Chapter 85: Illicit Relationship
"Could you please stop addressing me as Mr. Smith? Just use my first name," Dominique requested softly, nuzzling his nose into her hair, smelling her sweet scent.
Athena slammed her eyes shut, feeling their closeness. His face was buried against her nape as he tightened his grip around his body. He was holding her close, with no plan of letting her go.
"Call my name," Dominique pleaded, his fingers gently rubbing her stomach.
Athena clenched her fists before complying with his request, "Dominique..."
His heart skipped a beat when Athena called his name. Her voice truly reminded him of Sabrina. His longing for her intensified further.
"Do you hate me so much?" He asked her out of the blue.
She was caught by surprise by his direct question. ’Yes. I hate you so much,’ she thought inwardly, not voicing it out.
In response, she shook her head. "Of course not. Why would I hate you?" She forced a giggle.
"For so many reasons," Dominique responded.
He was being carried away by his longing and regrets. Furthermore, with his fever and his hangover, he couldn’t think clearly. His mind was only preoccupied by Sabrina. He might have already been hallucinating, imagining that Athena was Sabrina. Because of that, Dominique became more clingy to her.
"I’m so sorry for hurting you. I was a fool. I was selfish. A total jerk. I took you for granted. I thought I could be able to endure it. But I was wrong..." Dominique continued expressing his thoughts and feelings, making Athena confused.
’What is he talking about? Why is he apologizing to me?’ Athena wanted to clarify the meaning of his words because she couldn’t understand why he was saying all these to her. However, Dominique’s next words made her utterly speechless.