When Nicholas Croft’s finger deliberately slid down Hannah Hargrave’s exposed shoulder, just a light touch at the fingertips, Hannah let out a soft and alluring moan, her eyes gently closing, brows slightly furrowing, her flushed cheeks looking both intoxicated and wanton.

A slight mocking smile played at the corner of his lips as Nicholas Croft brushed away her hands clinging to his arm and then stood up.

"Nicholas, you..." The warmth entwining her arm vanished, and Hannah abruptly opened her eyes, looking up at the towering man, her tightly furrowed brows casting an appearance of grievance.

Croft’s lip curled with a hint of wickedness as he spoke meaningfully, "Lie down on the bed first, I’ll prepare something to increase the mood."

Hannah shyly bit her lip, "Alright,"

After Nicholas Croft left the room, Hannah obediently got onto the bed, lifting the bright red wedding quilt to lie inside, thinking of the forthcoming events, her lips subconsciously curved upward, as a hand brushed against herself there...

Finally, she could completely unite with this man.

When Nicholas Croft returned to the room, he carried a redwood incense burner in his hand, from which wisps of smoke emerged, the faint fragrance gradually spreading along with the swirling smoke. After Nicholas set the incense burner on the cabinet before the bed, Hannah instinctively inhaled, her fingers gently caressing her body in a display of both enjoyment and intoxication.

Nicholas knew the wine and incense had taken effect, watching the woman on the bed writhing uneasily, he turned around, tiptoed to the door, and opened it to allow Panda Eyes in.

Upon returning to the bedside again, the woman on the bed was already in a dazed state, caressing her writhing body, ceaselessly calling, "Mm... Nicholas, Nicholas..."

His lip curled with a sly grin, Nicholas admitted to himself he was quite despicable, yet compared to her methods of dealing with women, he was much more kind.

While Hannah was immersed and intoxicated, he slowly scattered the dog food from his hand onto her face, gesturing at Panda Eyes, who promptly jumped onto the bed to enjoy its treat.

As Panda Eyes’ long tongue licked across Hannah’s face, soft moans escaped from her lips and teeth, making Nicholas frown with disgust. He thought of leaving Panda Eyes here to handle her, but worried the little creature might do something improper, not out of his own kindness, but fearing it might sully Lara, the faithful dog.

Thus he could only endure the nauseating feeling, wait for the incense to fully take effect before driving Panda Eyes away, and tore up Hannah’s nightdress before leaving, to create a false impression.

Nicholas Croft was unquestionably a meticulous man, ensuring even a pretense was seamless.

Worried Hannah might suspect something, he considered even the minutest details. In the early morning, while Hannah was still lost in her incense-induced dreams, Aunt Wang tiptoed into the room and poured the prepared yogurt over the bed.

After a night of "torment," Hannah slept contentedly and soundly, but Nicholas wasn’t willing to wait for her to wake naturally, standing at the bedside with hands in the pockets of his casual pants, observing the messy traces on the sheets, his lip curling with a mocking smile.

"Hannah, time to wake up."

The sleeping Hannah furrowed her brows slightly, showing no response.

Nicholas turned to look at Panda Eyes who had followed him in, "Wake her up!"

Clearly a simple gesture could wake Hannah, yet Nicholas hesitated to lift a finger, after last night, any physical contact, before anyone else, made him scrub himself over and again.