Crashing into an Old Flame
Chapter 190: Gym

Chapter 190: Gym

Her doubtful eyes made him pause briefly, ’’I don’t do relationships,’’ he said within a second.

Seeing that he put forward his own condition, Diana bit her bottom lips as she nodded quickly, ’’Of course, you don’t have to worry about it. I am pretty sure about where I stand in this deal,’’ As she spoke, she even seemed to be relieved.

His lip’s twitched in anger but he restrained his expression.

Her eyelids were gradually dropping as she looked at him, waiting for him to continue speaking.

Maxim stretched his hands towards her face, tucking a loose strand of her hair behind her ear, ’’As long as we are together, you are mine. Don’t look at another man.’’

She nodded obediently as she yawned too, ’’You too... I am keeping you for now...’’

’’Only for now?" he whispered as her eyes fluttered close.

She nodded slowly.

’’Are you sure?" his fingers traced her features as she dozed off gradually.

He did not get a response from her.

Maxim pushed himself out of the bed and put on a robe before he went to the washroom. He returned with a wet towel in his hand.

His hand reached out to turn on the lights but he stopped himself when he remembered how she forbid him from doing it earlier.

Sighing softly, he removed the blanket from her body.

The moonlight cast a soft glow on her as slept with her face slightly tilted to the side, her tongue occasionally darted out to lick her bottom lips.

He could not help but stop moving as he watched her. She slept like a baby. A beautiful one at that.

Maxim smiled as cleaned her body gently before putting on a silk robe on her. His robe did not fit her well, the sleeves kept slipping down her shoulders.

Just as he was about to tighten it, she struggled.

He placed her head on the pillow before grabbing a first aid kit.

Maxim sat near the edge of the bed and put her feet on his lap.

The moment his fingers touched her feet, Diana gasped, ’’It tickles...’’ she mumbled softly as her lips formed a pout.

He shook his head helplessly before applying the ointment around her ankles. Seeing the reddish lines caused by the straps of the heels, he felt his heart aching for her.

Maxim made a mental note to not drink again in the future. Even though he had no recollection of what happened earlier, he did not want to torment her like this again.

Once he was done, he draped the blanket over her and climbed into the bed next to her.

Her eyes fluttered open when the bed dipped.

’’Did I wake you up...’’ he trailed off when he noticed her hazy gaze. Her eyelids kept dropping as her lips moved slowly.

Maxim leaned closer to her to hear her words properly.

’’...Ground... rules... Mmm... No sleepover...’’

The corner of his lips twitched.

Maxim wrapped a possessive arm around her and pulled her into his arms. Looking at her peacefully sleeping face, he was amused and infuriated.

This woman got on his nerves even while she was sleeping yet he could not bear to get angry at her at all.

Maxim cupped her face and kissed her forehead, ’’Sleep, sweetheart. It has been a long day for you.’’

And as if she could feel that he had a point, she leaned her face into his chest as she hugged him, ’’So... warm...’’ her voice was almost inaudible.

But he heard it. He kissed the top of her head.

...

As the sunlight streamed inside the room through the glass panes, the woman sleeping on the King-sized bed opened her eyes slowly.

Diana yawned, her eyes filled with a hint of confusion as she glanced at the crystal chandelier hanging from the pale grey ceiling.

The memories of the past night started rushing into her head and a hint of rosiness gradually crept up to her cheeks.

Diana slowly sat up on the bed, feeling a persistent soreness between her legs.

As she scanned her surroundings, she noticed that the room was empty and so was the other side of the bed.

Diana could not remember when she dozed off yesterday. She felt a bit embarrassed. To think that she was the one who suggested that they should not have sleepovers at each other’s place, yet she was the one who broke the rule.

Maxim must be laughing at her inwardly.

Letting out a soft sigh, she pushed herself out of the bed. Her legs were unsteady and she staggered a bit the moment she stood up.

But just as she turned to walk out of the room, she noticed a small sticky note on the edge of the drawer that said—

’Freshen up first before you step out of the room. I have arranged everything.’

The smooth cursive left no place for any doubts about who wrote the note.

Diana turned to look at the washroom but just as she took a step in that direction, she remembered something.

She stopped in her tracks and pulled open the drawer of the bedside table.

As expected, lying next to the box of condoms was the pair of panties that went missing when they were in the shopping mall. When she saw it yesterday, she almost believed that she saw it wrongly and probably, it belonged to someone else. Then he revealed that he had never brought a woman to his place before.

In broad daylight, her vision could not be playing games with her. They were indeed her panties and there was no doubt about it.

Diana squinted and closed the drawer, her lips twitching slightly.

When she stepped inside the washroom, Diana realized what Maxim meant by arranging everything. There were new toothbrushes in different colors, different brands of rose body wash queued in front of the mirror and there were various hair products and skincare products which Diana did not think she would be using at this time.

She was sore from head to toe so it was impossible for her patiently take care of her skin and hair at this juncture.

All she wanted to do was drag her lazy ass into the bathtub and soak there for eternal comfort.

And she did just that.

After freshening up, Diana draped a robe around her and stepped out of the washroom before stepping inside the walk-in closet.

There were rows upon rows of shirts, pants, watches, shoes, and even a queue of suits. But what caught her attention was that all of them were in colors ranging between gray and black. There were a few whites but the rest were in shades of gray and black.

Speechlessly, she untied her robe and dropped it on the floor before wearing grabbing one of Maxim’s black shirts.

When she stepped out of the room, the first thing that Diana noticed was how luxurious this penthouse was.

It was not extravagant nor was it painted in heavy or bold shades. Just like his outfits, the place where Maxim lived was minimalistic yet gorgeous. The walls and ceilings were painted in shades of white, grey, and pale green.

Since it was dark yesterday, she had not noticed how stunning this place was. The huge floor-to-ceiling windows reminded her of a storefront. As she stalked towards the windows and drew open the large black curtains, sunlight infiltrated through the glass panes. Standing on the top floor of the building, it seemed like she could see the whole city from there.

It was breathtaking.

While she was marveling at the view, some movements in the house caught her attention.

Diana passed by the kitchen and went towards the room where she heard the noises but the moment she stepped inside, her jaws dropped.

Because the sight that greeted her vision... was not what she was expecting in her wildest dreams.

The room she stepped inside was apparently a well-equipped gym inside the penthouse and she found Maxim there, in the middle of the gym while he lifted weights.

Damn. Holy cow, her eyes...

She wanted to cover her eyes to prevent them from ogling at this sinful landscape but she just could not. Her hand refused to move.

Maxim was not wearing anything except for lower-body track pants that hung low on his waist, highlighting his V-line. Every time he moved, his muscles flexed. The sweat trickled down his skin and his damp hair clung to his forehead.

As if he was frustrated over something, Maxim ignored the weights and started doing push-ups suddenly, a sense of anger apparent in his body language.

But Diana was too focused on the Adonis in front of her to focus on his expressions.

He was frustrated and angry?

So what?

If his anger blessed this mortal world with such an immortal view, then Maxim had every right to be angry.

He should be angry more often.

In fact, she was very much willing to sacrifice herself to anger him properly.

While she gaped at him, Maxim continued with his push-ups, unaware of a pair of insolent eyes eating him up shamelessly.

He had different thoughts in his head.

Diana suggested they should strictly have only sex, nothing more or nothing less. She even came up with some stupid ’no sleepover rule’. And what was funnier was that she assumed he would willingly comply with those silly rules of hers.

If she thought those childish ground rules could keep him away from her, then jokes on her because she could continue dreaming.

Yet what he did not expect was that holding her to sleep would only be another torture to him. Throughout the whole night, her disobedient hands roamed all over his body, exploring all forbidden places without any restraint.

And while she slept like a baby, he was as awake as an owl. When it was dawn, he almost flipped her to take her again but he could not bear to wake her up when he saw her sleeping so peacefully.

She had been drunk and tired after taking care of him when he was drunk. Then, they ended up in his bed. It was almost past 4 am when she closed her eyes to get a wink of sleep so he could not bring himself to wake her up just because his body was not within his control anymore. He did not want her to think of him as a heartless beast or something similar.

That’s how he ended up in the gym where he had been working out for the past hour, trying to get rid of the pent-up energy.

But it was a hard job as well because he could not stop thinking about her at all. Her body, her moans, her gaze, her voice when she called his name, her...

Fuck!

Maxim closed his eyes.

After a complete workout session, his energy finally shifted, and much to his relief, his body was not as active as before. Before she woke up, he would go back to normal and she would not notice anything amiss...

His thoughts trailed off when he heard the sound of someone clearing her throat.

...

A/N: Check the comment section for Diana’s mood board. I will post Maxim’s in the next Chapter *crossed finger* Hopefully, it shows up this time~

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