Chapter 739: Maya’s Chocolate Areolas Slip Free

I walked into the bamboo house. The fire burning just outside the entrance was enough to keep the interior reasonably warm, the orange glow flickering across the simple bamboo walls.

Maya and Rachel followed me inside. It had already been decided that Victoria would take the first watch, and Rachel would take over later so Victoria could sleep.

The floor was only covered with a thin layer of grass. We had nothing dry to place underneath us — our original clothes were still too wet to use as bedding. We each lay down on our sides, using one arm as a pillow.

I took the spot closest to the entrance. Rachel settled in the far corner, and Maya lay between us, turning slightly toward me as she got comfortable.

After a moment, I noticed the leaf bra she wore had shifted with the movement. The overlapping green leaves had slipped downward on one side, fully revealing the upper curve of her large brown areola.

The dark, wide circle of skin around her nipple was clearly visible in the dim firelight, the texture soft and slightly puffy. Her actual nipple remained hidden beneath the remaining leaves, but the exposed areola was impossible to ignore — broad, smooth, and a rich chocolate-brown that contrasted sharply against the rest of her lighter skin.

Maya didn’t seem to notice the slip at all. She looked at me with quiet sincerity, her voice soft.

"Dexter... thank you for everything. You saved our lives today. I don’t think I can ever thank you enough for what you’ve done."

I shook my head gently, forcing my eyes to stay on her face even as the exposed brown areola remained in my peripheral vision.

"It’s okay, Aunt Maya. We’re all in this together. You don’t need to thank me."

A shadow of regret crossed her face. She shifted slightly on the grass, causing the leaf bra to slip another fraction. More of the soft brown areola came into view, the edge of it now fully free of the leaves.

"If I hadn’t insisted you come with us on the plane... you and your mother wouldn’t be stuck in this situation. You’d be safe at home right now."

I reached over and took her free hand, the one she wasn’t using as a pillow, giving it a gentle squeeze.

"Please don’t think like that. I’m glad I followed you. At least this way I can take care of the person who has always taken care of us... the one who carried everything on her shoulders without ever asking for anything in return."

Maya’s eyes widened slightly. The movement of her upper body made the leaf bra shift again.

The entire upper half of her left areola was now completely exposed — a wide, soft circle of dark brown skin, the tiny bumps of the Montgomery glands faintly visible in the firelight. Her nipple was still just barely covered, but the rest of the areola was fully on display.

"You... know about SHADOW?"

I nodded, keeping my voice low.

"Yes. After we met at the auction, I started having doubts. The way you treated me was too kind... too much like an older sister. It didn’t match what Mom had told me about you."

"So I looked into it. I found out about the organization, and I realized you had been protecting Mom, me, and the rest of the family this entire time... without ever asking for anything in return."

I continued quietly, still holding her hand.

"That’s why we decided to hand the company over to you. At least this way you could free yourself from them and stay safe. It’s the least we could do after everything you’ve given us. So please don’t thank us. If you keep saying thank you, we’ll only feel more guilty."

Tears welled up in Maya’s eyes. She blinked rapidly, and the small motion made her heavy breasts shift inside the leaf bra.

The left side slipped even further; now almost the entire brown areola was free, the dark skin fully visible, only the very tip of her nipple still hidden by a single overlapping leaf.

Outside, Victoria had been listening to the entire conversation. She stepped into the doorway, her voice softer than usual but still carrying weight.

"He’s right, Maya. And I’m sorry... I’m sorry for the way I treated you in that meeting room. The coldness, the distance... I hated every second of it. We already owe you our lives. There’s no way we could ever repay that debt in a single lifetime."

Maya quickly sat up, shaking her head.

The sudden movement caused the leaf bra to slip completely on one side. Her full left breast was now partially free, the large brown areola and the tightly contracted nipple fully exposed to the warm firelight for a brief second before she instinctively raised a hand to cover herself — too late for me not to see everything.

"No. You don’t owe me anything. Teacher... you’re the one who taught me everything. Without you, I would be nothing. Everything I am is because of you."

Rachel, who had been quietly listening from her corner, finally spoke up, confusion clear in her voice.

"Boss... what is SHADOW? I’ve never heard you mention anything like that before."

Maya began explaining the organization to her in a low, serious tone, still holding one hand over her chest to keep the leaf bra in place. While she spoke, Victoria noticed the state of Maya’s clothing and the direction of my gaze.

Without a word, she stepped closer, gently adjusted the leaves so that Maya’s areola and nipple were fully covered again, then shot me a sharp, warning glare that clearly said she had seen exactly where my eyes had been.

Rachel’s eyes widened in sudden panic.

"OMG... so are we in danger? Was this attack their work? The plane crash... was it them?"

Maya’s expression turned grim. She nodded slowly, her voice low and serious.

"It’s possible... maybe they think they don’t need Victoria or me anymore. They already have all the shares in Victoria’s company now, and my company was under their control from the beginning. Once they got what they wanted, we might have become... disposable."