Embrace Love's
CH 31'S. Honeyed

Vincent carries Joanna into the mansion. He intended to take Joanna upstairs to where the big lady's room was, but she requested that she be lowered into the lounge chair of the back porch of the mansion toward the pool. Vincent did not argue, he brought and dropped Joanna in the lounge chair before finally entering again asking the waiter to bring her some water to drink.

He came out of the kitchen room when he passed Claude and Catalina who had just entered the mansion. Catalina galloped up to the top floor in Leon's arms, while Claude was just about to head to the kitchen.

"What's wrong with your lips?" Vincent frowned looking at Claude's injured and swollen lips.

"I need ice." Claude passed leaving Vincent raising his eyebrows curious. Vincent finally decides to go back to meet Joanna, seeing if there's anything the big lady needs. Bruno who just entered met with Vincent, Vincent immediately expressed his curiosity.

"What happened to Bruno? Why is Claude's lips like he just got a raw bogem?"

Bruno was just about to open his mouth when a shout from the kitchen echoed.

"Brunos! Go and do your job!"

Bruno immediately turned away half-runningly after hearing Claude's cry from the kitchen. The man apparently heard a conversation Vincent and Bruno were standing not too far from the kitchen.

Vincent raised his eyebrows looking towards the kitchen, then a grin rose on his lips and automatically his head looked up to the top floor, where Catalina had disappeared with Leonard.

Catalina, what a surprise you gave our Claude.

Vincent chuckled as he continued his steps towards the back porch of the mansion.

"What's wrong?" Yoana looked at Vincent who came to her with a smile.

"What?" Vincent's smile soon dissipated and he immediately sat down on the chair next to Joanna.

"You're smiling. What's so funny?"

"Your sister ... Claude."

"Why? He managed to get Catalina out, didn't he? The doctor can't do anything."

"You're right. But I just saw her with a sore and swollen lip."

Joanna frowned, the doctor couldn't possibly punch her sister. His mind came to a halt and turned to the waiter who came with a tray filled with glasses of water. Vincent dropped it off and extended it to Joanna.

"Drink," he commanded.

Joanna complied and drank the water. The sound of footsteps approaching made Yoana and Vincent turn their heads. Claude came with a packet of medicine in hand.

"Drink this, Yoan. Your legs will be throbbing."

Claude opened the medicine tablet that the doctor gave him and gave it to Joanna who immediately swallowed and pushed it with water that he still held.

"What's wrong with your lips?" Yoana glanced at Claude's swollen, cut and red lips. Claude held his lips softly and grinned.

"There's a girl biting me" he said honestly. An amused chuckle escaped Vincent's lips. Making Yoana raise an eyebrow towards him.

Vincent cleared his throat and set his face flat again.

"There must be a reason for this girl to bite you."

Claude simply answered Joanna's question with a laugh and wink towards her brother, then starting to pass from the terrace, Yoana stared at her sister's departure while asking Vincent.

"Is the girl he was referring to Catalina?" ask Joanna slowly.

"Who else .. must be the girl." Vincent replied casually.

"Well ... I think he will soon lose the bet and have to get married" said Yoana again.

"And I don't think he'd mind at all." Vincent answered with confidence.

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Claude walked out of the gym with sweat soaking his body. He stepped through the hall and went towards the kitchen. After taking a bottle of potable water from inside the refrigerator, Claude pulled his wet t-shirt and placed it carelessly on the chair. He glanced at the clock on the wall, it was 00 in the morning and he could not sleep.

Claude sat down and drank the cold water he took. When the coldness touched his injured lips, Claude involuntarily grimaced while cursing.

"Shhh .. shitaann!"

Catalina who came to the kitchen heard the curse and looked towards the grimacing Claude. He fell silent and stopped stepping when Claude's eyes caught his eye. He can't escape anymore.

Claude purposely closed his lips with one hand.

"Do you need anything?" claude asked with raised eyebrows, astonished Catalina did not run away after seeing her in the kitchen.

"Is your lips swollen?" Catalina asked slowly.

Claude had to tilt his head in order to hear the girl's question which was very slow to sound.

Catalina frowned as she began to step into the kitchen. He put the pitcher of drinking water he was carrying on the table and tiptoed to look for something on the shelf.

"What are you looking for?" Claude looked unblinkingly at the loose-fitting, cotton-stuffed dress that the girl was wearing. Just an ordinary dress that definitely feels comfortable to wear to sleep, but somehow she feels Catalina is very sexy with that shapeless dress.

Claude escaped his gaze back to the drinking bottle when he saw Catalina's dress lifted as the girl on her tiptoes revealed smooth white legs behind the cotton gown above the knee.

Damnit damnit! Why do I start thinking no-no when I'm dealing with Catty!

Catalina pulled out a bottle from the shelf, then stepped closer to Claude.

"Dress your lips with this. It'll feel better tomorrow, the wound will heal soon and the swelling will disappear." Catalina placed the bottle in her hand onto the table in front of Claude.

Claude lifted the bottle to the front of his face and read the paper on the bottle label.

"Honey ...," he said slowly and slightly.

Catalina turned her head, unreadable whatever on that handsome face, Claude still stuck a label on the bottle, but somehow Catalina felt strange with Claude's words and tone of voice.

He was just reading the label on that bottle stupid Catalina! But why does it feel like he is seducing someone with the word 'Honey' ... You idiot! You idiot! Why am I even disturbed?

"It's honey, isn't it?" Claude's voice broke Catalina's daydream that was filling her pitcher with drinking water.

"really. Honey contains natural antibiotics. Good for wound healing and inflammation. Instead of applying the ointment to your lips, apply it with honey."

"Is that so? Can you help me apply?"

Catalina frowned at the request.

"Take it yourself" said Catalina.

"I don't have a Catty mirror. Come on, how much do I have to put on anyway?"

Claude stared in amusement as Catalina slowly put the pitcher she was holding onto the table. Then hesitantly the girl took the honey bottle. He looked at the bottle and then at Claude. As if hesitating to make Claude's request.

"It hurts so much." Claude deliberately frowned and went back grimacing. Making Catalina finally open the honey bottle and glance at the contents.

"wait. I'll wash my hands."

Claude smirked seeing Catalina start washing her hands in the running water of the sink faucet. After she finished, the girl dried her hands and then stood beside Claude's chair.

Catalina pulled out honey onto her fingertips, then looked down at Claude who was looking up and turned his lips towards Catalina.

Slowly Catalina applied the honey from the corner of Claude's lower lip to the small cut on her torn lip skin. Catalina frowned considering it was she who caused the wound. He stroked slowly until the honey on his fingertips flattened to Claude's lower lip.

Claude clenched his hand with all his might to keep from pulling Catalina and******* the girl's lips again, the girl's movements felt sensual and seductive, claude knew Catalina didn't mean it at all. Claude looked at Catalina's focused face looking at her lips.

When the honey was flat on Claude's lips, the man's tongue reflexively licked the sweetness that melted into his mouth. Catalina looked at the movement, then somehow her heart started pounding, her blue eyes turned upwards and looked into Claude's eyes which turned out to be intensely looking at her.

Catalina's heart grew increasingly shy, realizing the man who stared at her unblinkingly looking sexy, with bare chest and lips that were open inviting. Catalina immediately stood up straight, her face flushed red as the thought flashed across her brain.

What I was thinking, Catalina's mind panicked.

Claude held Catalina's hand intending to leave from there. He held onto Catalina's finger, which had applied honey with one hand, and then held the other hand, which was still holding the honey bottle with the other.

Claude slowly pointed Catalina's finger at the mouth, licking and sipping the remaining honey on Catalina's finger with his tongue. The look in his eyes did not in the slightest leave those wide-eyed clear blue eyes in front of his face.

Catalina was hypnotized, she was silent, stunned and let Claude lick and snap his finger. His heart was racing and his blood seemed to be heating up.

"Sweety ...." The seductive words from Claude's lips seemed to resuscitate Catalina. He withdrew his hand and took two steps back before finally turning around and running away leaving Claude who was looking at him with glittering eyes.

Catalina kept running until she entered the bedroom door and then locked it. He held his heart pounding and immediately sat on the bed and began to catch his breath.

"What's wrong with me? Why does that guy make me feel like this?" Catalina whispered to herself.

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