Chapter 289
The whole room fell into silence, my emotions became restless instead of calm. I tossed and turned in bed, straining my ears to the maximum, but didn't hear a single sound from the next room. Could it be that the two of them were making love quietly? Or is my hearing declining, or is the soundproofing of the room too good?
Maybe Katniss and Nathan knew I was home, so they didn't dare to make too much noise while making love? Time passed by minute by minute, and I didn't know how long it had been. Unable to bear the torment in my heart, I slowly got out of bed and pressed my ear against the door, but still didn't hear any sound. Finally, I gritted my teeth, slowly opened the door, being very light and moving slowly. The only slight sound during the process was when the door lock opened.
The familiar scent of the living room wafted in. In the pitch-black night, I could vaguely see the outline of the living room items, but still didn't hear any sound coming from the next room. Could it be that Katniss went to Nathan's room and they both went to sleep without anything happening? I glanced at the time. It had been over 20 minutes since Katniss went to Nathan's room. Even if there was foreplay, it should have ended by now.
Could it be that the two of them hadn't gotten into the mood yet, and were tentatively engaging in gentle lovemaking? After waiting at the door for a while, I prepared to open the door and go to Nathan's room.
Just as I pushed the door open, I heard the sound of Nathan's room door opening, and the sound of the door was very soft and slow, exactly the same as the sound and intensity of my door opening just now.
Startled by this sound, I quickly closed the door. But if I closed the door tightly, it would definitely make a sound of the door lock, which would undoubtedly expose me, because the sound of the door opening had already come from the other side. So I quickly gave up on closing the door, ran back to bed, and pretended to be asleep, keeping the same posture as before, closing my eyes and adjusting my breathing.
Before long, I heard footsteps approaching the door, but the footsteps stopped at the door.
Listening to the soft sound of those footsteps, I knew it was Katniss. Had the two of them finished? Katniss's footsteps lingered at the door for a long time. During this process, I could clearly hear Katniss's breathing. As for why Katniss stopped at the door, I knew the reason.
Just now, Katniss almost caught me, so I didn't have time to close the door. Even if I had the time, I wouldn't dare to close the door, because Katniss had come out of Nathan's room, and the sound of closing the door would definitely be heard by Katniss.
Now that Katniss had found the door slightly ajar, would she think that I had just opened it? Now I could only hope that Katniss would think she forgot to close the door when she left, but was that possible? Katniss would definitely be cautious when leaving, making sure the door was closed before going to Nathan's room.
But I was very nervous, feeling like I was caught peeking.
I was so nervous at the moment. After some time, the door finally opened, and footsteps slowly entered the room. Katniss didn't say anything, slowly climbed onto the bed, lay down beside me, and her breathing seemed a bit rapid. I couldn't tell if it was because she was nervous or for some other reason. Before getting into bed, Katniss closed the door again.
"Honey, are you asleep?"
As I continued to pretend to sleep and stall for time, Katniss beside me spoke. Although her voice was very soft, in the lonely silence of the night, it sounded very loud.
Like a small pebble thrown into a calm water, causing ripples.
"No."
I originally wanted to pretend to be asleep and not speak, but thinking about what had just happened, I decided it would be better to handle it calmly. I didn't open my eyes, just opened my mouth and said a word.
After Katniss entered the room, I sniffed the scent on Katniss. She had a faint smell of Nathan, but there was no scent of male hormones other than that.
"We didn't do anything with Dad."
After hearing me speak, Katniss fell into a brief silence. After a while, Katniss finally spoke.
The room was dark, and I didn't open my eyes. I didn't know if Katniss had closed her eyes like me. The two of us were talking in the dark room, as if we were far apart having a voice conversation. Perhaps this feeling could alleviate some of the awkwardness.
"Because I was home?"
After hearing Katniss's words, I originally wanted to ask "Why," but such a question might be difficult for Katniss to answer. So I directly said the "answer."
After I said this sentence, there was a long silence on Katniss's end.
"Honey, I..."
After a long silence, Katniss finally spoke, but only halfway through the sentence.
Although Katniss didn't say anything else, the subsequent silence undoubtedly confirmed my point. Both of them thought I was next door and didn't want a repeat of last time when they thought I was dead drunk. Now that I was completely sober, thinking from their perspective, I would be nervous too. Nathan might have trouble getting an erection due to nervousness, and Katniss might not be in the mood.
"Let's go to sleep."
I didn't know what to say at this point. Advising was not appropriate, but not advising wasn't right either. In the end, I could only say this sentence and address it later tonight.
After hearing what I said, Katniss didn't speak anymore. The whole bedroom fell into silence. As time passed by, drowsiness swept over me, and during this process, I heard Katniss's suppressed deep breaths many times.
When I woke up, it was already the next morning. I rubbed my eyes and found Katniss was no longer beside me. I got out of bed and walked out of the room. Katniss was coming out with breakfast. She dodged her gaze when she saw me.
"Get ready and have breakfast."
Katniss placed the breakfast on the table, her voice gentle.
I went into the bathroom. Perhaps because of last night, my attention was first drawn to the toothbrush cup. The handles of the cups were all on one side, without the signal Katniss had requested again. After finishing my morning routine, I walked out of the bedroom to have breakfast. Katniss accompanied me. This was the first time we faced each other after Katniss and Nathan's failed lovemaking last night. Katniss looked weary. Now, I wasn't sure if Katniss's weariness was due to her sex addiction or because she didn't sleep well last night.
Nathan's door was tightly closed, no sign of movement, and Nathan didn't come out for breakfast. If it weren't for those shoes and what happened last night, I might have thought Nathan's room was empty.
After breakfast, I walked out of the door. Katniss tidied my clothes as usual. When I left the house, Katniss didn't look at me from start to finish, as if she couldn't face me.
Arriving at the office, I started a busy day of work. In my heart, there was still a hint of worry. Katniss and Nathan's failed lovemaking last night was because I was home. Now that I had left home, would Katniss and Nathan take the risk and engage in sexual relations in broad daylight?
To be honest, I was really worried about unexpected visitors at home during the day. Perhaps it was because of my elevated status? I cared a lot about my dignity, or maybe it was because of my long-standing fear. If things were exposed, it would end in a mess, revealing my biggest secret.
Finally, it was lunchtime. I ordered takeout and wanted to check on the situation at home during this time. Did Katniss and Nathan do anything during the day?
Just as we took out the encrypted device, my phone rang with the sound of a text message, and the message was actually from Katniss.
At that moment, with my hand holding the encrypted device suspended in mid-air, I was somewhat surprised, but more curious. After all, Katniss hadn't texted me in a long time. She usually called if there was something important.
I directly opened the message, which only had a few words: "Honey, have I become a bad woman?" Seeing these words, I was a bit puzzled, not sure what Katniss was thinking. I quickly replied to the message. Typing was slower than a phone call, but it could avoid some awkwardness.
"Why do you ask that?"
"Because I shouldn't have gone to Nathan's room last night, even though nothing happened."
"I agreed to it. Don't involve yourself. Have you forgotten what we said before?"
"But I only realized yesterday that you don't not care as much as you seem on the surface. I've been thinking too simplistically and forgot what a man cares about the most."
Katniss's words were cryptic, but I understood the meaning of this sentence immediately.
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