“I have to go to work tomorrow," Melissa pointed out as she turned her face away.

"How about we go back to the villa, so it would be two of us alone,"

Marcus suggested.

Melissa wanted to say no, but she didn't want to disappoint Marcus since it was his birthday. So she replied softly, “Let's go back to the apartment then. It's close to the company."

"Roger that," Marcus said and kissed her hand.

Melissa blushed even more.

Leaving Matthew in the care of Waylen and Rena, Marcus eventually left the house with Melissa.

Both of them occupied the back seat of the car. Since he was feeling tired, Marcus leaned back on the leather seat and closed his eyes to get some rest.

Melissa had taken a nap earlier in the bedroom, so she was not feeling sleepy at the moment.

When they finally arrived at their destination, Marcus asked the driver to leave. Then he took Melissa into the building and began to kiss her as soon as they stepped into the elevator.

Melissa put her hands against his shoulder and whispered in alarm, "Control yourself!"

Marcus stopped and looked at her for a while. Then he said in a low and hoarse voice, "Melissa, I have needs. There's no other woman in my life except you. How can I hold it any longer after being without sex for three years?"

Melissa was stunned to hear this.

Frankly, both of them had been avoiding the topic all along ever since they met each other again.

Melissa knew that Marcus had been seeing Violette for a while, but she never asked him whether he had gotten intimate with her or not.

If Marcus hadn't shared it with Melissa, she probably wouldn't have asked for the rest of her life. But no woman ignored such matters.

He now mentioned it seemingly casually.

Melissa simply leaned against the elevator wall. With tears in her eyes, she looked up at him.

Marcus could sense her thoughts.

Regardless of Melissa's changes over the years and her abilities, whether it was her body or her words, it was all genuine when she was turned on in his arms.