Chapter 324

At first glance, it looked as if someone had spilled a bucket of red paint all over the room. Blinding red filled every corner. A thick layer of rose petals carpeted the entire floor. In the center lay the tackiest gesture of all, in the form of a giant heart shape meticulously arranged from whole roses.

There were also scented red candles and ambient mood lighting. Not a single detail was spared.

This room would put even the most extravagant honeymoon suite to shame. Aubree’s heart shuddered as she recalled how Ollie had repeatedly urged her to come back and open his gift here.

“No way Ollie did all this?” Aubree whispered.

Bowen’s face clouded over. He told Ollie to make the room romantic but not turn it into some sleazy, over-the-top bordello! And the whole thing was so tasteless too!

He wondered how Ollie managed to stay in the jewelry business with such bad taste…

He closed his eyes briefly. Changing rooms were definitely out of the question now. They would just have to make do with this room.

“Ollie’s taste is truly special. Stay away from him in the future,” Bowen advised.

“Have a rest first. I’ll go shower,” he added.

Bowen headed for the bathroom. The moment he opened the door, neon lights flickered to life like some cheap nightclub, and some unmistakably… suggestive music started blaring.

“Fuck!” A vein bulged on Bowen’s temple as he cursed under his breath.

Although she tensed up somewhat earlier, Aubree felt totally at ease now as she collapsed onto the bed and doubled over with laughter. “This is absolutely brilliant!” she yelled.

“Too bad Ollie never opened a love motel. He’d be rolling in cash!” she added.

Bowen dismissed the idea scornfully. “It wouldn’t even last three months before closing down.”

Despite the ridiculous setup in the bathroom, Bowen gritted his teeth and stepped inside anyway.

Aubree’s laughter finally subsided, and she sat up. As she hugged a pillow to her chest, her ears began turning red. She was nervous but also looking forward to what was coming next.

Her gaze landed on the gift boxes on the coffee table, in particular the largest one from Ollie. Curiosity got the better of her, and she decided to open it for a good look inside…

She turned red from head to toe in an instant. She gingerly picked up the so-called “outfit” inside with her thumb and index finger.

It was a racy lingerie set. Notwithstanding the fact that there was barely any fabric, it even had strategic cutouts in all the critical places. Was this what they meant by “Ready-to-eat?”

There was more. Underneath the lingerie were several “toys.” She stood frozen in shock. Ollie had always seemed a bit lewd, but she never imagined he could be so debauched!

Aubree hastily flung the outfit back as if her fingers had been burned. She then gulped down some cold water to steady herself.

“Bree, you wanna shower?” Bowen called out from the bathroom.

Aubree answered absent-mindedly, “Yeah, yeah!”

“Bree, I forgot my bathrobe. Can you get it for me?”

Aubree selected a bathrobe from the wardrobe. As the sound of water in the bathroom stopped, she knocked on the bathroom door to hand over the bathrobe without thinking too much. Little did she know, Bowen didn’t close the door securely when he went in. The moment her knuckles touched the door, it swung open.

Her gaze instinctively swept to a certain spot, and her cheeks turned bright red. She hurriedly thrust the bathrobe at him. “Why didn’t you lock the door?” she protested.

“Nothing wrong with that,” he called out.

Before Aubree could figure out what he meant, Bowen suddenly grabbed her wrist. As water splashed forth from the shower head, she found herself completely drenched. “Didn’t you say you wanted to shower too? Join me then.”

Bowen’s eyes were twinkling, and his breath felt hot against Aubree’s cheek and neck. She couldn’t even tell if the drops sliding down his chiseled jaw were water or sweat.

This guy was utterly bewitching…

When they finally stepped out of the bathroom, Aubree’s hands were shaking. Bowen had his arm around her with a very satisfied look.

He led her to the bed. “Wait for me.”

He then walked to the coffee table. Aubree, still lost in thought, suddenly remembered something. She had forgotten to close the gift box, and that scandalous outfit was still lying out in the open!