Chapter 65: The Video Call

By Saturday night, night had fallen over the city.

Inside his luxurious master suite at Rose Manor, Julian was comfortably lounging on a plush rocking chair. He held a cold glass of milk tea in his left hand and a plate of exquisite, freshly cut fruit in his right, leisurely flipping through a book.

Suddenly, a video call notification popped up on his smartphone. It was Victoria Sterling calling.

Julian picked up the call and adjusted his screen, his brows furrowing slightly as he looked at her. "Victoria... isn’t it three o’clock in the morning over where you are? Why aren’t you resting yet?"

Victoria didn’t answer his question right away. Instead, she looked at him through the screen with a soft, affectionate smile and asked, "I’ve been away on this business trip for a whole day now... does my Julian miss me?"

"Of course I do," Julian answered without a moment’s hesitation, nodding solemnly. I have to say yes! If I say no, who knows what this yandere woman will do!

Over on her end, Victoria’s dark, gorgeous eyes flicked toward a secondary monitor sitting beside her laptop.

Previously, she had only installed high-definition security surveillance cameras around the lobby, hallways, and outdoor gardens of Rose Manor. However, ever since she officially established her relationship with Julian, she had secretly expanded her hidden surveillance network into every room—including the bedrooms, the study, and even the private bathroom areas!

On her live monitoring feed, she had watched Julian’s every move all afternoon. He had spent the entire time lounging around, playing mobile games, eating snacks, and enjoying his life without a single care in the world.

"Little liar~" Victoria curled her soft red lips into a playful, dangerous smile.

She hadn’t seen a single sign of him missing her at all!

"Julian... I miss you so much," Victoria murmured softly through the phone, her voice dripping with intense passion and possessiveness. "I miss every single second we spend together in bed..."

Her eyes gleamed with a dark, captivating light as she added softly, "How about... we try something a little different over video call tonight?"

"Huh?" Julian Vance didn’t react for a moment, blinking in confusion. "What... what are we playing?"

Over on her end of the line, Victoria Sterling’s dark eyes drifted toward a book 📖 resting beside her desk—a discreet, high-end relationship guide containing simple, intimate bedroom tutorials.which contained various explicit bedroom tutorials and relationship advice.

She chuckled softly, her voice low and intoxicating. "Julian... let’s video chat."

Julian asked in complete confusion, "Aren’t we already on a video call right now?"

"This isn’t the kind of video call I’m talking about," Victoria said, her voice dropping into a sultry, dangerous register.a subtle, tantalizing smile touching her lips

Julian was still somewhat confused, unable to parse her meaning.

"Julian, say some very ambiguous and suggestive love words to me," Victoria instructed, a slow smile spreading across her face. "Remember... they have to be a little explicit."

Julian was still somewhat confused by her tone.

Victoria smiled warmly. If she followed the methods described in the book, it would definitely yield a completely different, unforgettable experience.

"Also, Julian... you need to keep your eyes fixed on your phone screen and don’t look away for even a single second," Victoria’s voice was laced with dark, irresistible ambiguity.

Julian’s temple twitched noticeably. Victoria’s words definitely carried a heavy, hidden meaning.

"Julian, you can begin now," Victoria murmured.

"Alright..."

Julian took a deep, steadying breath and began racking his brain frantically.

"Victoria... I love you," Julian began stiffly. Having never been in a romantic relationship in either of his lives, nor having ever uttered sweet talk to a woman before, his words sounded remarkably awkward. "I love your nose, your eyes, your ears... in short, I love every single part of your body."

"Victoria, even though I’m here in capital city and you’re currently abroad, I want to hold you tightly in my arms right now, even if we are separated by a glass screen."

Victoria’s dark, elegant eyebrows curved slightly in genuine delight.

The sweet words Julian uttered were stiff, clumsy, and unnatural—it was unmistakably obvious that he had rarely, if ever, spoken like this to anyone before! She might very well be the first and only woman to ever hear such intimate confessions from Julian’s lips.

This thrilling realization filled Victoria’s entire soul with intense, surging excitement.

"Julian... I’m going to start now~" Victoria whispered softly. 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

Julian’s eyes were filled with utter doubt and hesitation. Start what? What on earth is Victoria trying to do?!

The very next second, Julian’s eyes widened to the size of saucers.

Holy crap!

Victoria actually...

Victoria has never been in a relationship before either, so where on earth did she learn all these scandalous, mind-blowing tricks?!

"Julian, don’t stop... keep speaking those sweet words to me," Victoria’s voice rasped, sounding slightly hoarse and heavy with rising passion.

Julian steeled his nerves, holding his phone tightly as he continued to force out sweet, romantic phrases to the screen before him.

On the other end of the line, abroad in her private hotel suite, Victoria’s porcelain cheeks flushed with a deep, radiant crimson, swept away by the overwhelming wave of emotion. A fine, velvety mist settled between her striking brows and captivating eyes.

Victoria made no attempt whatsoever to control or suppress her voice. Her soft, breathy moans echoed clearly through the speaker, wildly stirring every nerve in the young man’s body.

Fine beads of cold sweat began appearing across Julian’s forehead. Victoria’s actions and expressions were so dangerously alluring that it would be nearly impossible for any living man on earth to resist.

A long time passed before Victoria finally stopped, breathing heavily.

"Julian must be feeling absolutely terrible right now, isn’t he?" she murmured, raising her plump red lips into a playful, knowing smile.

"I’m... I’m fine," Julian stammered, his eyes darting around the room frantically.

"Julian, it’s time for us to switch roles now," Victoria said, her tone dripping with dark, sensual ambiguity. "Let me say some sweet love words to you, hmm?"

"And while we’re at it... let’s deal with your own rising desire as well, Julian..."

Julian: "..."

Can I actually refuse this?!

"Julian... let’s begin."

Victoria curled her bright red lips into a breathtaking, dangerously possessive smile.

"From the very first day I laid eyes on you, Julian, I wanted to lock you up in a dark room and turn you into my private little bed slave forever."

"I want to possess every inch of you... not just in bed, but I also want to try out the kitchen, the bathroom, and the open garden with you..."

Julian’s hands trembled violently, nearly dropping his smartphone. Where in the world did Victoria learn such shockingly shameless, blatant talk?!

Victoria’s burning gaze remained pinned directly onto Julian’s blushing face displayed on her screen.

"Julian," Victoria continued in a thick, alluring murmur, "I’ve remained pure and chaste for so many years... solely waiting for you to appear, so I could fall into the infinite abyss of physical desire with you."

"I want to kiss every single inch of your body... to hear your deep, passionate breaths right beside my ear—"

Julian took a sharp, gasping breath. This was getting dangerously out of hand. He truly couldn’t fathom where Victoria had picked up so many shocking techniques.

Looking at Julian’s completely flustered, overwhelmed expression on the screen, Victoria couldn’t help but feel a sudden wave of agonizing restlessness in her own chest.

If she were back in Capital City right this second, she would drop every single piece of corporate business, tear across the city, and rush back to Rose Manor just to drag Julian into bed, seducing him until they were completely entwined together...

A deep, dark light flickered within Victoria’s eyes.

"Julian... wait for me to come back."

With that final, breathy promise, Victoria abruptly hung up the video call.

A short while later, a soft knock sounded on the door of Victoria’s luxury hotel suite. Secretary Evelyn stood outside, holding a stack of executive files.

"President Sterling, the executive vehicle is ready. We can set off for the trade summit now," Evelyn reported respectfully.

"Mmh."

Victoria smoothed down her elegant, formal business suit, composing her expression into her usual calm, icy demeanor before stepping out into the hallway.

"President Ster—"

Secretary Evelyn stopped abruptly in the middle of her sentence, her eyes widening slightly as her brows furrowed in deep concern.

"President Sterling... is something wrong? Are you unwell?"

Victoria’s face remained completely expressionless, but her cheeks were still faintly flushed. "It was simply too hot inside the room just now."

Hot? Secretary Evelyn blinked in complete confusion.

The local temperature outside was barely 15 degrees Celsius—how could the air-conditioned penthouse suite possibly be hot?!

"Let’s move," Victoria said calmly, striding toward the elevator with regal elegance.

"Yes, President Sterling." Evelyn nodded quickly, following closely behind her boss.

As they walked, Victoria casually remarked, "By the way, Evelyn... prepare the entire executive team to work double overtime over the next two days. I need to compress our schedule and return to Capital City as quickly as possible."

Secretary Evelyn frowned, thoroughly perplexed. "President Sterling, has an urgent crisis arisen at headquarters?"

"No." Victoria paused for a brief second, a soft, incredibly tender warmth melting the icy demeanor in her eyes. "I simply need to go back early to see my Julian."

The moment she had seen Julian’s irresistible, flustered expression on the screen, her heart had burned with an uncontrollable urge to be right by his side in bed, holding him close and intertwining their lives completely.

Secretary Evelyn: "..."

Just to rush back and see Young Master Vance, she’s forcing the entire executive delegation to compress three days of intense international corporate negotiations into two days?!