Chapter 439: Am I Not Enough For You?

Chapter 439: Chapter 439: Am I Not Enough For You?

’She’s probably just visiting the other shops on business...’ he thought, trying to console himself.

When Lily Hart walked into the hotel, Leo Colby was checking in a customer, completely focused.

She didn’t interrupt, quietly taking a moment to appreciate the sight of a "man hard at work."

Only after the customer left the front desk did Lily Hart slowly walk over. "How’s business?"

For some reason, Lily Hart just had this magic about her; her very presence could lift anyone’s spirits.

It didn’t matter what others thought—that’s certainly how Leo Colby felt.

No matter how foul his mood had been before, seeing Lily Hart always made things a little better.

Like right now. Leo Colby had just been in a heated argument with that customer, and he was still simmering.

"Business is business. We get plenty of people checking in every day," Leo Colby answered truthfully.

Lily Hart nodded. "Now that there’s staff housing, you must have quite a few rooms freed up, right?"

"Right." Leo Colby nodded along with her.

’She gets cuter the more I look at her,’ he thought silently. ’I really want to pinch her cheeks.’

But Leo Colby had always been restrained, and he managed to hold back with ease. His gaze, however, lingered on her face for a little too long.

Lily Hart didn’t seem to notice at all, offering her usual encouragement, "Well, keep up the good work~"

"I will." Leo Colby nodded quietly, watching her back as she walked out of the hotel.

As her figure disappeared from sight, Leo Colby was hit with a belated pang of regret.

’Why didn’t I say a few more words? Useless mouth, goes completely mute at the crucial moment.’

Leo Colby was vexed. He saw the other guys making significant progress, while he was... still here. Great.

On the surface, they all pretended not to know, but deep down, they were all perfectly aware.

After leaving the hotel, Lily Hart went to the bathhouse. Owen Warren was sitting at the front desk like an old man, one leg crossed over the other.

He was snacking on sunflower seeds and watching a movie Lily Hart had recommended.

It was an apocalypse blockbuster, and he was so engrossed that he didn’t even notice Lily Hart walk up behind him.

Not until Lily Hart yelled, "Hey!" and suddenly slapped both hands on his shoulders.

Owen Warren had been completely absorbed. It was a critical moment, too—the protagonist was in the middle of rescuing his daughter when she startled him.

He was scared out of his wits.

He whipped his head around and saw Lily Hart’s face, struggling to hold back a laugh. The urge to curse at her immediately subsided.

Owen Warren smiled indulgently. "Why do you walk so quietly?"

’I almost slapped her. Thank god I didn’t, or I’d be a dead man.’

Lily Hart shrugged. "I walk plenty loud. It’s just too noisy in here, and you were too absorbed in your movie."

Owen Warren had to admit she was right. There were too many people here, and it was always a ruckus.

’With all the noise, he couldn’t hear the movie, so he had to turn the volume all the way up...’

"Well, that’s still your fault," Owen Warren said, shifting the blame.

"?"

Lily Hart’s eyes widened. ’My fault? How is it my fault again?’

Owen Warren tossed his head haughtily. Then, as if suddenly remembering something, his eyes lit up. "Wanna go upstairs for some karaoke?"

Lily Hart’s eyes widened again. "Wow, your scheming is so loud I could hear it all the way from the lottery shop!"

"Was it really that loud?" Owen Warren asked, completely serious.

Lily Hart wanted to laugh, but she covered it with a couple of cold snorts. Then again, she thought, making out with him sounded more exciting.

’Sigh, what’s a girl to do when she’s so thirsty?’

So, with a perfectly straight face, she nodded. "Fine. Let’s go upstairs and see."

Seeing her expression, Owen Warren thought she was about to mock him. He never expected her to agree in the next second.

His mood was on a roller coaster, full of ups and downs.

They went upstairs one after the other, both maintaining deadpan expressions, but they walked with a shared, unspoken understanding toward that exclusive private room.

The moment they were through the door, Owen Warren pinned Lily Hart against it.

Just as the back of Lily Hart’s head was about to hit the door, Owen Warren quickly cupped it with his hand, pulling her into his embrace.

"Hm? Didn’t you say you wanted to ’go and see’?" Owen Warren was in high spirits, his tone teasing.

"Then what are you still dawdling for?" Lily Hart retorted, avoiding his question.

Owen Warren felt provoked. He lowered his head and kissed her, hard and fierce.

"Mmph..." Lily Hart was instantly pulled into Owen Warren’s world, reveling in his stormy passion.

Owen Warren was never one to behave; while his mouth was busy kissing her, his hands roamed freely over her waist.

After a good while, a breathless Lily Hart was released, feeling like her brain was starved of oxygen.

Owen Warren teased her, "What’s this? Hasn’t Boss Hart learned how to breathe yet?"

Lily Hart glared at him. ’Whose fault is that? He kisses me like it’s the last time every single time, practically smothering my nose.’

’How am I supposed to breathe?’

The two of them fooled around in the private room for quite a while. Lily Hart felt deeply that she was being decadent again.

She righteously refused his request for another kiss. "I have to go."

Owen Warren looked at her as if she were a heartless Casanova. ’Shameless woman! Kisses me and then leaves, taking no responsibility at all!’

Lily Hart laughed, glancing down at *that certain area* before saying breezily, "Take care of it yourself."

Owen Warren took a few deep breaths. As a zombie, this sort of thing was actually easy for him to get under control.

He reluctantly walked her out, seeing she was heading for the factory next.

Feeling a mix of sourness and anger, he grabbed her by the wrist and asked in a slightly interrogative tone:

"Are you going to the factory to find Seth? What for? Isn’t making out with me enough for you?"

Lily Hart gave him a half-smile. "Baby, you’re crossing a line. You’re not allowed to ask so many questions~"

With that, she gently shook off his hand and strode away coolly.

’You, of all people, are trying to control who I kiss? As if one person like you could ever be enough~’

’Everyone has their own unique style~ Of course I have to try them all~’

Lily Hart’s mood was completely unaffected. Owen Warren, on the other hand, returned to the front desk, sullen.

He plonked down in his seat. On the Light Brain, the movie was paused halfway through, and in front of him was a half-eaten plate of fruit.

But suddenly, everything seemed dull and tasteless. He didn’t want to watch, and he didn’t want to eat!

’His mind was filled with images of Lily Hart kissing other men. AAAHHH, he couldn’t take it anymore!’

’But he also knew, with perfect clarity, that Lily Hart didn’t belong to any one person.’

’Yet, he couldn’t stand the thought of her being intimate with anyone else. The feeling was unbearable.’

It was like a great mountain, threatening to crush Owen Warren.

He took a few deep breaths, trying to console himself. ’It’s fine, it’s fine. At least I got to kiss her, right?’

In a good mood, Lily Hart arrived at the factory to find Seth sitting there, munching on a pear.

Robots did everything else; he just needed to supervise, spotting any inefficiencies and coordinating where necessary.

Before, it was his body that was tired; now, it was his mind.

’But you’ve always got to be tired from something, right?’ Seth was philosophical about it. He could live like this forever.

He was in the middle of a bite when he saw Lily Hart come in. He immediately stood up to greet her.

He felt pleasantly surprised; it felt like Boss Hart hadn’t visited the factory in a long time.

The moment he saw her, he couldn’t wait to share his news. "Elder Shaw and the others came to me to purchase medicine! They said they want to sell it to other bases. The price is great, we can make a huge profit!"

"Wow! That’s awesome! Another stream of income!" Lily Hart praised him generously.

Seth had always been thin; he’d been that way ever since Lily Hart first met him.