Byran found himself backed into a corner with nowhere to run.
A woman half a head shorter than him had him blushing and anxiously shielding his chest with his hands, "What's gonna happen if I don't take it off?"
Ida teased, "You're a greenhorn, and you dared to follow me to a hotel? If you can't handle it, go back to your mom!"
Byran was at that age where his pride was everything, and he couldn't stand being looked down upon. Her words ignited his anger, "Who says I can't handle it?"
Ida raised an eyebrow, "Alright, you better go home for dinner. Don't want your parents to find out you're in this kind of place and blame me for leading you astray."
Byran argued, "I'm not a kid! I don't need my parents' approval to do what I want! If I have to take it off, then I will. Do you think I, as a man, would be scared of you?"
With that, he removed his sweatshirt and tossed it on the ground, revealing his smooth, muscular body.
Ida paused. She adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses as she looked at the fresh muscles of the boy in front of her.
...
Three days later.
After a series of examinations, the doctors deemed Ellinor's condition stable, and she could be discharged and recover at home.
Early in the morning, Marissa Blanchet personally came to pick up Ellinor from the hospital, with Veronica joining her.
Back at the Blanchet villa, Ellinor was first persuaded by a nutritionist that Marissa hired to eat a nutritious meal.
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