Jaylene Ziel got out of bed late again. Last night, she came home late and Joseph Thompson punished her once, and then, because she mentioned Alexander Preston, Joseph, consumed by jealousy, punished her again.
Three times in one night, each more ferocious than the last, she nearly sprained her delicate waist, and her bones ached as if they would fall apart.
"Joseph Thompson, you bastard!" Jaylene grumbled while getting dressed and yelled toward the outside of the door.
From outside the door came a low chuckle, and the next second, he walked in to see the woman not yet dressed and said with an ambiguous smile, "How about it? Since you're not dressed, let me be a bastard one more time. This time, I guarantee you won't be able to even say 'bastard'."
"You…" Jaylene glared fiercely at him, lifted the quilt to get out of bed, and quickly pulled it back over herself when she realized she was naked.
