Desire Me If You Can Novel - Chapter 115

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“It’s a misunderstanding…….”

That single phrase was all Dane managed to utter. Cold sweat ran down his back, and his head throbbed.

“It’s a misunderstanding, I told you last time, nothing happened with Yeonwoo.”

“Then why did you come out of there with him?”

Despite Dane’s denial, Grayson didn’t easily back down. The finger tapping the phone screen was pointing at the shopping bag Yeonwoo was holding. It blatantly showed the store’s logo, clearly broadcasting, “We bought a lot and are leaving now.”

Faced with an indefensible situation, Dane could only mouth words without being able to string a sentence together. He couldn’t even remember when the photo had been taken.

I went to the shop with Yeonwoo at his request and got caught by paparazzi, which caused a huge fuss back then.

Dane covered his face with one hand and groaned. How much time had passed since then? He had completely forgotten such a photo existed, and now it had struck him like a bolt from the blue.

“I just helped him shop because he asked for help with some equipment. That’s all.”

He was telling the truth, yet somehow, it sounded like an excuse even to his own ears. Dane frowned, but Grayson dared to look at him with suspicion.

“There’s no way you’d willingly help with something like that for no reason.”

Surprisingly, Grayson knew Dane well. Dane gritted his teeth and spat out.

“I got a Darling necklace from Tiffany’s, satisfied?”

Only then did the suspicion in Grayson’s eyes abate. Dane didn’t like feeling treated like a sell-out, but since it was true, he couldn’t argue. Just when he thought he had overcome this situation, Grayson suddenly frowned and asked,

“Why did he go with you?”

“I don’t know either! How the hell am I supposed to know what kind of ridiculous stuff they’re up to, you son of a bitch!”

Dane’s temper flared, and he slammed his fist on the table with a crash. At his fierce, teeth-gritted glare, Grayson finally backed away a step.

“Alright, then.”

“What do you mean, ‘then’?”

Just as Dane was about to say, That should be the end of it, Grayson continued.

“When should we do it? I’m ready anytime.”

“Do what now?” Dane asked in an exhausted voice. He had expended too much energy and just wanted to rest now. But the moment he saw the phone screen Grayson showed him next, his glazed eyes snapped back into focus.

The photo showed a man, completely naked, with his limbs bound, a blindfold over his eyes, and a gag in his mouth.

Dane squeezed his eyes shut and recoiled. At his reaction, clearly signaling, I don’t want to defile my eyes anymore, Grayson brought the offensive object away. Only after confirming that the grotesque picture was gone did Dane finally open his mouth.

“Why should I do that kind of thing with you?”

To his strong rejection, Grayson asked him seriously,

“You did everything with the guys you slept with for one night, but you won’t do it with me, your partner?”

Dane was so taken aback he dropped his jaw again.

“What…… Hey, when did I ever do that kind of……”

He was so dumbfounded that he stammered, but Grayson immediately pressed him.

“Yeonwoo asked you for help with that kind of thing because you’re an expert, aren’t you? If you’re knowledgeable enough to advise others on shopping for that stuff, how many times must you have done it, exactly? If you’re so familiar with it, you should obviously try it with me! Why won’t you? Why?”

Dane was utterly speechless. Grayson’s argument wasn’t entirely wrong. On the surface, it even sounded like a perfectly reasonable request.

But he had absolutely no intention of agreeing.

“I don’t necessarily have to do the things I did with other guys with you, pretty boy.”

Dane muttered in a weary voice, holding a hand out to stop Grayson, who looked ready to argue further.

“There are times when I want to do those things and times when I don’t. It also depends on the partner…… Anyway, I don’t intend to do it with you. I don’t feel like it.”

The brief glance at the picture remained burned onto his retina, and he couldn’t shake it. Imagining Grayson tied up like that sent a chill down his spine. No, please. I don’t want to see that bastard naked anymore!

He felt like he would develop trauma if Grayson suddenly ran at him naked again. If this was Grayson’s shock therapy method to cure Dane’s promiscuous lifestyle, it was proving incredibly effective. Just recalling the earlier incident made Dane feel like he might never get an erection again.

Grayson stared at Dane silently. Dane’s heart pounded anxiously, unsure what he would say or push for next, but unexpectedly, Grayson backed down meekly.

“Alright, then.”

Unlike moments before, Grayson looked completely deflated, his shoulders slumped. Seeing his obvious disappointment, Dane hesitated.

That bastard, I told him explicitly not to act.

Habits weren’t easily broken. So, Grayson’s sullen expression was surely calculated.

And yet.

Haa, Dane sighed, covering his forehead with one hand.

“Next time…….”

He continued in a tired voice.

“Next time, we’ll see. Today, I’m just not in the mood…….”

“Really?”

Grayson’s voice instantly brightened. As if sucking all the energy out of Dane, he was full of vitality. In contrast, Dane’s face had turned completely ashen, and he only managed a listless nod.

“Are we done now? I’m going to bed…….”

“Wait, just a minute!”

As Dane got up, looking exhausted, Grayson urgently called him back. Ignoring Dane’s face, which was now filled with mounting frustration, he took something out and presented it. It was a shopping bag Dane recognized. The item Grayson had bought when Dane rushed him to buy something at the luxury store they had visited earlier.

“It’s a gift, for our 30-day anniversary.”

Dane was taken aback that he had bought a gift for himself during that moment. After a moment of hesitation, he took the bag, and Grayson said, his face full of expectation,

“Open it here.”

It was natural to want to see a reaction after giving a gift. And since this guy had a stronger curiosity than most, he was probably even more eager.

Dane looked into the shopping bag without thinking much. As he took out the prettily wrapped box, he had no idea what was inside. The moment he opened the box, Dane stopped breathing entirely.

“Ta-da!”

Grayson, watching him, absurdly provided the sound effect himself. Ignoring Dane, who was just staring silently into the box, Grayson reached out, plucked the gift out, and immediately pressed it against Dane’s chest. Grayson placed the sheer piece of fabric squarely on Dane’s chest and let out an excited gasp.

“It’s the best……!”

Dane stared blankly at the man, whose cheeks were flushed as he gasped in admiration. Dane removed the fabric from his chest, clenched it in his hand, and what he did next was predetermined. He furiously beat Grayson with the bra.

“Die! Just die, you perverted bastard! Die!”

“Heheheh, heheheeh.”

The bra whipped his body like a lash, yet Grayson continuously chuckled and grinned. Dane barely managed to stop himself from strangling Grayson with the bra. Only after making him swear he would never celebrate any anniversary ever again.

***

With a loud wail of the siren, the fire truck sped down the road. Inside the truck, tense as always, the firefighters were quickly gearing up.

“It doesn’t look like the fire has spread to the adjacent buildings like last time, so let’s finish this quickly.”

At Wilkins’s words, nods of assent came from around the truck. Soon, they arrived at the fire scene. Just as the team leader had said, only one house was engulfed in flames. Dane stepped out of the truck and frowned at the blaze. It’s a big fire, yet it’s fortunately contained. Thinking this, he busied himself slinging the fire hose over his shoulder, when a shadow suddenly fell over him. He looked up to see Grayson looking down at him. Dane met his eyes briefly, then, without a word, he slipped the hose off his shoulder and draped it over Grayson’s arm. Seeing this, Deandre was shocked and shouted,

“Wait, wait a minute!”