Mrs Hale, I Surrender
Chapter 323 - 322 Recollections are tumultuous, his kiss makes one lose their soul (2 more - s)

Chapter 323: 322 Recollections are tumultuous, his kiss makes one lose their soul (2 more Chapters)

The person’s body was rigid and completely unprepared for the impact, Sussie Lopez hurriedly bowed her head to apologize, "I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to..."

The next second,

Her wrist was grabbed, and she was pulled forcefully into the nearest room with a strong scent of medicine mixed with fragrances, wrapped in the warmth that hit her in the face.

She was pushed, accompanied by the crisp sound of a door closing.

Her back against the door, the person before her already pressed up close.

"How come you’re at my house?"

Finn Hale’s voice was clear and refined, and he couldn’t help but slightly curve his lips.

Only now did Sussie fully see the person before her and could only feel annoyed in her heart:

It truly was a small world.

"I came to discuss a partnership with Boss Payne."

"And to eavesdrop on the side."

"I did not."

"Such defiance."

"I really..."

"Our home has surveillance in almost all public areas, except for more private places."

"..."

Sussie clenched her teeth, only then realizing that this seemed to be the Incense Making Room, piled up with many raw materials for incense making, and the shelves were lined with various equipment and incense sticks, with different temperatures mixing to create a unique fragrance.

It was her first time seeing these and she found them novel, unconsciously taking a few extra glances.

But Finn Hale suddenly reached out, which scared her into instinctively dodging backward, her head against the door with no way to escape...

His hand had already landed on her forehead.

She’d been bumped just now, and her forehead was a bit red.

"What are you afraid of, think I’m going to hit you?" He laughed softly, his voice trembling lightly, stirring the heart.

"No, I don’t."

His fingertips touched her forehead, a bit calloused, gently rubbing, soft and warm, unexpectedly generating some heat that made Sussie’s breathing sink deeper.

Her heart clenched, as if a hundred claws were scratching.

"Clumsy, does it hurt?" His head was slightly lowered, his warm breath bit by bit fogged up on her face.

Until it turned her face beet red.

In a daze...

She remembered the past.

He was proud and aloof, always carrying an air of talent without affection, but those thin lips, when kissed...

Were just so hot.

The first kiss, it seemed, happened in such a setting, dim light indoors, at this close distance; emboldened, she kissed him, inexperienced, and seemed to have bitten him painfully.

He leaned over, lowered his head,

Coaxed her to part her lips, "I’ll teach you."

"To be gentler..."

Their lips, barely touching,

Patient, tender.

Yet it made her lose her soul with ease.

He asked her softly, "Now, does it feel a bit better?"

Breaths overlapping, stirring ambiguous fascination.

Hasty and tense, intensely passionate.

Their lips barely touching, the kissed area felt like it was ablaze, causing heart-racing provocation.

But that night, Wyatt Hale had drunk too much, and that kiss...

Was stolen by her!

Afterwards, Wyatt Hale acted as if nothing had happened, having completely forgotten about that night.

It was her who had initiated and stolen the kiss, and since Wyatt Hale didn’t mention it, neither did she dare to.

She could only carefully hide away.

His kissing seemed quite skilled, not at all clumsy and confused like her, likely not his first time.

Now, recalling it still made her face flush with heat.

Especially at such close proximity, his lips just inches away, the rushing memories made her inevitably flustered.

Sussie Lopez, get a grip!

**

Elsewhere

Zoe Payne had just recovered a bit in her legs, couldn’t run far, and hid in a room with Wyatt Hale, panting hurriedly.

"I was scared to death, thank goodness I’m quick on my feet and ran fast!"

Wyatt Hale clicked his tongue, not forgetting to fix his hair.

"If my uncle caught me, he’d hang me up and beat me."

"You were just dragging me along to run, what about Miss Lopez?" Zoe Payne frowned.

"I forgot about her."

"..."

"Don’t worry, she’s an outsider, even if my uncle catches her, he won’t do anything to her."

Outsider?

Zoe’s frown deepened, fearing their relationship was closer than he thought.

In the future, you’re the one who’ll be an outsider to my uncle!

Wyatt Hale took a sip of water to moisten his throat, "I never thought my uncle would actually have a girlfriend. I guess, probably 80 percent, it’s just an excuse to deal with grandfather and this arranged marriage."

"With his personality, unless the girl is just after looks or our family’s wealth, who else would jump into the fire pit?"

He had grown up in the shadows of his uncle and older brother, never seeing what was good about him.

While talking, Wyatt Hale slapped his forehead:

"Oh no, sister-in-law, you just said that pretty sister is the Payne Family’s brother’s junior sister, then my uncle..."

"Could he be mistreating her!"

Zoe Payne gave a wry smile: "Mistreating is unlikely."

More likely, he couldn’t bear to hurt her enough.

"He and Tim Payne were once archenemies after all." Wyatt Hale scratched his head, "That pretty sister is so beautiful, my uncle has to show some tenderness to women, right?"

"If he could lay hands on such a pretty sister, would he still be human!"

Zoe almost laughed out loud.

How do you know my uncle might not have laid hands on her?

It’s just that, it’d better be a misunderstanding that my uncle has a girlfriend.

She went out to search for someone.

Never even considering that Sussie Lopez would be in her own Incense Making Room, she completely overlooked it.

---

On this side,

Finn Hale’s brow furrowed slightly, at a time like this, she was still daydreaming? His hand hovering before her forehead curled into a finger, lightly flicking her head, bringing Sussie Lopez back to her senses.

She pushed him aside with her hand.

If he had a girlfriend, it was definitely inappropriate to be this close.

She wondered what type of person a godlike being like Finn Hale would fancy?

"What are you thinking about?" Finn saw her zoning out again.

Without thinking, Sussie blurted out, "Mr. Hale, what are you doing here?"

"Catching a thief."

"..."

As he spoke, Finn had already seated himself at the table. There was black tea in the thermos, and he poured two cups, gesturing for Sussie to sit down.

"I have something else to do, I need to leave first." She turned and had just reached for the doorknob when she heard the person behind her speak: "Aren’t you afraid I’ll tell Tim Payne about our relationship?"

Sussie’s steps halted.

She felt annoyed.

He was actually threatening her.

She turned around and flashed him a smile, "Mr. Hale, what would you like?"

"Sit down first, keep me company for a cup of tea."

"I didn’t mean to eavesdrop, it’s the young uncle of Boss Payne, he insisted on going over, I had to hide behind the screen." Sussie explained.

Finn nodded along.

Little Wyatt...

What a kid!

Eavesdropping, looking for gossip, and it’s all coming back to me.

He mentally made a note for Wyatt Hale in his mind and signaled with his eyes for Sussie to sit down.

Sussie had no choice but to sit down, although her gaze fell on a jade rabbit-shaped Incense Holder on the table.

Finn started slowly, "You should know, I am the youngest in the family, and now even my nephews are married, while I, the uncle, am still single. My father is understandably anxious and thus is eager to arrange blind dates for me."

"I didn’t know about this before I came home."

Sussie nodded:

Is he... explaining himself to me?

Then, he added another sentence:

"I don’t have a girlfriend."