Noah Sterling’s brow furrowed slightly.

He didn’t quite understand what she meant.

Sherry Walsh glanced around, then shifted her legs. "I just mean, I don’t really feel anything."

She’d read in books that the female lead was always sore all over after doing it, like she’d been run over by a truck.

But she didn’t seem to feel much of anything.

Her body felt a little sore, maybe, but there was no other particularly noticeable discomfort.

Noah Sterling sighed, pointing to the scratches her nails had left on his body. "Maybe you left all the feeling here with me."

Sherry Walsh suddenly remembered something. She shot out of bed and walked toward the cabinet.

"What are you getting?"

Noah Sterling asked her.

Sherry Walsh ignored him completely. She was only relieved when she saw that one box was missing from where the contraceptives were kept in the cabinet.

She then checked the trash can and saw several condom wrappers.

"...So many?"

Sherry Walsh looked at Noah Sterling, a little shocked.

’How many times did we do it?!’

"Mhm," Noah Sterling nodded.

Sherry Walsh then glanced into the bathroom, saw a bedsheet lying there, and asked, "That is..."

Noah Sterling’s expression finally turned serious. "Sorry, I didn’t know it was your first time. Otherwise..."

"What are you doing? It was just some consensual fun. I never said I wanted you to take responsibility!"

Sherry Walsh quickly cut him off.

She thought what happened last night was just a simple drunken hookup.

Perfectly normal.

After all, Noah Sterling was handsome and had a great body.

It was normal for her to lose control for a moment.

She’d been single for so long, not because she was conservative, but simply because she hadn’t found a suitable boyfriend after college.

Plus, with her strong personality and having seen too many scumbags in her line of work, she’d found herself single to this day without even realizing it.

Come to think of it, this was probably the first time in her life she had shared a room with a man.

Noah Sterling really hadn’t expected this outcome.

About the bedsheet—after they were done yesterday, he’d noticed bloodstains.

Sherry Walsh had insisted on changing the sheets. And after the sheets were changed,

she made him wash them.

And Noah Sterling did as she asked.

He truly hadn’t imagined that she would see their relationship as just a one-night stand!

Noah Sterling grabbed his phone from the nightstand, unlocked it, found a video from last night, then got up and handed the phone to Sherry Walsh.

"What for?"

Sherry Walsh was confused.

"I’m going to go wash up. You can watch it yourself."

Noah Sterling walked into the bathroom.

Sherry Walsh sat back down on the bed and played the video.

The expression on her face went from confusion, to surprise, to sheer horror.

By the end, she wished she could find a hole to crawl into and hide!

"..."

She didn’t know how long she sat there on the bed in a daze.

Not until the man emerged from the bathroom after washing up.

He was shirtless. He turned to get a white T-shirt he’d brought from his bag, pulled it on, and then put on a pair of casual pants.

Sherry Walsh took it all in.

As she watched him walk over to her, her brain slowly started to function again.

"So... you’re my boyfriend now, right?"

Sherry Walsh stared at his face, asking very seriously.

Noah Sterling said, "We didn’t need to know much about each other before, but I can tell you now, I’m not the kind of guy who’s ruled by his urges."

"Then..." Sherry Walsh raised her hand. "Let me feel your abs."

"..."

Noah Sterling really hadn’t expected that after all that buildup, this was what Sherry Walsh wanted to say!

He fell silent for a second, but still lifted his T-shirt.

The man’s abs were perfectly defined.

Just like those influencers online.

Feeling his abs, Sherry Walsh had the same thought she’d had last night.

Except she didn’t remember it anymore.

Now, she was thinking it all over again.

The woman’s hands kept exploring.

Noah Sterling couldn’t take it anymore and grabbed her by the wrist. "That’s enough. You already touched them for a long time last night."

"But I don’t remember!" Sherry Walsh protested. "I don’t just not remember touching your abs, I don’t remember how anything felt last night!"

She really hated that she’d blacked out from drinking!

"..."

Noah Sterling sighed.

Sherry Walsh scrambled to stand on the bed.

This made her a bit taller than Noah Sterling.

She placed her hands on his shoulders and looked at him. "Tell me, do you regret it now?"

"I don’t."

Noah Sterling’s answer was firm.

Sherry Walsh pressed her body against his. "Really? Don’t lie to me. If you regret it, you can just say so. I don’t expect you to take responsibility. We’re both adults. What’s done is done."

Noah Sterling’s brows knitted as he listened to her. He couldn’t help but ask, "Do you regret it?"

"I... I’m not sure. Unless..." Sherry Walsh looked at his face and said seriously, "we do it again... when I’m sober."

She hadn’t specified that it had to be right now.

But Noah Sterling misunderstood.

The man tilted his head up and kissed her lips directly.

Because of the height difference, his fingers easily slipped under the lace hem of her nightgown.

Sherry Walsh’s mind might have blacked out yesterday, but her body remembered.

She naturally met his kiss.

-

They checked out and prepared to leave a little after eleven. As they were leaving the front desk...

"Noah."

Jane Jenkins walked toward them.

She was pulling a suitcase and looked like she had been waiting for a long time.

Sherry Walsh naturally walked over with a bright smile. "Well, well, is Miss Jenkins without a ride? Do you need to catch a ride back with us?"

Jane Jenkins froze.

That was indeed her plan, but she hadn’t expected things to unfold like this at all.

But soon, she noticed something on Sherry Walsh’s neck...

A hickey!

It was bright red, clearly fresh from last night!

Noah Sterling said, "There was a number at the front desk for a private car service. You should contact them."

"It’s fine. The back seat is empty anyway. We can let Miss Jenkins have a seat. It’ll be the last time, after all."

Sherry Walsh looked at Jane Jenkins. "Miss Jenkins, I’m only offering because I think private car services aren’t safe, and we do know each other. After we get back, I hope you won’t bother my boyfriend and me again."

Jane Jenkins stood there, speechless.

She could feel the subtle shift in the dynamic between the two people in front of her.

Maybe their relationship wasn’t real before today.

But after last night...

She gripped the handle of her suitcase tightly, remaining silent for a few seconds before saying, "No, thank you. I can get back on my own."

"Alright then, we’re leaving."

Sherry Walsh turned and walked back to Noah Sterling’s side.

The man proactively put his arm around her shoulder.

The three of them weren’t far apart.

She heard Sherry Walsh say, "So when are you planning on having a meal with my parents?"

-

By the time Noah Sterling drove back to Veridia, it was already past one in the afternoon.

He helped Sherry Walsh with her luggage and saw her all the way to her apartment door before leaving.

For the entire afternoon, Sherry Walsh did nothing but sit on her beanbag chair, tablet in hand, and read through every search result related to Noah Sterling.

News articles, interviews, and so on—she didn’t miss a single one.

After going through it all, she realized he was far more outstanding than she had imagined.

When he was young, he had won a self-defense case not just by crushing the opposition with his approach and debate skills.

With no connections, he had cleverly utilized the internet and public opinion.

He achieved a breakthrough, shattering the zero-acquittal record for self-defense cases.

After reading through the entire case, Sherry Walsh sent Rory Linden a message on her phone: "Rory!! Call me when you have a sec!"

After sending the message, she ordered some takeout.

Just as she finished eating, a voice call from Rory Linden came through.

Sherry Walsh answered eagerly, "Rory! I’m dating Noah Sterling."