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    Chapter 0542


    We spent too long on the road, and it was already 11:00 p.m. when I reached home. I politely thanked Nichs and got out of the car, waiting for him to leave. However, he also got out of the car.


    "Let me walk you in."


    I nced up at the short distance ahead, wondering what there was to walk me in. It wouldn''t even take 20 steps to reach the vi''s entrance.


    Just as I was about to decline, Nichs had already started walking. Left with no choice, I could only follow behind him. He seemed more familiar with this path than I was.


    He wasn''t walking fast, but it didn''t even take him a minute to cover the 20 steps.


    "Open the door. I''ll watch you go in," he said, stopping at my front door with one hand casually in his pocket.Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org.


    "Fine." I lowered my head to unlock the door and added, "Tell Wendy to bring Tabitha back tomorrow night. She''ll sleep with me."


    "Goodbye."


    I said my goodbyes and was about to close the door when a few fingers suddenly slipped through the crack. The door was pulled open a little.


    The night wind tousled Nichs'' hair, but he didn''t seem to notice. He stood outside with a hopeful expression. "Can I stay here tonight? I''m afraid I won''t be able to drive back, and something might happen on the way." Nichs'' voice was hoarse.


    "Still upset?" I asked, looking away as I clutched the strap of my purse. My tone was indifferent.


    "Yeah, I am," he admitted bluntly.


    "You sure value your life," I said with a forced smile, stepping out of the doorway. "Move aside. I''ll drive you home." He raised a hand, blocking my way and trapping me at the door.


    "I''m not letting you drive alone thiste. If you drive me home, I''ll have to bring you back again. We''ll just be going back and forth all night-nobody''s getting any sleep tonight."


    I frowned, feeling that Nichs was being unreasonable. "I''ll have Dous pick me up again. He won''t be asleep at this hour."


    Nichs stepped forward, somehow finding his way into the house. Before I realized it, the door clicked shut behind him.


    The open space tumed into a closed one. I instinctively felt tense, as if my own territory had been invaded. My body stiffened, and rm bells rang in my mind.


    "Do you still treat Dous like your personal assistant? Everyone in the industry addresses him respectfully as Mr. Preston now. You''re the only one who treats him like an assistant.


    "He has work tomorrow. If you call him over now, he might not even get to sleep before the sunes up."


    I rolled my eyes internally. Since when did Nichs care so much about others? But his words weren''t wrong. Dous was my man, so of course, I was on his side.


    "Then call Ms. Gardner toe get you."


    "Her?" Nichs took a step further into the house. "She''s not with me anymore."


    "Nichs!" I snapped, grabbing the hem of his shirt to stop him.


    He turned to face me, his dark eyes gleaming. "Just give me a guest room. I promise I''ll leave by dawn. I have an


    important meeting in the moming-it can''t be dyed."


    "Then I''ll call udia-


    Before I could finish, Nichs suddenly cupped my face with both hands, pulling me toward him. His face grewrger in front of me, until his nose brushed against mine, stopping just short.


    His uneven breaths fanned over my cheeks as he spoke. "I promised to respect you. I won''t touch you without your permission. But if you bring up irrelevant people again, you''re giving me a chance to kiss you. And I won''t hold back."