Chapter 1688 - 1609: Marcus Quinn’s Dominance (Part 3)

She opened her eyes to find the room shrouded in darkness, with the streetlights outside casting a hazy yellow glow. The man’s deep eyes sparkled like cold stars in the night.

"Awake?" The man’s voice was unusually hoarse, his arm strong and powerful as he propped himself on the edge of the bed.

Adan had just woken up, her head still a little groggy, she reached out and gave Marcus Quinn a push, playfully muttering with sleepiness, "So hot."

Adan had fallen asleep from exhaustion in the latter part of the night, experiencing Marcus Quinn’s dominance for the first time. This man, who usually seemed honest and straightforward, was actually a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

She didn’t remember how often she’d bitten him, and by the end, overwhelmed with tiredness, she had fallen asleep early.

The next morning, as usual, Adan was awakened by the birds behind the house. The curtains were drawn tightly inside, and the alarm kept ringing. She moved her hand to grab her phone, involuntarily sucking in a breath; her whole body felt as if it had been run over by a heavy object—extremely sore and aching—with no strength in her arms.

Recalling the events of last night, Adan’s face flushed red, then she forced herself to get up, turn off the alarm, and check the time; it was already past 8 a.m.

The sheets beneath her were not those from yesterday; they were a different set of light blue that she had bought, and her pajamas had also been changed, evidently by the man who had helped her wash and change them and applied medicine to her body.

Adan’s face flushed red as she got up, thinking that if she didn’t get up so late, people would surely laugh at her, so she endured the pain in her body and got up to wash and change her clothes.

As Adan was changing clothes, she saw the marks on her body and immediately gritted her teeth. Fortunately, it was winter now, and the clothes she wore were quite revealing.

Adan looked at herself in the mirror with a fire in her eyes. The girl’s eyes shimmered, her cheeks possessed a rosy glow, as if something was different.

She quickly splashed water on her face, calming herself a bit.

When Adan came out, Marcus Quinn was coming in with a breakfast tray. The man walked silently, his frame tall and imposing, his gaze intense.

Adan remembered the marks on her body and immediately snorted coldly.

Marcus Quinn placed breakfast on the small table, walked over, and lifted her in for a deep kiss. After the kiss, he chuckled, "I told Aunt Irving that it’s cold; you fear the cold and need to sleep in a bit longer. From now on, you don’t need to make your share of breakfast; I’ll make it separately for you in the small kitchen."

Adan was rendered speechless by this move, knowing that she wouldn’t have to get up early anymore. She was both happy and troubled.

Isn’t this obviously telling Aunt Irving and the others that she’s a little lazy bug?

"Isn’t this a bit bad, will they think I’m overly pampered?"

"No," Marcus Quinn said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Otherwise, staying up too late at night and getting up early in the morning is bad for your health due to lack of sleep."

Marcus Quinn was also considering his own happiness, and Adan was clearly a pampered young lady, unlike them, accustomed to rising early.

Adan: "..."

"You’re so improper..." She angrily stepped on his foot.

That day, Adan sat obediently at the Holiday Village, didn’t go anywhere, lacking energy to do so.

Marcus Quinn, on the other hand, went to the county town with Irving Spencer on business, and to pick up a delivery. Before, they couldn’t carry the robot, so they mailed it back to the Holiday Village.

Over at the Imperial City, Lilith had found a senior to work together on the renovation design for Fragrance Garden. She had just graduated, lacking experience in this area, and naturally took the opportunity to make contact with the senior she admired.

Upon hearing it was a 400-square-meter, two-story hotel design, in such an excellent location, he also got interested, offering a friendly price—half a million for everything, guaranteeing photo edits until the customer is satisfied.

Lilith’s senior mostly took on interior design projects, and their small studio couldn’t land big hotel orders like this. They considered it as business expansion, hoping to use it as a steppingstone to knock on the high-end design door, so they were very serious about this design, offering a favorable price and promising to use the best materials, all solid wood, with no problems of formaldehyde exceeding standards, ready for use once completed.

The next day, Adan was sent some design styles.

Adan was quite satisfied with the half-million all-inclusive price, considering the previous renovations were done two or three decades ago. Deciding to fully renovate, check all pipelines, and replace whatever needed replacing, she felt the half-million price was reasonable.

In the design proposals sent, Adan immediately dismissed the luxurious decorative effect chart, opting for a Scandinavian and Japanese style mix with a minimalistic feel, and filling Fragrance Dwelling with green plants and various colorful flowers to create a garden-like restaurant.