Lover Forced The Ruler

Chapter 42. Lisle, Did You Sleep With Mr Kent?

Thomas brought a bowl of warm porridge with meat and vegetables. Lisle's eyes widened looking at him. He glanced at Kennard who was sitting on the sofa with the notebook open in front of him. What was that guy doing so late at night? Is this Mr Kent no longer angry with him?

"Eat immediately and then sleep. It's so late." Kennard spoke without raising his face from the screen in front of him. He was looking at some graphs with numbers. Several times he made phone calls and talked there.

Lisle thanked him and started eating at the small table placed near the bed. Thomas went out to rest in his room. The girl swallowed her food while her head was filled with thoughts about many things. Is after this the Caldwell family going to be okay? Is Mr Kent gonna spare Ralph? Will he now be trapped here forever with an obscure status like a vagrant who hitchhikes to eat and sleep?

Once upon a time Kennard lifted his face from the screen and found that smooth forehead wrinkled like he was thinking hard. The tiny lips were bent.

"Stop thinking with that little brain of yours. Finish your food immediately. I can't concentrate on seeing that pouting face of yours." Kennard was impatient with Lisle's inaction.

"Sir, what about the Caldwell family?" Lisle asked hesitantly.

Kennard let out a resentful breath. "They'll be fine. Think of yourself.

"really? Will it all come back to the way it was?" Lisle looked at Kennard with hopeful eyes.

"Hm, let's see tomorrow. You think it's easy to get everything back to how it was. Let them feel it for a while anyway."

"Master, don't be...”.

"I don't want to argue anymore" Kennard said.

Lisle said nothing more. He hurriedly scooped up his food with a bigger mouthful.

The night went by faster. It felt like just a few minutes of Lisle falling asleep, the day had already become morning. He woke up in a daze, momentarily trying to gather all his consciousness. Recalling that she had returned to living in the Palm Garden, Lisle found some sort of inexplicable feeling. He glanced next to her, Kennard was not in bed.

Half-heartedly, Lisle got out of bed. She rushed to the bathroom thinking she had to go to college. As soon as he opened the bathroom he was suffocated.

"Yeah.... You... you.. Why is the bathroom not locked?" Lisle immediately turned her face away. Inside the bathtub, Kennard appears to be soaking with half of his body on the surface of the water.

"Why should I lock the bathroom door in my own room?" Kennard got up and stepped out of the bath. Lisle could hear the sound of water movement and barefoot footsteps. He closed his eyes. Then there was the sound of water coming from the shower.

"Would you just stand there or join me?" Kennard.

"No. Thank ye. I. I'll just wait outside." Lisle felt stupid not coming out earlier. With a red face he came out and closed the door. "Don't take it long." He reminded.

Kennard's eyebrows are wrinkled. The girl was getting bolder, he thought.

After bathing and getting dressed, Lisle went down to the dining room. Kennard was already there waiting for him as his hand played him over the phone screen. As soon as Lisle sat down, she shifted two objects in front of lisle; a cell phone and a woman's purse.

"Never give back anything I have given you. You can throw it away if you don't like it" Kennard said.

Lisle was about to say something as Kennard gestured with his hand.

"Don't argue with me."

Lisle took the thing without inspecting it directly put it in the bag.

"Avoid that man named Ralph...." Kennard added.

***

"Sli!"  Celine's voice called out to Lisle who was walking through the back gate. The girl was deliberately waiting for Lisle there. He was curious about what happened in Palm Garden yesterday. It's so amazing, Lisle, her best friend can get in and out of that 'sacred' building!

Lisle stopped stepping, waiting for Celine to approach. Celine's face looked slightly sweaty.

"Hows it? Is everything all right?" celine asked impatiently.

Lisle sighed helplessly. "I don't know. I've been begging. But Mr. Kent said, let's see tomorrow, which means today. And I haven't seen anything...."

The two slowly walked along the back garden lane of the campus. Lisle looked down at the end of the gray dress and the shoes she was wearing. Everything is new. Lisle just took off her label this morning. Suddenly he remembered Kennard's wallet. He hurriedly opened the bag and grabbed a leather wallet with the letter logo of a well-known brand. He opened the wallet and saw the gold card tucked inside. On one part of the wallet, Lisle found many sheets of money with a large nominal.

The girl was stunned for a moment, it was difficult to avoid the gift of the man.

"Hm, what a nice wallet!" Celine commented as Lisle took out her wallet.

Lisle just smiled wryly. He ignored the comment and kept the thing in his hand carefully.

"Have you seen Ralph today?" ask Lisle. He wanted to make sure Ralph was okay.

"Yet. That was until I was waiting for you there." Celine pointed her index finger carelessly at the back gate.

"Hopefully what Mr. Kent said is true, that the family will be fine...." Lisle muttered weakly.

They both went back to silence.

"Lisle, did you sleep with Mr. Kent?" celine asked suddenly making Lisle almost choke.

“No. Of course not. I did sleep in one room with him but we did nothing. I mean like you said it was.” Lisle shook her head as she moved her hands in front of Celine as a gesture that she was not what Celine thought she was.

Celine's eyes widened. For him it's great that a Lisle can climb into Mr. Kent's bed. “It was amazing. You know how many girls want to get into Mr. Kent's bed? Although it sounds strange if you do nothing..”.

“You're crazy! What is so incredible? He scares me.” Lisle grumbling. He also sometimes found it strange why Mr. Kent had not forced him to touch her to this day.

But he kissed me a few times! Lisle shook her head again to expel every memory of the kiss. It felt like his blood was flowing faster and his face was hot. He bit his lips. Countless already felt the former's catch.

“But think how it feels impossible if you do nothing. At least you guys ever kissed, right? I won't believe you said no...”.

“Celine!” Lisle cut the girl's sentence quickly. Celine made Lisle embarrassed by her words. At least the girl could keep those ridiculous conjectures in her heart, there was no need to be so forthright like this.

Just then Celine next to him stopped his steps. With half a whisper, he said to Lisle, “In front there is Ralph. He's heading over here.”

Lisle followed Celine's line of sight. Ralph was indeed seen walking towards them.

“Celine, I go first yes. You.. here only. Mr. Kent told me to avoid Ralph. I don't want any more trouble.” Lisle hurriedly deflected a step in the other direction before Celine had time to give her approval.