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The next morning when I woke up, my whole body felt sore.
Turning my head to the side, I saw the man still asleep.
My gaze shifted downwards, and his bare upper body was covered in red marks.
Thinking about last night, my cheeks flushed.
I took a deep breath, "Kathie, when did you become so lustful?"
The thought that I had sex with Howard while he was fully conscious last night made me shiver.
If he really pursued this, I might be in trouble.
The best thing to do now is to sneak away while he's still asleep!
With that in mind, I struggled to get up and hastily threw on my clothes.
But as soon as my feet touched the ground, my legs gave out and I fell back onto the bed, my thighs too sore to support me.
I had no choice but to hold onto the wall and slowly move towards the door.
Just as I was about to push the door open and escape, a warm breath suddenly brushed against my ear.
"Where are you going?"
I swallowed hard and forced a smile that was more like a grimace.
"Nowhere, I'm just hungry and wanted to get something to eat."
Howard sneered, "You think you can just leave after sleeping with me? What, you don't want to take responsibility?"
On the day he was drugged, Howard's memory was incomplete; he only remembered a particularly soft-waisted woman making love to him.
He originally planned to give that woman a check as a thank you the next morning.
But to his surprise, the woman had run off!
Seeing the bloodstains on the bedsheet, Howard couldn't help but frown.
After finally finding the woman through surveillance, and meeting her again at the bar, she boldly declared she wanted to sleep with him!
So, he decided to fulfill her wish, to even the score.
Knowing I was in the wrong, I awkwardly wished I could disappear into a hole.
I had originally planned to win Howard over, but when facing him, I couldn't even say a word.
I couldn't help but feel frustrated with myself, and my heart started racing as I looked at Howard's cold face.
Seeing me silent, Howard lit a cigarette, then picked up the clothes from the floor and took out a check from his pocket, throwing it at my face.
"Here's money for your medicine. Don't let me see you again, or next time, it won't be so easy."
Without waiting for my reaction, Howard got dressed and closed the door behind him.
Holding the check, my eyes stung with tears, unable to understand why Howard had to humiliate me like this.
Women always have special feelings for the first man they sleep with, and I was no exception.
But with so many women around him, and never giving his heart to any of them, I should have known better than to get involved with him from the start.
I couldn't deny that I had special feelings for Howard; after all, he had a great body and was skilled in bed.
I think any woman would find it hard to resist such temptation.
Although he said we would be strangers if we met again, which made me a bit sad.
But it's for the best; Howard and I are from different worlds, and forcing myself into his world would only hurt me.
I closed my eyes, calmed myself, and decided to go buy some medicine.
On the way, my phone rang. Picking it up, I saw it was Tammy calling.
"Mom, I'll be home soon."
"Hello, are you the daughter of the phone owner?"