My Secret Billionaire Husband
Chapter 1059 - 1057: He Took Advantage of the Situation That Night

Chapter 1059: Chapter 1057: He Took Advantage of the Situation That Night

Brandon Heath’s action stiffened as he held the wine glass.

For a few seconds, he looked at Aria Rowlett, his face expressing bewilderment, "Ms. Aria, you..."

"I trust you, Mr. Ashton." Aria gently swirled the wine in her glass and flashed him an enticing smile, "If I get drunk, could you please take me home? After all, you have done so once before, you know where I live."

Brandon was looking at the smiling young woman across from him. His grip tightened around the wine glass, he appeared calm but his heartbeat had quickened for a few seconds.

Did she see him as a gentleman?

Did she feel safe when she was with him?

Had she ever considered that he might not exactly be a gentleman?

If he were a gentleman, he wouldn’t have touched her that night.

Although the situation had been beyond his control and he hadn’t been in a normal state, only he knew if he had completely lost his senses, or consciously left control in the heat of the moment.

He thought about that night afterward.

What would he have done if the woman he encountered that night had not been her?

If he had met the woman that his rivals had intended for him, would he have let go of all restraint?

He knew the answer deep inside.

If it hadn’t been her that night, many things wouldn’t have happened.

Even though he had been drugged, he still wasn’t on the edge of endurance. If he had wanted to, he could have held on and gone to the hospital.

So why didn’t he go to the hospital then?

He wasn’t...the perfect gentleman she perceived him to be.

That night, he had acted like a scoundrel.

He took advantage of someone’s vulnerability.

She was exactly his type.

So, when she had stumbled into his arms, he hadn’t pushed her away but had instead held her close.

One thing led to another quite naturally thereafter.

"Do you trust me that much?" Brandon Heath moistened his lips and fell silent for a while, his gaze on Aria was a mix of complicated emotions.

"Yes." Aria took another sip of her red wine, resting her chin on one hand, her eyes half-closed as she looked at him and cheerfully remarked, "Mr. Ashton, you’re a gentleman, I feel very safe with you."

Brandon Heath looked at her, hesitated, and ventured in a low voice, "What if I say, I’m not a gentleman, Ms. Aria, what would you think?"

"Huh?" Aria was perplexed, "Mr. Ashton, are you..."

"Ms. Aria, we have only met twice, you don’t really know me. If you perceive me as a gentleman based on two encounters, someday, Ms. Aria, you may be disappointed," Brandon Heath stated earnestly.

Aria Rowlett: "..."

Brandon Heath paused before asking, "Ms. Aria, have you ever heard a proverb?"

Aria Rowlett: "What?"

Brandon Heath: "Men find it hard to maintain the image of a gentleman in front of the woman they like. If a man is a perfect gentleman in your presence, it only means he doesn’t like you enough."

Aria Rowlett: "..."

"So, I don’t want to be the eternally perfect gentleman in your eyes."

"..."

Aria hadn’t expected that her attempt to tease him would end up in him playfully seducing her instead.

"Mr. Ashton, can I ask you a question? Can you answer it honestly?" She really didn’t believe that he had never been in love before!