He Wouldn't Claim Me — Another Man Did

Chapter 179 - 165: Younger Sister

Luna Langley lowered her head and let out a soft laugh. When she looked up again, her gaze had grown intense.

"So, can we?"

Silas Lockwood’s fiery kiss was his answer.

He moved toward her so quickly that Luna Langley couldn’t even get a clear look at his face before her lips were captured.

They made their way upstairs, kissing as they went, their clothes scattering across the floor.

As they tumbled onto the master bedroom’s large bed, Silas Lockwood instinctively reached for the nightstand drawer. When his fingers touched the box of condoms, a scene from the orphanage earlier that day suddenly flashed through his mind—Luna Langley standing with the children.

’If we had a child, they would be so cute.’

The thought came and went in a flash, leaving Silas Lockwood completely stunned.

’I’m actually thinking about having a baby... I must be crazy.’

"Are you out?" Seeing him hesitate, Luna Langley leaned over to look.

"No."

"Then what’s wrong?"

"It’s nothing."

Silas Lockwood took one out, tore open the packet, and kissed her again...

Absence truly does make the heart grow fonder.

When Luna Langley walked into the bathroom and saw the marks on her body in the mirror, she finally understood what that phrase really meant.

A wave of sweetness washed over her, but it felt ephemeral.

’Does Silas Lockwood actually like me a little? Or does he just enjoy being intimate with me?’

When Luna Langley stepped out of the bathroom after her shower, Silas Lockwood had already taken his.

"What do you want for dinner?" he asked.

Unlike in bed, once they were out of it, Silas Lockwood always reverted to his gentlemanly and courteous demeanor.

Luna Langley much preferred his passion in bed.

"I’m craving barbecue."

"Barbecue?" Her diet was usually so light; Silas Lockwood had assumed she disliked that sort of thing.

"If you don’t want to, we can..."

"It’s not that I don’t want to. It’s just that getting barbecue delivered never tastes as good. I know a place with great food. Want me to take you there?"

"Of course! I’ll go change."

"Okay."

Silas Lockwood went downstairs to wait for her. Luna Langley quickly changed and came down soon after. Since they were just going out for a bite to eat, she was dressed more casually than usual in a knit sweater and jeans, which made her look like a college student.

When you thought about it, beneath her CEO title, she was really just a young woman in her twenties.

Silas Lockwood drove Luna Langley to a barbecue joint in Wide Alley.

It was a mom-and-pop place, so the atmosphere couldn’t compare to the Michelin-starred restaurants they frequented, but the owner was a master at his craft. The beef and squid skewers, in particular, were grilled to perfection with a unique flavor.

After one bite, Luna Langley couldn’t stop raving. She thought it was the best barbecue she’d ever had.

"If it’s that good, have some more." Silas Lockwood pushed the plate of freshly grilled skewers in front of Luna Langley.

"I can’t eat this much at night."

"Why not?"

"I’ll gain weight."

"You’re not fat at all. You don’t need to worry about your figure."

She really wasn’t the least bit fat. Silas Lockwood, of all people, knew that—he knew exactly how she felt in his arms.

Luna Langley smiled. She had decided not to have any more, but the aroma of the skewers was simply too tempting to resist.

"How did you find this place?"

"My sister brought me here once, a long time ago," Silas Lockwood said.

Luna Langley’s heart sank.

She had heard about this sister of Silas Lockwood’s. A girl his mother, Yvette Shaw, had adopted from a remote mountain village. The girl was a gifted dancer who had distinguished herself in major competitions and was now even a minor internet celebrity.

Luna Langley had also heard the stories about Silas Lockwood and this sister of his.

A forbidden love story between an adopted brother and sister, unrelated by blood. Several versions of the tale had once circulated through Meritopia’s high society, but all the rumors dissipated after the sister married Shane Sterling.

But whether that sister still held a place in Silas Lockwood’s heart was something Luna Langley had no way of knowing.