Chapter 35: Not Lacking Women
"Grandpa went through the people again for you, Mom is looking at them now, you should go downstairs and take a look at the photos too." After saying that, he strode towards the room.
Eleanor Sussex looked at his mercilessly departing back and was about to cry again.
Florence Fuller finished tidying up in the bathroom and stepped out to see Luke Gardiner standing by the window on the phone. She turned to the dressing room, grabbed a quilt, tossed it on the bed, then placed a pillow crosswise in the middle of the bed. After doing all this, she realized Luke had hung up the phone and was silently watching her.
Florence turned off the light on her side: "If you still need to work, please go to the study or keep it down."
Then she lay down and covered herself with the quilt.
Luke Gardiner smiled enigmatically, turned, and headed to the bathroom.
When he came out of the bathroom, he didn’t know if Florence had fallen asleep. He threw the pillow in the middle aside with a bit too much force and lay down.
There was still enough space between them for another person to lie down. Florence had her back to him, and behind him, he felt her long hair.
The faint fragrance lingered in the air, and Luke felt an urge to snugly embrace her. But thinking of the consequences, he figured that if he did, she might turn around and slap him.
Better sleep.
By morning, daylight had flooded in, and Florence Fuller was already gone.