Chapter 255: Be Sweet

Caroline never imagined that the first thing she’d be asked to do upon arriving was to take off her clothes. Yes, Zachary had already slept with her, and it wasn’t the first time. But no matter what, she still had her dignity.

“What’s this? Decided to be a whore but still want to act like you’ve got morals? If you don’t want to, get out. I never run out of women.”

“Besides, letting you strip is a privilege. It means I’m still interested. If I wasn’t, you’d already be out the door.”

Noah was completely impatient, as if this was all routine for him.

“Alright,” Caroline murmured.

Caroline stood there, her face as red as the liquid staining the other woman earlier. For a moment, humiliation and shame gripped her like an invisible hand around her throat, almost choking her. But deep down, what she felt most was seething hatred—hatred for Claire. If it weren’t for Claire, she wouldn’t have ended up like this. Now, she had no other choice.

Closing her eyes tightly, Caroline clenched her teeth like she was swallowing broken glass and started undoing her buttons, one by one, removing her clothes piece by piece. Noah sat there with his legs crossed, a cigarette between his fingers, smoking as he eyed Caroline up and down. When Caroline finished stripping, she stood naked in front of Noah. His hand froze mid-movement, and he uncrossed his legs, staring dumbstruck at her delicate figure. He stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, stood up, and began inspecting Caroline closely.

To be honest, Noah had been with countless women over the years. From innocent college girls to sophisticated professionals, striking social media influencers to sultry young models—he had experienced them all. Caroline’s looks and figure weren’t the absolute best or one-in-a-million. But her face was undeniably beautiful, and her figure hit every mark of Noah’s preferences. He preferred breasts like hers—not too large, just the right size to fit perfectly in his hand, with a flawless shape. Round and full, they looked so tempting they made his heart itch. Then there was her waist. He didn’t like waists that were too skinny, like those figures with no softness to them. Caroline’s waist wasn’t overly thin. It had just the right amount of curve to fit perfectly in his hands.

Unable to resist, he reached out and gave her waist a firm squeeze.

“Ah!”

Caught off guard, Caroline inhaled sharply in pain. As her body flinched, Noah’s eyes trailed to the contours of her tense hips. Her hips were also exceptionally attractive—round and full, practically begging to be touched. Then his gaze moved down to her legs, her ankles, and finally her feet… This woman’s body, from head to toe, checked off every one of his preferences.

“Go take a shower,” he ordered. After taking his time to inspect her, Noah pointed to the bathroom to instruct Caroline to wash up.

“Alright,” she replied quietly.

Caroline nodded, picked up her clothes from the floor, and headed to the bathroom. By then, the other woman who had entered earlier was done showering. She smiled and extended her hand when she saw Caroline enter.

“Hi, I’m Cecilia. I’m probably older than you, so you can just call me Cecilia. Since they let you shower, it means you’re staying. Let’s take care of each other from now on.”

Cecilia took the initiative to shake hands with her.

“Hi, I’m Caroline,” she replied.

Surprised by Cecilia’s friendly demeanor, Caroline reached out to shake her hand.

“What a pretty name! I’ll call you Caroline from now on. Caroline, you better take good care of me, okay?” Cecilia teased, her voice dripping with hidden meaning. Smiling meaningfully, Cecilia held onto Caroline’s hand for a long moment before letting go. She said this final remark before turning to leave.

Caroline stared at Cecilia’s figure as she walked out of the room, wrapped in a towel. It took her a while to snap out of it before stepping into the shower. After showering, she hesitated for a moment before wrapping herself in a towel like Cecilia had done. Thinking about what lay ahead, she couldn’t help but feel nervous. What she didn’t expect was to walk out of the bathroom and see Cecilia sprawled on the couch, with Noah and the other man all over her.