Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom
Chapter 282

282 Fever

"What else?" He glared at her when he saw her frightened face. "Don't think too highly of yourself. I'd rather f*ck a prostitute than touch you." 1

Piper's heart sank. Why would he say that? What is wrong with her? She doesn't have infections. Even though she had done it a few times with other guys, she never went without protection and also, she stopped sleeping with men since last year.

"Don't look at me like that, else I'll rearrange your face with a slap!" He hissed.

He wished he could raise his hand to her, maybe that would diminish his hatred but no, he'd rather die with this hate than hurt a hair on Piper's head.

Piper also wished he could hit her so his hatred for her would go away but she knew it was wishful thinking.

She watched him as he took off his trousers. This isn't the first time she was seeing his great body but each time, she couldn't take her eyes off him. This isn't what a sick person like her was supposed to be thinking at this point, but she couldn't help it.

Brian got into bed to take her clothes off. By now, Piper already knew what he wanted to do, so she didn't struggle.

Taking her clothes off didn't take him much time because she wasn't wearing much to begin with. It was a big white shirt over a high-waist denim bum short that stopped a little below her curvy hips. Brian was suffering when he was taking off her clothes. If not that it was required to allow a breeze into her body, he wouldn't have dared to do this.

Piper's great body had caused too much trouble for her company than the scandals she created with

him.

Wherever Piper appeared on the news, it was either because her body was wrecking marriages, having suitors heartlessly rejected by her, or getting involved in scandalous positions with Brian. He tried his best not to look at her, he really tried but her smooth and sexy hourglass body was too

much to handle.

She was lying on her back, staring at him as he ogled her body. For some reason, she felt excited, knowing that he still cared about this body that she had taken proper care of because of a comment he once passed to her.

"You'll grow up to have a man-hunting body. I pray no one takes you away from me when you've finally gotten there."

Memories of their happy past brushed through her mind and her lips turned downwards in sadness. Tears slowly welled up in her eyes, how she missed his hugs.

Seeing the tears in her eyes, they pulled Brian back to his senses and he frowned before sleeping beside her. 1

"I have no interest in doing anything with you, so turn your back to me," to him, Piper was crying because she felt he might r*pe her and that thought stabbed him in the heart. Piper didn't know he suddenly looked angry but did as told.

He pulled the duvet over them and wrapped his hands around her and got into a spoon position, holding her tightly to himself like he wanted them to merge.

They were both naked, except his boxers getting in the way and Piper's G-string panties and bra protecting almost nothing.

"I read it's not advisable to sleep with your bras on, do you feel comfortable with that on you?" He broke the awkward silence after a long time.

Piper shivered as his warm breath caressed her exposed neck.

"I have no choice," she said weakly.

"It's ok if you want to."

He sounded like a caring guy for the first time after so many years and it made Piper wonder if he was pitying her.

"Please, don't pity me." She hates pity.

Brian rolled his eyes, "Like I don't have better things to worry about."

"Can you be nice to me for once? I'm sick now and you're one of the reasons!" How could he bully her even in this condition? If not for him ruining her mental state and the poor ventilation in here, would she have fallen into this state?

"You want to blame now? Is that what you want to do?!"

"Don't you deserve to be blamed?! Why did you keep bullying me? Don't you know-" she stopped talking. It's not worth it.

"Ha, of course, you're good at shirking responsibilities, so I'm not surprised."

"Please, stop judging me, you have your own faults too." Her voice went lower than usual.

"Loving you was my fault and I never stopped owing to that. You were my biggest mis-" he gritted his teeth when she rubbed her backside on his soft spot. "Can you stop doing that?" "Then tell it to stop poking me, I'm unwell."

That was when Brian realized that he was hard. 'Betrayer!' he cursed. Instead of feeling awkward or ashamed, he exhibited shamelessness.

"It's not a stick. If you didn't entice it, it would have been sleeping peacefully by now, so don't blame it for something you caused."

Piper stayed silent and didn't say anything. He was right, so there's nothing to object about.

In the event of their bickering and cuddling, her body temperature had gone down a notch. Although she still needs proper care, at least for now, she can get through the night with ease. Feeling that she was starting to sweat, Brian dragged the duvet off their body and pulled away to give her some space.

"Thank you," she whispered.

"You should go to sleep." He replied.

"Hmm, goodnight." With that, she closed her eyes and tried to fall asleep. However, a sweet smile crawled into her lips and she brushed her waist- the spot he held her from.

Brian, on the other hand, put on his clothes and went back to the couch, however, his mind couldn't leave how her body felt under his touch. She was way softer than he last remembered.