Chapter 283
Clearly, Aubree slept her way up the Turner family ladder, using nothing but her pretty face to make both heirs fall head over heels, lavishing her with money and connections. How else could she pull that off?
Honestly, it even had a ring of truth to it.
Honestly, who wouldnโt be jealous hearing about Aubreeโs past? Once envy takes root, even the flimsiest excuse could be weaponized against her.
Just like that, the โgenius entrepreneurโ was recast as a scheming gold-digger, at least in the eyes of the rumor mill.
Aubree dialed a number. โYeah, itโs about this. Itโs causing problems. Have the admin take the post off and get me the posterโs IP address. I want to find out whoโs behind it. Thatโs all."
"Come on, if I canโt handle something this minor myself, what have I been doing all year, twiddling my thumbs?โ
Bowen gently squeezed Aubreeโs hand. โOh, right, I forgot. Youโre not that helpless little thing everyone used to push around anymore.โ
Thatโs good, Bowen thought. Now my Bree wonโt be pushed around so easily anymore!
Aubree said, โBefore I even enrolled, I donated a building to the university under my companyโs name as a contingency for future favors. Honestly, I never thought Iโd end up cashing in that chip so soon.โ
Aubree smirked coldly. Honestly, when that post about her and Alvin surfaced last night, she couldโve tracked down and exposed that annoying rat.
Aubree thought, I didnโt even bother responding, but the more I ignored the rat, the more the rat doubled down.
However, Aubree barely gave it a second thought now.
Aubree said, โSince the rat went to such great lengths, stalking me, taking sneaky photos, and even putting together an illustrated biography of my life, I might as well let the rat have fun for a couple of days, right?โ
Aubree lowered her head with a knowing smirk, forwarding the IP address from the university to her tech team. โTrace this location,โ she instructed.
That was it.
Aubree smirked, โIf Iโm even bothering with this, the rat has won.โ
Bowen wasnโt about to hold back. Worried that Aubree would be exhausted from military training, heโd only managed to see her twice in the past fortnight, aside from the very first day. The rest of the time, he had to make do with photos on his phone to ease his longing.
He drove straight to Ellis Heights.
After two weeks of military training, even with her usual workouts, Aubreeโs legs were aching so badly that she could barely move. Too tired to do anything, she let Bowen half-carry, half-support her all the way back to their room as soon as they got out of the car.
Bowen asked gently, โWould you prefer to eat out or stay in for lunch?โ
โLetโs eat in. Iโm craving Carolโs cooking.โ
โSure thing.โ
The moment the door swung open, Bowen swept Aubree inside, kicking it shut before pinning her against it.
His room was decorated in cool, muted tones, the curtains drawn so that only the faintest slivers of light filtered through.
Bowen leaned in, his voice low and teasing, โMiss me?โ
Before Aubree could answer, Bowen had buried his face in her neck and murmured, โI miss you. Every single day. Youโre in all my dreams.โ
Bowen greedily drank in her scent. His ragged breaths sent waves of heat washing over her, each teasing breath making her heart race wildly.
โBree, my baby. Come on, give me a kiss, wonโt you?โ
His voice grew huskier, dropping lower like a sirenโs callโdangerously seductive, impossible to resist.
Aubreeโs breath caught. She thought, God, how can a man be this seductive? Heโs like a male fox spirit, just staring at me with those red-rimmed eyes.
Honestly, if anyone could resist this, they must be made of stone.
As if I could ever resist him!
Aubree wrapped her arms around Bowenโs waist and, with a powerful surge of strength, reversed their positions, pinning him against the door. He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her flush against him, lowered his head, and murmured, โBree.โ
โMm,โ Aubree murmured, tilting her head up to nip at his Adamโs apple.
Bowen let out a low, utterly irresistible moan, making Aubreeโs eyes flutter shut in pleasure as she traced slow kisses up his neck. Bowen arched his head back, baring his throat to her completely.
On her tiptoes, Aubree pressed her lips against Bowenโs, completely in control. Bowenโs eyes fluttered half-shut, a blush spreading across his face.
โBowen, has anyone ever told you how sexy you are?โ Aubree murmured.
โItโs the first time Iโve heard this, but Iโm honored you think so,โ Bowen replied with a smile.