LOGINPandora had one arm raised behind her back. Her fingers struggled to touch the straps of the dress that hung down her back because of one man's actions. Pandora had no choice but to stay in the wet and skimpy clothes from Aquela, none of which could be found in the penthouse belonging to the man beside her, the man who had rushed out when Pandora chose to separate herself.
Half-glancing at Pandora, she noticed that the man in question was busy tying a black tie, followed by a blue suit covering a large body. Still trying unsuccessfully. Pandora stood on her tiptoes slightly to reach what she was doing. She almost flinched when large fingers took over and thrust her arms forward. "Your mouth can be used to ask for help." The ropes that flowed downward were each tied tightly. Pandora's body tightened as her chest puffed out in response to the volume of clothing that made her feel uncomfortable. The rope tie was complete. The stranger's fingers slid across the surface of Pandora's chest. Pandora's intermittent breathing was rhythmic with the pounding of her heart and a sense of alarm. The warm touch in the hollow of her neck was like something stinging. Pandora was frozen in place, completely lost in the seduction of desire, which moved with a deep suction on her shoulder line. "You like this." Such a hoarse whisper went along with a small nibble on Pandora's earlobe. Instantly Pandora's sanity snapped. She brushed off the fingers that had been playing on her body for a long time. Stepping back away from the dangerous cage in front of her eyes. "You should get ready to leave," Pandora said with an excited sigh. That sardonic smile forced her to keep dodging. "Yes, I'll leave immediately as long as I get one kiss back from you." "That can't be happening—" "I owned the rules. I can do what I want." No idea how the man sped up. Next thing, Pandora's body was trapped between a corner of the wall. A strong masculine scent filled Pandora's sense of smell. She couldn't deny that the man had an intoxicating scent. Pandora almost fell into a trance. "Please move away." She blinked rapidly, occasionally pushing at the broad chest that was quite close to her face. "You're taking my breath away." Pandora had to remind me that the rope The dress was too tightly constricting. She tried hard to pull the ties tight, but Pandora was unable to reach the remaining part of the ribbon knot behind her back. "Oh!" Pandora shrieked violently. She didn't even realize that she was being turned against the wall. Pandora had so little room to move. The man pulled off all the fastened parts of her dress. "It's not difficult to ask others for help. Just say, 'I need your help.' How hard can it be?" It wouldn't have been difficult if the person in front of Pandora didn't have a rude, arrogant, and dominant side that Pandora couldn't conquer. Instead of asking for help, fear first entered her mind. She didn't want him to feel big with a single request for 'help,' even if the man with the sharp lines was the only person beside Pandora. "Thank you for your help." As soon as she was freed, Pandora covered her bare chest. She wanted to walk out of the bedroom where she had changed, but the sound of the bell from outside simultaneously attracted the attention of the two people in the room. "Wait here. Don't go anywhere until I get back." He's better off not coming back! Pandora thought to herself. Her breath caught as the man turned to look at her. It was only a moment later that the stranger's large body was swallowed up by the door. "Why do I have to meet a weird and annoying person like him!" Pandora rubbed her face roughly. She paced here and there uncertainly, awaiting the unexpected arrival of the man whose name was currently unknown. "My cell phone." She again spoke to herself as she remembered Anna and contacted her former roommate. Since arriving in Cambridge, Pandora had forgotten to tell Anna, or at least send a text message, about her condition, as Aquela always asked Pandora to carry out work activities without pause. Pandora moved quickly to open the nightstand drawer. Her cautious attitude led her to make this decision. Deliberately hiding the flat object and her bag there in case the stranger would do something. 'Sorry for not calling you, Ann. I've been in Cambridge. You don't need to worry. I'm fine'. The sentence was sent after Pandora read through a series of messages received from yesterday. She was too busy just scrolling through her phone. Far too busy refraining from things of a scary nature. After a few minutes, Pandora's cell phone rang. Not a reply from Anna, but an email notification from the Bristol college account, the college where Pandora had. No idea if Pandora saw it wrong or what. The opening greeting made her heart skip a beat, and the contents made her heart fall even more. She only had one week to file the paperwork. "I got a full scholarship?" She wondered cluelessly. Why and how did that happen .... "What are you looking at?" A man's deep voice suddenly jolted Pandora's attention. The same man she had last met stood in the doorway with a shopping bag in hand. Pandora is already under contract with the man. What could she say to explain her overwhelming desire to go back to college? "I—" "Hurry up and change your clothes. I'll wait 10 seconds, and you should be done." The man placed the shopping bag onto the bed, and without another word had left Pandora alone in the room with the room sealed. "One." The first count forced Pandora to stare at the door frame in disbelief. She hadn't even taken the contents of the shopping bag out yet. "Two." Pandora hurried quickly. She was a little astonished to find long jeans and skimpy, tight-fitting clothes laid out in front of her, along with two undergarments in matching colors. There was no way 10 seconds could be used to put on the entire outfit. "What's wrong with him?" Pandora grumbled as she threw her clothes on the floor. Her wet black bra and panties were all that remained. Pandora took everything off. She hurriedly put on the essential underwear, followed by a well-fitting top, no less and no more—just the right size. "You have five seconds!" "I have to get rid of that freak!" Pandora struggled to get one foot into the hole of her jeans. Her heart stopped when the door was suddenly forced open. A mischievous grin emerged from the eyes sliced with mixed shades of color, but Pandora dared not confirm her memory of the shape of the eyes or the special designation 'spectrum' for the rare eye color. "Get out. I'm not done yet!"It was time... a struggle where love and cooperation were the most tangible proofs that brought Pandora to this remarkable point. Her focus was always fixed on one person there; the man on the podium with the right and recognition for his contributions as a donor. Kingston spoke after the rector delivered the opening remarks and address. It was hard to deny that the man stood out the most among the academic community and everyone present. His hair slicked back, neat, added to the impression of admiration. Faint whispers from some of the female graduates kept drifting into Pandora’s ears. She could only manage a faint smile, and probably wouldn’t tell Kingston, even if the man’s business was finished. She wouldn’t tell her husband that the man had become the subject of gossip. A burst of applause ended Kingston’s time on the podium. The spotlight briefly turned toward him. A faint, almost imperceptible smile prompted Pandora to give Kingston a restrained signal. N
“Thank you, Helios.”Finally, Pandora breathed a sigh of relief after the journey home and all the exhausting activities; she had just finished her final fieldwork assignment, but it felt like a grand farewell. Perhaps because Pandora and Anna had agreed to do their internship at Kingston’s company, so all the key staff and employees treated her more like a professional than a student seeking knowledge. Pandora was certain this was due to Kingston’s influence. The man didn’t hesitate to show his sweet side in front of everyone. He didn’t care if rumors spread, as long as Pandora finished her studies well. That was the excuse Kingston often used whenever Pandora tried to limit their closeness when he suddenly showed up at her office.Pandora slowly climbed the top flight of stairs. The first thing she did was enter the room. She had missed her three babies so much—they presented the same familiar scene one after another. Pandora didn’t know whether she should feel resigned at
Pandora didn’t know where to look. At her calm baby being bathed, or at her husband, who was flushed as he rubbed the nearly latherless soap onto Luca’s tiny body. Kingston’s hand movements were fluid, emphasizing just how skilled he was at fulfilling his role as a father. He had, once, been accustomed to bathing Aceli when the little girl was still just a baby. And now he was putting it into practice with their own child, while Pandora… while she waited for Kingston to finish, she watched and learned.“Towel, Sweetie.”Pandora blinked rapidly after snapping herself out of her reverie. She handed the equally tiny towel near Kingston’s hand. He accepted it calmly; dried Luca’s body, then carried their little baby out of the bathroom.“When are you going to let me have a turn?”Taking a seat on the edge of the bed while watching Kingston apply oil to various parts of Luca’s body, including the soft peak of his chest, made Pandora pout slightly. But the distinctive scen
The sound of wailing in the middle of the night was one of the most unexpected things Pandora had ever faced. She blinked briefly, gazing up at the dimly lit ceiling. For a moment, Pandora shifted, moving so carefully as not to wake Aceli in the middle of the bed. Her body was already poised to get up and head toward the bassinet, but a warm, firm grip suddenly stopped her just as she was about to act.“Let me handle this, Pussy cat. You should go back to sleep.”Faintly, the sound of Kingston’s footsteps could be heard as he left the bed. The shadow of his figure continued walking, then stopped at a spot where Pandora’s attention was firmly fixed.Kingston’s movements were fluid as he cradled their tiny baby. The contours of his body were visible as he moved in front of the table. Kingston would likely wait a few moments until the expressed milk stored in a special device filled the bottle completely.“Bring Luca here, King.”However, Pandora felt it was taking
On the day she was allowed to go home, Pandora slowly made her way into the imposing building. She was a little surprised to find Chris already standing there, giving her a warm welcome, and he immediately approached her, his sole focus on the tiny baby and her long sleep. “Why didn’t you tell me you were going to give birth, Panda?” Seeing Chris ask the question with a smile directed at Luca, Pandora immediately shifted her attention straight to Kingston, giving him a signal. What should they say? Honesty was out of the question, because that would make Chris realize just how much Pandora had truly risked her life. “When I was about to give birth, everything happened so suddenly, Dad. So I could only tell you later.” Pandora grimaced after telling half the truth. It was true that Luca had been born suddenly. The contractions came suddenly, and suddenly she had to face a terrifying ordeal that day. Pandora hesitated, studying Chris’s face. Her fat
The hospital room door opened slowly; Kingston was seen bending down to lower Aceli from behind the man’s back. The little girl seemed too lazy to walk, so she needed her uncle’s magical touch to make them look harmonious.“Mommy Panda!”Pandora kept her attention fixed; watching Aceli’s hurried footsteps as she approached. The chair she dragged made a rustling sound, then Aceli’s face appeared after she climbed onto the chair just to support her short frame.“Aceli really misses Mommy Panda.”That adorable smile never changed. Pandora almost laughed at the statement, but she couldn’t lie; a surge of emotion slightly shook her emotional side. Pandora missed Aceli so—so much. She deliberately stretched out her arms to see how the little Kingston girl would react.Aceli was eager to crawl onto the blanket, but her little body was immediately caught. It wasn’t Pandora. Kingston was the only one preventing Aceli from approaching Pandora. Preventing the little girl’s
It had been far too long since Kingston left her alone in the room. He had left things unfinished, but to this very moment, he had not returned. How sad... Though Pandora wasn’t keeping track of time. She had come to terms with the fact that, for the second time, a palace servant had come to
She felt a sense of relief once the welcome was over, and she was invited to stay in Kingston’s room. The room had never been occupied by its original owner, but every structural element of the building was perfectly preserved.There was no denying that, the first time Pandora set foot in the
“Are you ready?”Pandora quickly looked down, feeling something slip against the surface of her flat stomach. She smiled faintly as she noticed Kingston’s palm there, savoring the way he kept showering her with soft kisses on her cheek, until Pandora immediately lifted her face—toward the mir
Snow was falling in the mansion’s side yard, forming mounds of icy flakes. Mounds that always thwarted Aceli’s attempts to play in the middle of the snowfall. The little girl was all set in warm clothes and yellow boots on her tiny feet. She insisted Pandora join her in stepping onto the snow-cov







