Not that the current period was bad, but it was certainly different.

With one hand on Melissa's waist the entire time, Marcus finished his cigarette in the dark. It was rare for him to crave cigarettes Like this. Just as he was about to Light another one, Melissa stopped him.

She put the cigarette back into the box and said, "That's enough for today. It would be better if you could reduce your smoking in the future."

Marcus looked at her affectionately when she said this.

The two of them were acting so intimately that the domestic staff didn't dare come over to interrupt them. But eventually, Elsie ventured, "I know we shouldn't have let Mr. Smith in, but it's not easy to stop someone like him."