All Chapters of The Rising Temperature between Me and My “Step-brother”: Chapter 191 - Chapter 200

This year's NFL Draft took place in Phoenix, a major city in the southwestern United States, spanning three days from Friday to Sunday in late April.Phoenix is a place that immediately brings to mind deserts, cacti, and scorching heat. As the city with the highest average temperature in the U.S., this aspect alone makes it a remarkably fitting location for the draft.Americans' passion for football has always been intense and continues to grow. This year, media outlets predicted over 250,000 people would flock to Phoenix to enjoy the three-day spectacle.But the most fitting parallel was the nervous, anxious mood of the more than 200 players waiting in the green room to be chosen. Sweating profusely, hearts in their throats, they hoped they themselves would be selected quickly while worrying that players beside them might be chosen first, their pulses quickening…That wasn't a player waiting room—it was a scorching desert at noon in summer,

The broadcast began. NFL Commissioner Daley took the stage under the spotlight.It was the first day of the draft. The number of live spectators hadn't been officially tallied yet, but looking at the massive sea of people below, it rivaled or even surpassed a large concert, estimated at eighty to ninety thousand people on site.And those watching the live broadcast via internet and television numbered at least a hundred million. Half of America was focused on who would be the number one pick tonight.In the green room, Wendy sat beside Asher, their hands clasped together, waiting for Commissioner Daley to announce Asher's name.Maybe first, maybe not.Wendy could have known the result in advance. If she had asked, Asher would have told her without hesitation what hundreds of millions were curious about. But she chose not to know.Just as Commissioner Daley opened the selection envelope from the first team, cameras were set up in front of eve

Seeing her stunned expression, Asher leaned over and kissed her.His broad back blocked the camera for a few seconds. He was wearing the deep blue suit she had picked out for him, the fabric stretched taut over his firm, sexy back muscles. His shoulders looked broad and powerful, paired with that unruly blond hair—the whole effect was incredibly sensual and bold.After he released her, held in the arms of this suit-clad bad boy radiating masculine pheromones was a princess dressed in pure white, with dark hair cascading over her shoulders, gentle and elegant.Her shimmering dark eyes trembled, her lips flushed red from his kiss, and her fair cheeks carried an alluring spring-like hue, like delicate pink peach blossoms.This scene, full of stark contrast, flooded the #NFL Draft Asher Voss topic that Wendy was searching for.Many reposts mentioned: If my girlfriend were this beautiful, I'd kiss her even longer.So, Wendy's heart raced—the entire American audience had just watched him ki

After the draft ended, both of them got busy with their own matters.Wendy returned to school to prepare for her final exams, while Asher went to New York to discuss contract details with the team.They couldn't see each other, but they stayed in touch.Every night, Wendy would call Asher and ask him, "Are you doing okay in New York?"He had much more to deal with than she did. After receiving his million-dollar signing bonus, he still needed to find a place to live and settle into his future life. Moving to a new city always meant there were countless things to take care of.Asher would take photos of the houses he viewed each day and send them to Wendy, so they could choose together.Although Wendy's summer internship was set in New York, her graduation was still two years away. Whether she would successfully join the Wildlife Conservation Society by then was still uncertain.So after discussing it, they decided that Asher would rent instead of buy. There really was no need for him

During summer break, Gina and Tommy broke up.Wendy only found out when she returned to school.Originally, Wendy and Eleanor had agreed not to live in the dorms for the new semester and instead rent an apartment off-campus. At the end of May, before Wendy left for New York, the two spent a week looking at rentals but couldn't find anything particularly suitable. Later, Wendy had to rush to New York for her internship, so the matter was put on hold until now.Fortunately, they waited, because now, with Gina joining them, the three needed to start looking for a three-bedroom apartment near the school.Gina had originally planned to move into Tommy's player dorm this year—similar to how Wendy had moved in with Asher, but with a key difference. Gina hadn't intended to keep her own dorm room, but in the end—"He met that girl at a party and slept with her that same night. When I said we should break up, he didn't even try to talk me out of it