Aspen City, Empire Square Hotel.
“Have you arrived? I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.” A man’s deep and gentle voice urged from the other end of the phone. Ava Thompson was already outside the hotel.
“I’m almost there.” After saying this, she pushed the door and entered the hotel lobby.
The caller was her fiancé, Ethan Carter.
Today was their engagement anniversary, and he had insisted she come to the Empire Hotel, claiming he had a surprise for her.
Ethan Carter, the only heir of one of Aspen’s four prominent families, was a low-key man with zero scandals and showed her great respect.
From their acquaintance to their engagement, the most intimate gesture they shared was just linking arms.
The hotel was large, and Ava Thompson felt a bit dizzy as it was her first time in such a grand hotel.
After asking two people, she took the elevator to the opulent top floor.
She was tall and slender, wearing a small round-neck white T-shirt and light-colored fitted pencil pants that accentuated her long legs. Her small, delicate face was fair and beautiful, with clear almond-shaped eyes that held a hint of charm, making her lively and captivating.
Since her fiancé Ethan Carter had urged her several times, she felt a bit anxious.
In her hurry, her breath came in quick gasps. Arriving at a door, she steadied herself, glanced at the door number, and was about to knock when she noticed the door was slightly ajar.
“Ethan Carter…” She instinctively pushed the door open.
Upon entering, she froze.
A man, wrapped only in a bath towel, was just pulling it off his body.
“Ah…” Seeing this, Ava instinctively let out a scream and quickly closed her eyes. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to.”
The man had just come out of the bathroom after a shower and was about to get dressed.
Hearing the woman’s scream, he narrowed his eyes, a cold and sharp gaze sweeping towards the door, and quickly rewrapped the towel around himself.
As his chilling gaze landed on Ava Thompson’s charming little face, he paused slightly, surprise flickering in his eyes.
But just for a moment, his expression turned inscrutable, his eyes deep and unfathomable.
“So it’s you.” The man’s voice was enchanting, rich, and sexy, revealing no hint of anger or happiness.
Hearing those four words, Ava Thompson’s brows twitched, and she instinctively opened her eyes.
A stunningly handsome face entered her line of sight.
The man stood before her, his wild and tall figure complemented by features chiseled like a work of art, with a straight nose exuding nobility. His deep black eyes were narrow and captivating yet cold and distant, like a deep, unfathomable pool.
Wrapped in a towel below, he was bare-chested above, revealing a fit and alluring physique with smooth, pale skin that seemed to glimmer with a hint of seduction. Every inch of his muscles was taut and inviting, with no excess fat on his slender waist. A few drops of water slid down his perfect V-line.
Ava Thompson was startled by the man who had appeared before her. Her eyes widened slightly.
The first impression he gave her was one of coldness; just a glance felt like stepping into an ice cellar.
The second impression was that he was incredibly handsome, strikingly so.
The third impression was that he looked somewhat familiar, but she couldn’t recall where she had seen him before.
She then raised her gaze to the man, her face flushed with embarrassment as she apologized again. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to intrude. I’ll leave right away.”
As she spoke, she turned to leave but was pulled into the room by a long, strong arm and pinned against the wall beside the door.
Ava Thompson’s expression changed, and she looked at the man in panic. “What are you doing?”
The man’s narrow, captivating eyes locked onto the panic in her gaze, and his deep, magnetic voice conveyed no discernible emotion. “You saw something you shouldn’t have and just want to walk away?”
Ava Thompson met Jason King’s deep, mysterious gaze, confused. “What do you mean by something I shouldn’t have seen?”
Jason King narrowed his eyes, his voice low and sultry as he asked, “What do you think? Do you believe it’s okay for people to see a man’s private parts?”
The man’s private parts…
Ava Thompson was pondering what he meant when a refreshing, pleasant masculine scent enveloped her. Leaning closer, Jason King’s low, seductive voice reached her ears. “If a stranger saw you there, how would you feel? Would your mind be racing with a thousand thoughts?”
Men like him, who never allowed other women to get close, particularly cared about this.
Hearing Jason King’s words, Ava Thompson opened her mouth in surprise. Was this man too humorous?
However, he spoke with a deep, cold expression, seeming very serious.
Putting together his words, she realized and blushed deeply, quickly clarifying, “You misunderstood; I didn’t see anything.”
“Your words suggest you want to see it again.”