NOVPUBChapter 1000: Chapter 1000: No such thing as avoiding suspicion_1 Chapter 1000: Chapter 1000: No such thing as avoiding suspicion_1 “Do you want to wipe your feet?” Lyke Zhekova asked again.
“Huh?” Peggy Lewis was taken aback and then looked down.
She was barefoot, and her slippers also exposed her toes.
Noticing Lyke Zhekova’s gaze, Peggy Lewis subconsciously shrunk her toes.
She was worried that Lyke Zhekova might find her feet unattractive.
Moreover, because she had to wear high heels at work.
It didn’t matter how high the heels were, even flat heels of three to four centimeters were acceptable.
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The point was not to wear anything too casual, like canvas shoes, which would appear unprofessional.
However, leather shoes were inevitably less comfortable than sports shoes.
The toe caps of high heels tend to be narrow, squeezing the insole and toes.
After wearing them all day, it was inevitable that the bones of her toes and the sides of her insole would turn red.
Even now, they were still red.
Peggy Lewis thought it didn’t look particularly nice.
Just as Peggy Lewis was retracting her toes, Lyke Zhekova suddenly bent over and grabbed her ankle.
Startled, Peggy Lewis felt the warmth of Lyke Zhekova’s palm on her ankle, as if tiny electric currents were running through it.
It shot up from her ankle, causing a tingling sensation.
While Peggy Lewis was still stunned, Lyke Zhekova had already lifted both her feet onto his lap.
He also took off her slippers.
Because her complexion was fair, the red marks left by the shoes were particularly noticeable and bright.
Peggy Lewis shrunk her toes and was about to remove her feet in panic.
But both her ankles were gripped by Lyke Zhekova’s hand.
His large hand was warm, but it felt like firm shackles.
It scorched her, bound her, and immobilized her.
Lyke Zhekova thought Peggy Lewis’ ankle was extremely slender.
He could overlap his fingers with his thumb when holding it with one hand.
Her feet were delicate and fair, and given her height, her foot size was rather small.
Lyke Zhekova was beginning to understand why they say ‘delicate jade feet’.
They were indeed beautiful.
“Do you need to wear high heels to work all the time?” Lyke Zhekova asked with a frown.
“Our company has rules.
There is no mandate to wear high heels, but we can’t wear slippers, cloth shoes, or sports shoes.
Both men and women have to present a professional image,” Peggy Lewis also thought this rule was somewhat unnecessary.
But to make a living, to eat, one must compromise.
“It’s not a big deal.” Peggy Lewis struggled for a bit, “It’s okay.”
She tried to pull her feet back.
However, Lyke Zhekova’s fingers were already pinching the red areas on the sides of her insole, and he said with a serious look: “Do you want to stick a band-aid or something?”
“It’s okay, I’m actually used to it, so it doesn’t hurt,” Peggy Lewis replied.
Lyke Zhekova measured with his hand and found that Peggy Lewis’ foot was about the length from his palm to his fingertips.
He could hold her entire foot up in one hand.
This reminded Lyke Zhekova of the legendary dancing girl who could dance in the palm of one’s hand.
Seeing that she was indeed okay, and thinking that it would be overkill to apply more ointment, Lyke Zhekova let go.
He even had a slight sense of reluctance in his heart.
“Thank you for today.” Peggy Lewis looked down at the shirt she was wearing and said, “I…
I won’t bother you any longer.”
“I’ll take you home,” Lyke Zhekova stood up.
The reason he agreed so quickly was that he realized he hadn’t seen what Peggy Lewis’ home looked like yet.
Lyke Zhekova checked the time and calculated in his heart.
When they got back to Peggy Lewis’ house, it should be almost dinner time.
Peggy Lewis couldn’t let him leave at dinner time, could she?
By then, having dinner at Peggy Lewis’ house would be perfect.
“I’ll change my clothes,” Peggy Lewis said.
Lyke Zhekova nodded and said with a slight smile, “Alright, take your time, no need to be nervous.”
Peggy Lewis didn’t expect Lyke Zhekova to have noticed.
She giggled apprehensively and hurried back to Lyke Zhekova’s room.
Because she had been rolling up her sleeves while using the ointment.
Although the smell of the ointment was on her arm, it hadn’t seeped into the shirt.
When taking it off, Peggy Lewis was extra careful.
Even though the ointment had been absorbed by her skin, she still tried to prevent it from staining the shirt.
Luckily, the sleeves of Lyke Zhekova’s shirt were pretty loose on her.
So it didn’t touch.
Peggy Lewis put the shirt on the bed neatly before putting on her own clothes to leave.
“I’m ready,” Peggy Lewis said.
Lyke Zhekova looked at himself and said, “Wait a moment, I’ll change my jacket.”
He wore a suit to work, but it wasn’t work time now, so Lyke Zhekova didn’t want to wear it.
He went to the dressing room and chose a comfortable thin jacket instead.
As soon as he left the dressing room, he was standing opposite his bedroom.
His brows twitching slightly, Lyke Zhekova went back into the bedroom.
He saw the shirt that Peggy Lewis wore earlier on his bed.
Because Peggy Lewis was afraid of creases, she didn’t fold it for him.
He remembered when he took it out of the wardrobe earlier, it was hanging on a hanger.
So it was still laid flat.
Lyke Zhekova picked up the shirt and couldn’t help but sniff it a few times.
Although Peggy Lewis tried her best to avoid her arm touching the shirt, the strong smell of the ointment still seeped into it a bit.
Not much, but the collar had the delicate floral fragrance of her perfume.
It smelled like magnolia.
It suited the workplace perfectly.
It was low-key and subtly elegant, subtly present but not overwhelming.
Very fitting for Peggy Lewis.
Lyke Zhekova smiled faintly and then laid the shirt back down.
His main concern was that the scent on the shirt would dissipate when he came back.
Lyke Zhekova then returned to the living room, where Peggy Lewis was waiting.
“Let’s go,” Lyke Zhekova said.
Peggy Lewis went to the entrance to change her shoes.
Even though she hadn’t touched it, the slippers were neatly arranged in the entrance hall.
Lyke Zhekova glanced over and thought the scene looked pretty good.
His slippers and Peggy Lewis’s slippers were arranged together, presenting a very homey and intimate scene.
After both of them had changed their shoes, they set off.
Lyke Zhekova drove Peggy Lewis home again.
Having been there twice, Lyke Zhekova was already familiar with the journey.
The car stopped downstairs at Peggy Lewis’ house again.
When Peggy Lewis got off the car, Lyke Zhekova also alighted.
Peggy Lewis was wondering if not inviting Lyke Zhekova in would be impolite?
Moreover, the mobile phone was a gift from Lyke Zhekova too.
Peggy Lewis was somewhat torn.
Just then, she saw Lyke Zhekova checking the time.
Peggy Lewis looked at the time as well – it was already almost six o’clock.
So, in the spirit of reciprocity, Peggy Lewis proposed: “It’s already this late.
How about I treat you to dinner instead?”
Every time she thought of the mobile phone Lyke Zhekova had given her, Peggy Lewis felt very stressed.
She kept thinking of how to pay him back.
One or two meals certainly wouldn’t cover the cost of the phone.
So, she’d have to find more chances in the future.
Normally, given her character, she would never have suggested treating Lyke Zhekova to a meal.
But now that she’d even been to Lyke Zhekova’s house, she could no longer avoid the situation.
