Joseph grabbed one of his shirts and put it on. He noticed that Christine was still wearing her wet swimwear. He grabbed another shirt and handed it to her.
"Thanks", Christine.
Joseph smiled and started to load their things in the car. Christine wrapped Claire with a towel since she was wet. After all the things were loaded, they settled inside the car and Joseph drove the car.
Within less than a minute, Claire was already sleeping soundly at the back. Christine smiled while looking at her. Joseph looked at her with a tender expression. A decision was formed in his mind.
15 minutes past and Joseph's car is already at the front door of the mansion. Celine was there. She saw the car from afar and decided to confront him and Celine for that trip. She is fuming with rage. Joseph went out from the driver's side and went to the back of the car to fetch Claire who was peacefully sleeping. Joseph handed the sleeping Claire to a maid who was on standby.
"Clean her up and change her clothes", he said to the maid.
"Yes, Master", she took Claire and headed inside the mansion to do what she was told.
"What is the meaning of this Joseph?", Celine was even furious because Joseph seemed not to notice her. She was there standing majestically but no one seemed to pay attention to her, even Joseph. Christine was still inside the car, trying to collect her things as well as Claire's.
"We went to the beach, mother. I have promised this to Claire before and I only got the chance to do it now", he said while he was opening the rear door to collect their things.
"You went to the beach with this bitch?", she said furiously.
Joseph stopped and clenched his fist. He breathed in and out calmly, trying to control himself. He tried to ignore what she said and he knew that Christine heard it. She remained seated in the passenger seat. He went around the car and opened the passenger side of the car. He looked at her. Christine looked calm but there is a pain in her eyes. He extended his hands to help her out of the car. She hesitated but, she thought it will cause a lot of trouble with Celine around. She decided not to take his hand.
"I can manage", she said to him.
Joseph looked at her and before she could say another thing, she found herself being carried by Joseph. She struggled to get down but his hold was firm and she can't get down.
"What are you doing?", she hissed. Why is he creating a lot of trouble for her?
"Be still", he commanded.
Celine gasped at the sight. She became more furious, and if possible she can spit fire right at this moment. Joseph walked past her while carrying Christine, princess style.
"Joseph!", Celine shouted. Her face red in anger and the maids trembled. Scared that Celine would turn to them, they hurriedly went to the car and collected the things inside.
Joseph turned around still with Christine in his arms, who was still struggling to be freed.
"I will talk to you later, Mother", he said in a stern voice with a warning in his eyes.
Although Celine is the matriarch of the mansion, Joseph was still the most powerful in this household. Celine wanted to follow them but she knew that warning look Joseph gave her.
"What are you trying to do?", Christine asked him. She will be in trouble again.
"Be still or I will lose hold of you", he said with a warning.
"You don't have to do this, what is wrong with you?", she said helplessly. Joseph held her tightly and climbed steadily up the stairs with her in his hands. Christine felt a little embarrassed about what Joseph is doing now. She hid her face in his chest. It was a little movement that stirred Joseph's emotion and shattered his walls. This little thing in his arms right now has been stirring his emotions since day one and he was so busy from day one to build that wall. And now, it is suddenly going crumbling down.
When they got to her room, she let Christine open the door without putting her down. Once inside, he finally put her down and Christine hurriedly went inside the bathroom. She wanted to escape from Joseph. She locked the door and Joseph heard the locking of the door. He smiled, he was already expecting it. But he has plans and he will let her have her moments for now. He went out of the room silently and went to his own room.
Christine took a shower to remove the saltwater from her body. She stayed there for a good 30 minutes. It was already 6:00 in the evening when she finished bathing. She wrapped herself with a towel since she did not have time to bring clothes for her to change into. When she got out of the bathroom, the room was slightly dark. She hurriedly went to the door and locked it only to find that Joseph was still inside the room. But he has already changed into a clean white shirt and a pair of cargo shorts. He must have taken a bath already. She instinctively tightened the knot of the towel around her body.
"What are you doing here?". she asked nervously. She doesn't like the look in his eyes. He has this smile on his lips and she can feel his eyes skimming her whole body.
"We have to talk", he said with his hands inside his pockets. To keep them from grabbing her. She looked so alluring with water dropping from her hair and wearing nothing but a small white towel wrapped around her body only covering her chest and half of her legs.
"We can talk in your office", she said, still holding the towel tightly, afraid that it will fall any moment exposing her nakedness.
"We cannot talk outside with Celine out there", he said.
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