Curtis had just finished showering.
He emerged from the bathroom with a white towel loosely tied around his waist, his broad shoulders and narrow waist revealing a body that was alluring and his abs were defined and sexy.
His hair was only half-dried.
Occasionally, a few drops of water would trickle down his chiseled jawline, landing on his chest, giving off an inexplicable allure.
His phone kept buzzing.
Curtis lazily rubbed his hair with the towel, walked to the bed, bent over to pick up his phone, and saw that they were discussing Dakota and her potential marriage partner.
So, he decided to join in, tossing the towel aside, sitting on the bed, and tagging Dakota.
Everyone: ??????
None of them expected Curtis to pop up.
Jasiah was drinking outside, surrounded by noisy dance music, and couldn't help but excuse himself to step out into the hallway to send a voice message.
"Ouch..."
"But, Curtis, what does this gossip about Dakota have to do with you?"
Noe was also spamming the group with question marks, truly not expecting Curtis to join in the gossip.
But the person involved was rather calm about it.
He looked down at his phone, his long lashes casting shadows, perhaps the damp hair making his aura seem softer than usual.
【Curtis】: Just doing it casually.
【Jasiah】: ...
【Noe】: So, Curtis, did you know about this? Dakota is actually planning to marry someone behind our backs?!
Curtis slowly lifted his eyelids.
He lazily turned his head, looking at the wall behind him, knowing that if he knocked it down, he'd see Dakota on the other side.
"Do you know?" "Don't know," he replied dismissively.
Jasiah and Noe weren't surprised by this answer. After all, their Curtis rarely indulged in gossip, and if he knew about this, it would be truly strange.
So they started bombarding Lailah with questions.
Lailah was just joking, explaining tearfully in the group, "I really don't know!"
"It's just that Dakota bought a two-hundred-million-dollar engagement ring recently! I was just joking! I swear, I really don't know any more details!"
Noe and Jasiah felt disappointed.
Forget it.
They thought there was going to be a juicy story, thinking someone in the group was going to be the first to become single, but it turned out to be a misunderstanding.
So, before Dakota, the person involved, could respond, the topic of the arranged marriage was dropped.
Dakota hadn't even noticed the messages in the group.
After taking pictures and flaunting the bear cake on her social media, she carefully packed it back into its box, too precious to eat, and returned it to the fridge.
Dakota intended to go straight to her room to sleep.
But when she passed by Curtis's bedroom, she paused for a few seconds, eventually deciding to turn.
Knock knock knock—
Curtis was about to continue drying his hair when he heard a soft knock on the door.
Accompanied by Dakota's light voice, hesitantly asking, "Curtis, are you asleep?"
Curtis lazily lifted his chin to look over.
Hearing it was Dakota knocking, and of course there was no one else in the marital suite, he stopped drying his hair, not bothering to put on clothes, and walked over.
Dakota had come to ask Curtis for a ride.
She remembered that her little pink car was abandoned at the museum due to lack of fuel, and she needed a ride to work tomorrow morning.
But she wasn't sure if Curtis was already asleep.
So the knocking was very light.
Thinking that if it didn't work out, she could leave a message or ask him before he left in the morning.
But Curtis wasn't asleep yet.
Without keeping his wife waiting too long, the door to the secondary bedroom opened.
Dakota raised her eyes, only to see Curtis's bare upper body, inviting and captivating!
Curtis had an excellent physique.
He was always disciplined in fitness, with cold, desirable skin, a prominent Adam's apple, broad shoulders, and a narrow waist.
His abs were sexy and firm, his chest muscles elastic and wet from the droplets of water falling from his hair, emitting a masculine aura that almost reached Dakota's face!
Dakota's eyes widened in shock!
She really hadn't expected to see this.
Blushing, she turned around hastily, "Um... I didn't expect you to have just showered. How about you put some clothes on first, and we can talk after that."
But putting on clothes was not an option.
How could he seduce his wife if he put on clothes?
Curtis lazily draped the towel over his shoulder, leaning against the door frame, looking at Dakota's cherry-red earlobes with interest.
"Why is Mrs. Pineda blushing now?"
He raised the towel to wipe his wet hair, "You saw my body on our wedding night, didn't you?"
Dakota: "..."
She stomped her foot in a slightly indignant manner, then turned around with righteous confidence, proudly straightening her back as she leaned in. "Well, it's not like I'm the shameless one here. That's all you."
A-Anyway, she wasn't the one running around naked in her own house.
Curtis lazily curved his lips into a smile. "Mrs. Pineda, knocking on my door in the middle of the night—what can I do for you?"
"Of course, I came because I have something important to discuss."
Dakota lifted her chin, facing his abs directly. Her cheeks and ears were already flushed with a soft pink, yet she still wore an expression as if she was steeling herself for battle.
Uh??? "Hmm?" Curtis's voice rose with a questioning tone.
He seemed relaxed, not as though he deliberately left himself undressed to seduce anyone, but more like he had just finished a shower—and Dakota was the one who barged into his room like some rogue.
As Curtis listened to Dakota, he casually lifted his hand and wiped his wet hair.
Occasionally, he lifted his chin, letting the towel glide over his damp, defined jawline and seductive collarbone.
And that prominent Adam's apple…
It moved slightly with his motion, especially when he tilted his head back, making it stand out even more, intensifying its allure.
It was undeniable.
Curtis's sexy physique and flawless body structure were nothing short of a lethal temptation for Dakota, especially as an art student.
She was nearly captivated by his allure, her gaze entirely drawn in by his movements. She almost forgot why she had come knocking on his door in the first place.
"Gulp..."
Dakota couldn't help but swallow.
The night was quiet, and the room was even quieter, making her sound all the more audible.
In that single second, the entire world seemed to fall into silence.
