Winifred frowned, really not getting how people could still believe stuff like this these days.

    She refused without ba /bsecond thought. “He’ll be fine. Just get him inside and let the doctors do their job.”

    “Look, kid, we’ll pay you fifteen million dors. How does that sound? All you have to do is sit at our ce for ba /bwhile and wait until my son wakes up,” Diane bsaid/b, not even trying to hide how superstitious she bwas/b.

    But she was genuinely afraid that the priest’s words might actuallye true. Better safe than sorry,’ she thought.

    Winifred was about to refuse again, but the woman in front of her looked like bshe /bwas about to kneel. Left with bno /bother choice, Winifred could only agree.

    Doctors band /bnurses kepting and going. Winifred watched bas /bDiane, who was clearly ba /bdevout believer–living on a vegetarian diet and chanting scriptures–knelt in front of the Jesus statue, praying desperately for Sean.

    “Mr. and Mrs. Lecter, your son is out of danger now. He just needs some rest, and he should wake up tomorrow,” the doctor finally said.

    Ar those words, Diane finally breathed a sigh bof /brelief.

    “Thank you, Miss. Here’s the fifteen million I promised you. You saved my son’s life. If you ever need anything, juste to the Lecter family. Diane said, handing over a card.

    Winifred took the card. That’s not necessary. It bwas /bthe least I could do.”

    Sunlight streamed through the hotel room, and Aiden slowly opened his eyes, rubbing his sore waist.

    What the hell happened? I remember getting drunkst night. And now I’m in a hotel, he thought, trying to piece things together.

    Aiden turned to his right and saw bthat /bthe person lying next to him bwas /bbnone /bother than bDemi/b.

    All of ba /bsuddenb, /bba /bstrange surge of anger red up in his chest. “This bwoman /bis way bout /bof line, btaking /bbadvantage /bof me while I was drunk? How shameless! Aiden thought, his face darkening.

    His face bflushed /bwith anger, Aiden threw off the covers and tried to get out of bed, but Demi clung to him like ba /bsnake

    “Baby, where are you going? What, you’re just gonna bail after having your fun?” she asked, her voice dripping with mockery.

    Demi was absolutely satisfied with him. ‘No wonder I fell for this guy at first sight–he’s totally my type, from his face to that killer body. she thought, her eyes full of appreciation band /bdesire.

    Aiden,pletely pissed off, shoved her hands off him.

    “Demi, you know exactly what happenedst night. Move aside–I’m going home now,” he snapped.

    Demi smirked, her fair face full of satisfaction as she let her eyes linger on his body, still savoring every inch of him.

    “Mr. Hart, I really gave you my allst night, you know? I’ve never served a man like that before–you’re the first, not even for my own husband,” she said, her bvoice /bsultry and teasing.

    Demi waspletely taken with him nowb, /band she bhad /bnothing to hide when it came to him.

    bAiden’s /beyes widened in shock bas /bhe bstood /bup, his hands trembling as he pointed at her.

    “What? You have a husband?!” he blurted bout/b.

    “She’s got a husband, and she’s still out here fooling aroundb? /bbDoes /bshe have bany /bshame at all? he thought, his disgust intensifying.

    He might not be anything special, but he’d never get involved with a married woman bor /bsomeone with a family.

    That bwas /b

    was just bbasic /bdecency.

    This woman honestly disgusted him.

    b1/2 /b

    Realizing she’d been misunderstood, Demi hurried to exin, “He’s dead! Really, he’s dead! I’m single now, Mr. Hart. If you don’t believe me, you can blook /binto it yourself”

    Hearing this, Aiden finally rxed and started getting dressed.

    “Whatever happenedst night is in the past. We don’t owe beach /bother anything now,” he said, keeping his tone firm.

    He had no intention of getting involved with her any

    further

    After all, he’d already spent the night with her he’d done his

    As far bas /bbhe /bwas concerned, it was all settled.

    part

    Demi cupped her face in her hands, grinning as she swung her legs yfully. “Sorry, Mr. Hart, but that’s not gonna happen. Didn’t your daughter tell byou/bb? /bOur families are supposed to be tied together by marriage. Marry me! I don’t want anything from you, and I’ll give byou /beverything byou /bcould ever want.”

    Aiden was fuming.