John stopped then. His lips were still pressed against hers, and there was humor in his brows and eyes as he asked softly, "Does it still hurt?"
Chloe was stunned for a while before she realized that he was asking about her knee and ankle injuries, so she shook her head quickly. "It doesn't hurt anymore."
In fact, the injury was not very serious. After having applied some medicine yesterday, she felt much better today.
Nonetheless, John was still uneasy. He lifted her long skirt slightly to have a look at her ankles and knees. He saw that her ankles were not swollen anymore, and although there was still gauze on the knees, it was not as scary as they seemed last night, to his relief.
"I will ask Kris to prepare a pair of flats for you in a moment. We’ll just show our face and come home after that.”
Chloe was a little nervous. "Is that all right?"
Since she was only 1.65 meters tall, she would look short if she wore flats, would she not? And it was a family banquet! What if the elders saw her?
John just rubbed her hair like she was a child. "Don't worry." Then, he said nothing more.
Given that he remained silent, Chloe turned to look out of the car window.
The capital in October was already visibly cool, and the leaves of the few plane trees on the street were a little yellow. The autumn breeze swept them away after they fell solemnly. She pursed the corners of her lips, feeling a little nervous when she thought about seeing John's family members later.
Soon, the car stopped in front of a large celebrity club.
The two got out of the car and were greeted by a very coquettish-looking man. When he saw John, his eyes flashed instantly.
"Oh, Young Master Foster, what wind has actually brought you here today?" the man greeted him happily.
When he finished speaking, he noticed Chloe behind John. Taken aback for a moment, he then opened his mouth wide as if he had discovered a new world. "God! If I'm not mistaken, is that a woman? Did you find a woman?"
John frowned slightly, feeling a little annoyed by him. He saw his eyes slithering around Chloe's body. Chloe's heart pounded, and she could not help but lean against John.
"Tsk, tsk, this girl seems quite proper. Who is she?"
John finally could not bear it anymore, so he said angrily, "Kris! That’s enough!"
Kris was slightly shocked because this was the first time John had spoken to him in such a harsh tone. It was obvious that he could not react for a while.
John ignored him, and gently nudged Chloe to introduce her, "This is my wife. You have to personally give her a makeover, but she should appear more conservative.”
His wife?
Kris apparently felt that his brain was not functioning today. He stared at Chloe dumbfoundedly and saw that she was smiling as she said politely, "Thank you."
He waved his hand quickly. "It's no trouble at all. It's my honor to help you with styling, Mrs. Foster."
Then, he pointed to the high-level VIP area upstairs and said, "Come with me."
Chloe turned to glance at John, and only after receiving a nod from him, she followed Kris upstairs.
Kris was worthy of being called an international magician. After his transformation two hours later, when Chloe looked at the slender and noble woman in the mirror, she could not believe that it was herself.
Kris had chosen a white dress with a deep V-neckline for her. The many tiny red crystals on it added a touch of bright color to the base with the plain color. Her hair was teased up high and seemed to be very light but was actually coiffed carefully. Although her makeup was light, when coupled with a pair of ruby studs as earrings, she looked both aristocratic and pure.
"What do you think? My technique is amazing, isn’t it?" Kris escorted Chloe to John, asking for credit.
John did not even look at him as he stared straight at Chloe. After a while, he nodded. "Well, it’s not bad."
Chloe was very uncomfortable when she saw him. Her gaze evaded his, and she did not dare to look at him as a blush spread from her cheeks to the base of her ears.
John felt very seduced, and his Adam's apple bobbed up and down involuntarily.
"Let's go."
He seemed a little dumbstruck, and he took Chloe's hand and walked out.
Kris sent them to the door. After seeing the two get in the car, he took out his mobile phone in a panic and gasped in joy as if he had discovered something remarkable. "Hey! Joel, big news, big news! Your brat of a brother, John, brought a woman to my store just now and said that she was his wife!"
On the other side of the phone, Joel, who was sitting on the balcony sipping lemon tea and enjoying the sun, sputtered out his tea as he stared in disbelief. "Really?"
…
John led Chloe out of the club. Since he had long legs and his strides were long, she had to trot to keep up.
As soon as he arrived in front of the car, he suddenly kissed her like a wolf had possessed him.
Chloe knew subconsciously that he was not malicious, so she did not resist and just let him kiss her obediently.
After kissing for a long time, John reluctantly let go of her.
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