Loving The Heartless Man

Chapter 30

Elara Pov

I couldn't help but laugh while helping Alexander wipe off the lotion that spread on his face and neck after I threw my bottle of lotion at him. Luckily, my lotion container was made of plastic, so he wasn't hurt. The only problem was that I had forgotten that my lotion was open because I had removed the cap. It was because the lotion wouldn't come out easily when I pressed it, so I just took off the cap. When I threw it at Alexander, almost half of my lotion spilled onto his face and neck.

"What’s so funny? It’s your fault I ended up washing my face with your lotion," Alexander said, pouting his lips.

"No. It's your fault. Why did you suddenly enter the room without knocking?" I accused him. He knows that he's not the only one occupying the room, yet he just barges in without knocking. Naturally, I was surprised when I saw him enter while my slacks pants were pulled up. My slacks pants were pulled up to the edge of my panties because I also put lotion up on my thighs to prevent them from darkening. Who knows if he even saw my groin. It's embarrassing.

"And why should I knock when this is my room? You even hugged me for free while sleeping and now you threw your lotion at me," he complained.

"Can you please not remind me of that because I don't believe I voluntarily hugged you." I know how I sleep. I'm not restless in bed, so it's impossible for me to end up beside him, even with the wide space of the bed, and voluntarily hug him. He just wants to take advantage of me while I'm asleep. He's really ungentlemanly.

"Go ahead, deny it. You don't have any evidence that I'm lying," said Alexander with a shrug. The lotion he gets on his face, he rubs on my arm because he says it's a waste. It really is a waste. This lotion smells super good and is quite expensive, so I only use a little when applying it to my feet and arms. Then it just gets wasted on his face and neck.

"Do you even need Alexander's help to apply lotion on yourself? Don't you have hands?" came an annoyed voice from Hannah. She was standing at the open door with an unreadable expression. She approached Alexander and pulled him away from me. "Let her apply lotion on herself because she's not a child, Alexander."

I'm in the mood to annoy someone today, so I pulled Alexander back to my side and wrapped both my arms around his arm.

"What does it matter to you if my husband helps me put lotion on my body? Are you jealous? If you're jealous, then get married too so you'll have someone to put lotion on you and so you won't meddle in our married life," I said to Hannah in an annoying tone. I just hope Alexander doesn't take her side. If my husband sides with her, I'll be embarrassed in front of both of them. And if he does that, I promise I'll divorce him when we get home.

"My wife is right, Hannah. It's normal for a married couple to do this kind of thing. I don't see anything wrong with it," Alexander said to Hannah. I secretly rejoiced that he didn't side with the woman.

"What's wrong with you, Alexander? Didn't you used to—"

"What's wrong with me, Hannah?" Alexander interrupted the woman. This time, Alexander's face was serious, making Hannah feel a bit scared of him. "Go back to your room and get ready because we will be leaving soon," he dismissed the woman.

Hannah turned away without a word after giving me a deadly look.

"Your girlfriend is quite jealous," I said to Alexander once Hannah was gone. "I'll go downstairs for breakfast." I didn't wait for his response and walked out of the room.

"She's not my girlfriend."

I heard Alexander when he said that Hannah is not his girlfriend before I could fully close the door but just ignore it.

When I went downstairs, I had breakfast and helped my mother-in-law order the food we would bring with us when we leave later. With so many islands to visit, it will surely be afternoon by the time we get back, so it's better to bring food with us in case we get hungry while going around the islands.

Exactly at eight o'clock in the morning, our tour guide arrived. He apologized to us for the postponement of our appointment with him yesterday.

We only rode one boat because we all fit in the boat. There were five of us tourists because they said Sam went back home due to a sudden emergency, so he couldn't say goodbye to me. Besides us, there was also a lifeguard with us, the operator of the motorized boat, and of course, our tour guide.

Our first destination was an island called Marcos Island. My mother-in-law really enjoyed swimming in the water with Edzel, Hannah, and Alexander while I just sat on the sand watching them. I had no intention of swimming. That's why I wore slack pants because I wasn't going to swim. I didn't want to wear pants because I wanted to be comfortable while we toured the islands. I also wore a sweater so I wouldn't get too dark even though it wasn't sunny. Even if it's not sunny, the wind from the sea can still darken the skin.

"Elara! Come here! Join us!" my mother-in-law happily called out to me. When I accidentally glanced at Hannah, I caught her frowning and giving me a sharp look. Her piercing gaze was truly unusual. It seemed to foretell danger.

"Thanks, Mom! But I prefer to stay here," I replied with a smile. Another reason why I didn’t want to swim was that I didn’t know how to swim. They were swimming in the deep part of the water. If I were to swim, I would only be in the shallow area near the shore, as I was afraid of being swept by the waves into the deeper part of the sea. If Alexander saw me swimming only in the shallow part, he would surely laugh at me.

I suddenly diverted my gaze when Alexander emerged from the water and walked towards me. He was only wearing summer shorts and no top because he had taken off his Hawaiian polo and left it on the sand. He looked like a naked model emerging from the sea. I couldn't bring myself to stare at his perfectly proportioned muscles, so I just diverted my gaze to another part of the island.

"Hey, Lady! Come and join us," Alexander invited me as he got closer. I was about to refuse him when he suddenly lifted me up and carried me into the water.

"No! Take me back to the shore, Alexander. I don't want to swim," I protested firmly. I got nervous when he took me to deeper water, a bit far from where his mom, Edzel, and Hannah were swimming.

"C'mon, Elara. Don't be a killjoy. You came here to have fun and not just to watch us."

"I'm enjoying watching you swim," I quickly replied. "Please, take me back to the shore."

Alexander shook his head at me with a grin. "No way." Without warning, he suddenly threw me into the water.

"I don't know how to swim!" I screamed in fear before my body fell into the water and sank.

I felt fear while I was underwater. The water was deeper than a person's height because my feet couldn't touch the sand below. I also couldn't open my eyes because the water was too salty and it hurt my eyes. I had no choice but to hold my breath and paddle like a dog.

It seemed like Alexander intended to kill me. He pretended that he wanted me to enjoy, but in reality, he wanted to kill me and make it look like I accidentally drowned while swimming. I didn't even know how to float, so I stayed underwater.

The oxygen in my lungs was about to run out when I felt something warm and soft touch my mouth. Then I felt that I was being brought up by the person who owned the warm and soft thing still in my mouth.

When we surfaced above the water, it was only then that he released my lips, allowing me to catch my breath. When I opened my eyes, I saw Alexander in front of me, his face full of concern.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you," he quickly apologized while catching his breath.

I opened my mouth to speak, but Alexander covered it with his lips again. My eyes widened at what he did. Alexander is kissing me hungrily as if there's no tomorrow. He is really kissing me!