up a bit.

“They’re already here and ready to follow your instructions.”

“Alright, have them come up as planned in a bit.”

“No problem!”

Stephan added a few more words before hanging up.

Just as he was about to head back to his room, he spotted a familiar figure walking toward him.

It was Darla.

He frowned. This woman was like a shadow that just wouldn’t go away.

Darla walked up to Stephan and couldn’t help but ask,

“Stephan, are you going to propose to Alana?”

She had overheard his conversation just now and found it almost impossible to accept.

She had always hoped Stephan was just playing around with Alana and didn’t want him to get seriously involved.

After all, with his noble status and exceptional abilities, he deserved a woman whose background and capabilities matched his own.

If he really married Alana, didn’t he think she was beneath him?

Wasn’t he afraid of becoming a laughingstock among the elite circles?

As the president of the prestigious Hudson Group, marrying a woman from a humble background, no, not even that, doesn’t he feel ashamed?!

Stephan remained expressionless. “Miss Gordon, who I choose to propose to is none of your business, is it? Could you please stop popping up like a clown every time? You’re an eyesore.”

Darla didn’t think she was an eyesore; she was simply bravely pursuing love, what was wrong with that?

She took another step toward Stephan, her gaze resting on his handsome face and the muscular physique concealed beneath his suit.

She’d seen it with her own eyes; she knew just how formidable he was.

She was dying to experience it with him.

Darla stared at him, unhesitatingly confessing her desire for him.

“Stephan, I want to make love to you.”

Stephan was taken aback. “What?”

Darla curved her lips, holding a room key between her fingers as she slowly traced it across Stephan’s chest, her gesture tinged with seductive teasing.

“This is my room key. If you take it, I’m yours tonight.”

“Of course, if you don’t want to go to my room, we can go to the hot spring pool instead. I’ll go along with whatever you want. As long as you want it, I’ll do whatever you ask, unconditionally.”

Her words were incredibly seductive; she didn’t believe any man could resist her. Especially not a man with such intense desires.

Stephan understood, and his expression darkened instantly.

“Darla, what do you take me for?”

“Adult men and women, food and sex are natural desires. It’s perfectly normal. Stephan, I like you. I like your body. I want to sleep with you. It’s that simple. Don’t worry, I won’t ask you to take responsibility for me, and I won’t tell Alana about this.”

“This will be just a secret between you and me.”

Of course, she was only saying this for the sake of it. If it actually came to that, she wouldn’t let Stephan off the hook so easily.

She would make Stephan completely obsessed with her, and then fall hopelessly in love with her!

Stephan curled his lips into a mocking smile. “Darla, you’re even more despicable than I imagined!”

Darla’s expression shifted.

Shameless? True, there was definitely a touch of sleaziness in what she’d done.

But don’t men all like women who act like that?

Wasn’t it precisely by acting like a slut and flaunting her charms that Alana had won Stephan’s favor?

She was merely copying Alana’s tactics, yet she was being called cheap?!

Darla couldn’t help but move closer to Stephan, deliberately pressing her delicate body against him. “Stephan, I’m serious. Be with me, and I promise I’ll please you even more than Alana ever did.”

As she spoke, her slender fingers quietly slid downward...

However, before she could even touch the buckle of his belt, she was seized by his large, knuckled hand.

Darla looked up, meeting Stephan’s dark, fierce gaze.

“Don’t humiliate yourself. Even without Alana, I wouldn’t have the slightest interest in you. Even if you stripped naked in front of me, I wouldn’t be the least bit moved!”

Darla’s pupils contracted in disbelief.

“I don’t believe it!”

She couldn’t believe she held no appeal whatsoever for Stephan.

Clearly, in the eyes of other men, she was an unattainable goddess, a woman they could only yearn for, no matter how desperately they desired her.

So why, in front of Stephan, was she so utterly despised?!

As if to prove something, Darla tried to tiptoe up and kiss him on the lips.

Stephan didn’t give her a chance to react; he pushed her away immediately.

Darla was shoved against the wall, slamming into it hard.

Her back stung from the impact.