The Devil's Good Girl
Chapter 46: Good night

Chapter 46: Good night

Meanwhile...

Fil was already dragging herself to the bathroom for a quick shower when she reached home. But as she undressed, she sniffed at her clothes.

"I..." she paused, looking at her clothes in surprise. "... reek of him."

Suddenly, the question of Vincent getting a whiff of Jackson’s scent on her crossed her mind. But remembering the look on his face, it didn’t seem like he suspected anything.

"What a fool," she snickered, smelling her shoulder blades. "I reeked of a man’s perfume, but he didn’t notice."

Or maybe, he noticed but was too blinded — just like her.

"Not my problem," she muttered, throwing the clothes in the laundry to get into the shower.

Once she was finished, she went out of the shower with only her robe. She was about to get herself a pair of pajamas when she stopped, catching the full-body mirror from her peripheral. Fil slowly turned her head and approached the mirror, standing in front of it.

Her hair was still damp despite drying it with the towel. Every drip of the tip of her hair landed on her robe.

"I made a mistake, did I?" she asked herself, staring at the mirror somberly.

Fil slowly pulled the belt of the robe, revealing all her glory in front of the mirror. As soon as she did, she caught countless hickeys around her body, especially on her upper breast. Jackson didn’t leave any mark on her neck or anywhere visible, but he made sure there was proof of him on her.

"That night should’ve been a one time thing," she whispered, touching the hickey on her chest with her fingertips. "I shouldn’t have let it happen again."

Because now... she didn’t only put her foot in a rabbit hole. Doing it again with Jackson was akin to jumping straight into that rabbit hole.

Another deep exhale slipped past her, snapping her brows up when she saw her phone flashing. Tying her robe, Fil marched to her desk to see who was messaging her.

[From: Darling

Home? If not, that would be disappointing. It only means he is getting more time than me. I’m envious.]

Fil bit her lips, smiling. "I wanted to call him once I finish showering."

[To: Darling

Mhm. I’m home now. Just got out of the shower.]

[From: Darling

Let me see.]

Fil scrunched up her nose in dismay. "Is he asking for my nudes?"

[To: Darling

No way.]

Fil cringed as she glanced at the mirror, covering her body defensively. "Never!" she glared at herself. "Who knows? He might spread it. I already gave him my body; I won’t give him the power to blackmail me."

Fil tossed the phone to the bed, catching her phone flash once more. This time, however, she didn’t check it immediately as she changed into a pair of comfortable pajamas. Only after that did she reach for her phone and check his message.

[From: Darling

That sucks. Suck...]

"Suck," she whispered, feeling her face heat up at the thought. "Seriously."

[From: Darling

... suck.]

"This guy!" Flustered, Fil angrily tossed the small towel from her head to the end of the bed. "Is he born to tease people? I know what he did! He didn’t have to say it over and over."

[To: Darling

I’m not sending you anything, alright? You should sleep. I’m home and safe.]

Fil waited for his reply, but he didn’t respond. She frowned, rereading her reply in case she said something hurtful.

"Did I offend him?" she wondered. "Why isn’t he replying now?"

Just before her anxiety skyrocketed, another message from him popped up.

[From: Darling

That’s sad.]

"What sad?" she wondered curiously, typing the same question and sending it to him.

[From: Darling

I would love to print your nudes and print them just as big as this wall. It would be a delightful display.]

"Is he crazy?" she scoffed, relieved she didn’t fall for such an obscenity.

[From: Darling

Can I call you? I think I’m going crazy.]

"He’s already crazy. What is he talking about?" she mumbled, puffing her cheeks. Her defensive expression, however, disappeared as she pondered about it.

Without replying to his last message, Fil decided to give him a call. To be honest, she wanted to call him as soon as she got home. After all, she didn’t know who else to talk to after spending time with the insufferable Vincent.

"That was quick," she humored, as the line connected even before the first ring ended. "How are you going crazy when you’re already one?"

Jackson smiled as soon as he heard her voice. "Oh, sweetheart. They are different stages of crazy."

"And what? You’re going to max level crazy?" she returned playfully, throwing herself on the bed and bouncing on it. She lay flat on her back. "Do you feel much better now?"

"If you want me to feel ten times better, invite me to your place now."

"I’m going to sleep, Jack." She blew air through her lips. "Aren’t you a busy man? How come you’re so free?"

"Sweetheart, mistresses are always free. It is why we have a lot of time concocting schemes against the legal."

Fil snickered, staring at the ceiling with a sigh. "Hey," she called after a moment of silence.

"Mhm?"

"I find it funny," she whispered. "How some people do things to others, but don’t want others to do the same thing to them."

"I guess the date with the legal didn’t go well. The mistress is overjoyed."

"It did go well... at least, from what it looks like." Fil slowly rolled to her side, letting her phone rest on her ear while hugging her gigantic piggy plushie. A short smile appeared on her face as her eyes grew heavy. "Just a few days ago, he looked so perfect. But now... he turns my stomach."

"Don’t worry, sweetheart. The feeling will be mutual once he figured out about us."

"Not yet," she whispered. "He can’t find out just yet."

"May I know the reason?"

"It might turn his stomach, but it wouldn’t hurt him." Fil slowly closed her eyes. "I feel sleepy now. Good night, Jack."

Jackson didn’t answer as he leaned back. "Good night, sweetheart."

Fil smiled subtly as her heart felt warm. How ironic. Vincent also said the same thing, but she only felt repulsed by it. Yet, she felt the complete opposite when it was from someone she met not long ago.

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