Reluctant to see Joan leave, Larry decisively came up with an excuse.
“Don’t you have a maid at home? Why do you need me to look after you?”
Joan felt ambivalent as she thought Larry was joking.
“No, I stay alone. There’s no one else at home,” Larry quickly replied.
“Really?” Joan was skeptical.
“Of course, why would I lie to you?”
Just as he spoke, he shot his bodyguard a glance.
As Caspian had been working for Larry for a long time, he recognized the cue at once and added, “Ms. Watts, Mr. Norton has bought a new place where he is staying by himself.”
Larry gave him a satisfactory nod. Good job Caspian. I’ll definitely give you a raise after this.
“Aren’t you living with your boss to protect him? Don’t you consider yourself human?”
Joan’s candidness stumped Caspian. “Besides, even if you don’t have a maid, you still have your bodyguard. Why must it have to be me?”
Larry laughed wryly as he wondered if Joan was playing dumb. Despite how obvious his intentions were, she didn’t seem to get it.
Larry looked at Caspian again.
People like us will always have to sacrifice for the boss, huh…
Caspian sighed in his heart before adding. “To be honest, Ms. Watts, other than protecting Mr. Norton, I’m not really good at anything else. Even for my own laundry, I have to send it out to the dry cleaners. Hence, it’ll be better if you take care of Mr. Norton.”
“Oh, you really are useless, then,” Joan murmured softly to herself.
“Fine, I’ll take care of you for a few days.”
“Great.”
Overjoyed, Larry patted the glum-looking Caspian on his shoulder. “Come on then, let’s go now.”
In a short while, the car arrived in front of a villa.
“Come with me.”
As Caspian helped Larry into the villa, Joan followed closely behind them.
“Your house is really big and yet, you live alone?”
Joan was puzzled as it felt troublesome to do so.
But of course! Larry was proud of his quick thinking. On the way home, he had ordered everyone to leave so that he could maintain the illusion.
After helping Larry to his bedroom, the bodyguard left, leaving Joan and Larry alone in the massive villa.
“Joan, you should take a look around since you will be staying over for the next few days. Your room is next to mine, so you can just call me if you need anything,” Larry explained to her.
Joan was still apprehensive about staying alone with Larry in his villa. But, she did agree to take care of him and couldn’t bring herself to go back on her word.
Since I’m already here, I’ll just go along with it. Joan told herself.
The next few days, Larry enjoyed the meticulous attention that Joan showered on him. Under her attentive care, Larry “recovered” very quickly.
In truth, there was nothing wrong with him and he could move his limbs just fine. He simply pretended to have restricted mobility just so that he could be together with Joan.
“Time for dinner, Larry.”
As usual, Joan would bring the food into his bedroom.
“Feed me.”
Larry clung to Joan like a child. For the past few days, it had always been the same as he was reluctant to part with her even for a single moment.
“Sure,” Joan replied helplessly.
Despite his clinginess, Joan seemed to enjoy every moment the two of them spent together.
Over the last few days, Larry and Joan’s affection for each other grew significantly. Although they never reaffirmed their status as a couple, it was just a formality by now.
“Here, open up.”
Joan’s voice was gentle as if she was coaxing a child.
As Larry opened his mouth, his gaze was fixed upon her. The warmth emitted from his eyes felt as if it could melt her heart.
Staring at Joan longingly, he observed her exquisite oval-shaped face, bright sparkling eyes, and alluring lips. The serious expression she had while feeding him made him feel as though she had taken root in his heart and no one else would be able to pull her away.
