6. The Man's Will

Stella was relieved when Lexus finished its activities. However, who could predict the cold man's will?

Lexus stared at Stella. He raised a corner of his lips, then took his wife's hand.

"Hah?!"

The two of them got out of the bathtub. Lexus looks impatient.

"Now what?"

Stella tried to endure the pain in her body. Now, they are under the shower.

'What will he do next?' Stella tried to guess. She let Lexus turn on the shower.

"Of course, take a bath together. What do you think?"

Lexus answered in an even and expressionless tone. He grabbed the soap and immediately cleaned Stella's body. He stared at every inch of Stella's body and was stunned.

'Humph! Stella's scent makes me addicted, and I wanna vent my desire on her more.'

Lexus realized that Stella's charm had trapped him. How can Lexus easily fall to his knees with a woman he just met? Stella was even just a surrogate bride, right?

"Give me the soap! I can wash," said Stella weakly. She lost interest in interacting with anyone because she was too tired.

"Hmm, who do you think you are? None can order me around. So, turn around now!"

Seeing Stella disobedient, of course, made Lexus furious. He grabbed both of Stella's shoulders and pressed them down. He said, "Hey, you're my Wife now. So, You must obey me!"

Stella winced in pain. She looked at the two hands of Lexus on her shoulder and replied, "Please, stop now! You're hurting me."

Lexus smirked and once again, he was riled up. He stared fixedly at Stella's natural face without any makeup.

'I'd love to scream in his face that I'm not his wife! I'm not Steffyーhis fiancé! But, I'm Stella. Yes, just Stella.'

Stella expressed her sadness. However, what can she do, besides remain silent and accept fate as Steffy's shadow?

Lexus grabbed Stella's chin and raised her wife's face. "Look at me!" exclaimed Lexus, accompanied by a glare of sharp blue eyes.

Stella can only follow Lexus's wishes without being able to argue back, or her identity will be exposed.

"To me... you're just a slave to lust and nothing more. So, know your place, where's the position of the slave in front of me? Got it?!"

Stella froze. Stella swallowed hard. Cruel, demeaning words just came out of Lexus's mouth. She felt that she had no self-esteem in front of Lexus anymore.

"Now, turn around!"

Stella held back the tears that were about to come out. She turned around according to Lexus's order.

'Her back is so smooth and flawless,' said Lexus in his heart.

Lexus started cleaning Stella's rear body. However, his activities stopped when he saw a birthmark on Stella's back.

'Hmm... apparently she has a birthmark on her back.'

Then, Lexus let the water wash away the soap all over Stella's body.

"Dry yourself and wait for me! I won't allow you to fall asleep before I fall asleep first! Got it?!"

Stella nodded weakly without speaking a word. Lexus saw Stella walking out of the bathroom after putting on her pajamas. Lexus immediately cleaned himself up.

***

Lexus dried his hair as he walked out of the bathroom. He intends to complete his desire for Stella. However, his steps stopped when he heard Stella talking alone in front of the dressing table.

"Am I that bad according to Lexus? I know, I'm not Steffy, who deserves to be loved. I'm just a surrogate wife, even Lexus doesn't know that I'm not his fiancé."

Lexus could clearly hear what Stella was saying. He fell silent. He wanted to know what else she wanted to say.

"Not just at home, but also in this mansion … my presence's really unwanted by anyone. If it's like this, why meー"

"You haven't slept yet. That's great! You actually understand what I'm saying. Ha! Ha! Ha!"

Stella's voice caught in her throat when she heard Lexus's voice. She stood up, and her face looked tense.