Wesley fixed his eyes on Blair and sneered, "You think I'm bullying Talbot? Are you trying to protect him from me?"
"Talbot cooked for us, cleaned the house and washed the dishes. Are you not moved at all?" Blair asked in return.
Wesley was about to say something when the room went dark. The electricity had gone off.
"What happened?" Blair asked as she unlocked her phone.
Wesley stood up from the sofa, fished out his phone and opened the flashlight application. "You sit here. I'll go take a look."
"Okay." Blair had her phone light on to light Wesley's path.
The two of them lived in the same housing estate, so their main power switches had been installed likewise. He found it soon enough, and after checking it, he didn't find anything wrong.
At that moment, they received a text message from the State Grid. It said, "Dear resident, sorry to inform you..." It turned out that all the apartments in the housing estate were out of power and they were not sure when it would come back on.
Blair was at a loss for words. It was summer!
"I'll go buy some candles," Wesley offered.
When he arrived at the door to change his shoes, he saw Talbot and Blair chatting under the flashlight. He immediately changed his mind. "Blair, you are more familiar with the housing estate. You go buy the candles."
Blair agreed without hesitation.
She walked towards the door, but when she turned back to look at the dark apartment, she figured it was an excellent opportunity to bond with Wesley. She didn't want to miss this chance, so she told Talbot, "Talbot, will you go buy the candles? I'm scared of the dark."
Talbot nodded. Blair told him the location of the grocery store cheerfully. When he was about to leave, he turned back to look at his superior and his dream girl. 'Something is not right, ' he thought.
Talbot shook his head and went down the stairs.
Blair fixed her eyes on Wesley without looking away. He felt aroused by her gaze, so he got up from the sofa quickly. "I need a smoke," he said, as he turned towards the balcony.
But a soft, warm hand wrapped around his wrist tightly. "Don't. It's so dark in here."
Wesley sighed helplessly. "I'll just be on the balcony." 'Why is she such a chicken?'
She swiftly grabbed his wrist using both her hands as she said in a trembling voice, "But, I don't wanna stay in the living room alone."
Wesley had to sit back down on the sofa. "What are you planning to do if the power is still off by tonight?"
Blair stared into his eyes and said, "It's too hot. I won't be able to stand the heat. If the power doesn't come back on in an hour, how about we get a hotel room?"
Wesley's eyes darkened. "No. I can bear the heat." As a soldier, he had gone through intense training, and he could endure extreme temperatures. He had experienced hotter days with neither an air-conditioner nor even a fan.
'Is he so slow that he doesn't get my point? Or does he just not want to get laid?' Blair couldn't help but lower her sight to look at her chest. 'Is it because he's not interested in my body? Or is he gay?'
Wesley followed her gaze, and his heart started racing. He had thought that Blair was a petite girl. But now, he realized that she had a well-developed body.
Wesley sprang up to his feet, and ignoring Blair's protests, he went to the balcony. He closed the glass sliding door and lit a cigarette to calm down.
He took a few drags, but the shape of her bosom still lingered in his mind.
At that moment, the sliding door opened and Blair stuck her head out. "Wesley, are you not feeling this horrible heat?"
"No," he answered coldly.
After hesitating for a while, she asked, "I want to get a hotel room. Will you please drive me there?"
She really couldn't stand the heat like Wesley could.
Ignoring her question, Wesley continued to gaze at the city and took another drag on his cigarette.
"I'm guessing that means no. Never mind. I'll ask Talbot to drive me. I'm going to change my clothes."
Still, Wesley said nothing. With a broken heart, Blair closed the sliding door and went back to her bedroom.
She took out her clothes from her wardrobe and put them on the bed. Then, she took off her pajamas. "Aaah!"
A shriek came from the bedroom. Stubbing out the cigarette, Wesley rushed into her room at full speed.
Bang! He pushed the door open and asked, "What ha—"
With the help of his flashlight, Wesley located Blair easily. She had her back against the closet, her upper body completely naked. He immediately looked away.
Blair grabbed a dress to cover her chest and stammered in a shaking voice, "I...I saw someone..."
"Where?" Wesley's eyes swept across the bedroom, but he didn't see anything suspicious.
"On the balcony." Blair pointed to the balcony of her bedroom. The curtains were open.
'On the balcony? This is the sixteenth floor!' Wesley found it hard to believe.
When he walked to the balcony to check the situation, Blair put on her dress quickly. She was so frightened that she leaned against the wardrobe again, her body shaking.
At that moment, a shadow flashed on the balcony. Blair shrieked again and yelled, "That's him!"
Wesley saw the shadow too and realized what was going on. "Come here!" he called out.
Blair wanted to turn him down, but on second thoughts, Wesley was there and would protect her. So, she went over to him.
Wesley pointed to a building with multi-colored lights in the distance. "See that? There is a light show at this hour every night. You didn't know?" he asked.
Blair nodded. "I know. But the light show has nothing to do with—"
The light shot towards them again, the shadow of which looked exactly like a man's figure.
'Oh! It was just a shadow from the light show!' Blair thought to herself.
Embarrassed, she tried to explain to him, "Usually, the moment I get home, I turn on the lights. So, I've never seen this before. Please don't get me wrong."
She was telling the truth. Every time she entered her bedroom, she would turn on the lights and close the curtains. It was the first time that the electricity of her apartment had been cut off.
Wesley looked at the girl before him and raised her chin to force her to look into his eyes. "Were you trying to seduce me?"
He didn't believe what she had said. He thought that she had done it on purpose to lure him into the bedroom. 'She doesn't even mind using her body to seduce me.'
Blair was stunned by his question and clenched her fists. 'Is this how he sees me?' Blair didn't think it necessary to clear her name. She flashed a charming smile, held his waist and pressed herself against his strong body. "Bingo! How about we spend the night together?"
Wesley gave her an evil smile as he moved forward, which made her automatically step backward. Bang! Her back hit the wall and she gave a choked cry, her grip on his waist loosening. 'What a jerk! He doesn't know how to treat a girl properly!'