Chapter 401: Benefits.

After walking around with Lucas for a little over ten minutes, the couple sat down at a bench that they found under a tree.

"Are you okay? Are you cold?" Lucas asked her, and Jen shook her head and took a sip of her drink. In fact, she was very warm from the short walk and also from her drink. If the lights were brighter in that area, Lucas would have noticed that her forehead was slightly shiny from perspiring.

"The night is beautiful," Jen commented, as she leaned against him and looked up at the night sky. A cool wind blew over her face, providing much-needed relief to her warmed up body, and a smile graced her lips. 

Lucas watched her carefully as she spoke with him lazily with her slightly flushed face upturned as if to receive the wind because it needed to be cooled down.

"You are just as beautiful," Lucas said, and a finger slid down the side of her face. Jen turned to look at him and the dim lights were reflected in her eyes. Lucas bent his head and took her lips with his. With a touch of surrender, her head fell further back to allow Lucas to kiss her better.

Lucas licked her lips and he could taste the rich taste of the alcohol she had been drinking and after he took a deep breath as if he was getting prepared for a dive, he opened his mouth against hers.

After coaxing her to open her mouth as well, and his tongue dove into her now open mouth. Jen unconsciously groaned at this action and reached for his hair with her hand, combing her fingers through it.

Lucas heard the sexy little groan she let out and was very aware of how she had turned so not only was their position not more comfortable but also to avoid awkward movements. But this just meant that now, Lucas could feel her soft chest pressed against his own.

All of this combined with the intoxicating taste of the kiss made him feel like he was getting swept away in a game that he had started himself.

Lucas briefly pulled away to break their momentum because if things continued this way then they might as well skip the actual fun that was going to happen in another half-hour. Jen groaned in frustration at this action and was punished by receiving a nip on her bottom lip.

"You are being naughty again," Lucas said with a chuckle and pecked her lips two more times before letting her go.

"I almost got carried away," Lucas continued and kissed her forehead after looking at her swollen lips and her cheeks that appeared even more flushed than they were before. Jen pouted when she heard his words and brought up her glass and took another sip of her drink.

"I wouldn't mind doing it here, but…" Lucas trailed off and pointed at a distance, and she could faintly see the figures of two people taking a walk.

"Were they there this whole time?" Jen asked as she sat properly from her previous position where she was almost on top of Lucas.

"I don't know, I just saw them myself," Lucas said with a chuckle as he pulled Jen back to her previous sitting position.

"You don't have to pretend, they probably saw everything anyway. Besides, we are all adults here, right?" Lucas said while laughing.

When she heard this, she became more relaxed and didn't mind it; it was the last day with her Lucas before they had to experience the torture that was long-distance relationships. Lucas played with her hair as she listened to his heartbeat, and the two of them enjoyed the night breeze alone. 

After sitting around for fifteen minutes, Lucas finally suggested they go back. Although she was already comfortable, Jen's glass was now empty, and it was also too quiet. So, the two of them stood up and went back to the house.

"Should we go upstairs?" Lucas asked her, and Jen shook her head. She knew that if they went to their room, then they wouldn't be able to get out in twenty minutes to join everyone else on the roof.

"Do you want to change, there's a pool on the roof, remember? Would you like to go for a swim? Or change into something warmer," Lucas asked her. She was wearing a simple pair of shorts and a t-shirt, so he figured that maybe she would want to do something a bit later.

"Hm, you are right. I'm going to change, I'll be right back," Jen said and pecked his lips before heading into the house.

Lucas watched her leave until she disappeared inside. When he looked toward the garden, he saw a scene that made him lift his eyebrows in surprise before he too disappeared into the house.

He had wanted to look for someone to accompany him as he waited for Jen, but he did not want to be a light bulb.

Who would have thought he would have caught his brother be so affectionate with someone one day? Lucas thought as he made his way upstairs, it did not matter to him even if he was going to be the first one there.

The scene Lucas was running away from was of Laura sitting on James' lap. They looked to be affectionate at a distance, but she was complaining to him seriously.

"My job is really unfair. I want to go back to having four jobs a year, aren't you tiring me out too much?" Laura asked him seriously. If he didn't know her, he would have thought she was drunk, but he just knew that her mouth had gotten a bit looser because of the alcohol she had. It was normal for her.

"Mmmh, I was wrong," he said to humour her, his hand on her slim waist. She pulled away to look at him.

"If you know, why are you still the same? Big boss, don't work me so hard, I'll give you a few favours," she said with a flattering smile that caused James to chuckle. He had roughly tied his hair today so whenever the wind blew the loose strands would paste themselves against his skin as if even they were helpless against his looks.

"What favours?" he asked with an amused smile.

"You'll know once you reduce my workload," Laura answered. She had a few things in mind, but the sight of his smiling face made her forget about what she was thinking about. Hence the evasive answer.

"No, it's not like you aren't getting paid," James said firmly.

"But I have money. I have my inheritance, and I'm also a shareholder at Rachel's company," she complained. She really did not need to work so hard.

"Then you should strive to have shares in my company," James said as he patted her thigh, which was not as soft as it used to be.

"I'm already working on that," Laura said as she continued to complain.

"By complaining about work?" James asked with a lifted eyebrow.

"No, by dating you," Laura said and laughed when she saw his surprised expression. She managed to surprise him with her shamelessness once more. Laura felt proud of herself for being able to draw out such an expression from him.

James watched her pink lips open, exposing her pearly white teeth as she laughed at him. The sight made him reveal a small smile as the hold he had on her waist grew stronger.

Laura stopped laughing at this point because the atmosphere between them had changed. There was no one else at the garden, and even if there was, in James' inebriated condition he would really care.

He brought up his other hand behind her head, his fingers tangling in her loosely tied soft hair, and his grey eyes searching her green ones.

Laura swallowed nervously when she saw him like this and the hold she had on the light sweater he was wearing it was guaranteed that it would be crinkled later. His grey eyes moved down to look at her lips, which she was biting nervously.

"So you are dating me for company shares?" James asked her and she shook her head.

"It's because you are so good-looking," she whispered under her breath, but James heard her. However, because of his own motives, he pretended not to.

"What benefits were you referring to earlier? I believe for the company shares you should double them. No, at least five times more, don't you think?" he asked, his face already very close to hers, his breath that had the rich smell of wine brushed against her own lips. She was already feeling very intoxicated. 

"I forgot the benefits because you are so handsome," Laura repeated and James laughed at her comment. The laugh vibrating through his chest. Laura looked at him with a dazed expression.

"You are not good for my ego. How can you be so cute?" James asked as he lightly tugged at her hair so her head was tilted back before he leaned forward and kissed her. His kisses had gotten more domineering recently, and he no longer teased her for a long time as he used to in the past.

After their lips connected two to three times, his tongue was already tangled with hers. Laura would always be passive, even when she wanted to take charge. Even now, when she successfully licked the inside of his mouth, it felt like she could only do it because he let her.

Unbeknownst to her, James was grooming her into becoming a very passionate lover. With all this work he was putting for her, he would not let her get snatched away by anyone. Where else would he find a woman with such a daring character?

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