WMSR — QT Chapter 184

Chapter 184

This kind of extraordinary cooperation made it difficult for Colin not to overthink things. He even couldn't help pondering deeply: why would Bai be so cooperative in front of Aaron? Was it out of concern that rejecting him in front of outsiders would hurt his omega self-esteem, or... for some other reason? For instance, had Bai actually noticed that Aaron's feelings toward him were abnormal, so he wanted to use his hand to quietly and imperceptibly make Aaron give up completely?

Although he couldn't be certain what Bai was actually thinking, both of these conjectures were undoubtedly advantageous to him. The second possibility didn't even need to be discussed—it completely aligned with his own goal, and if that were the case, he wouldn't need to worry about Aaron at all. As for the first conjecture, Bai was truly considerate of him; and regardless of whether Bai actually thought that way, the benefits he reaped were solid and real. After all, many things worked on the principle that once there was a first time, there would be a second. Those intimate gestures that had never succeeded when they were alone together had succeeded for the first time right in front of Aaron, making it undoubtedly countless times easier for him to succeed again during their private moments later on.

Just like that, after a period of time, Colin watched Aaron turn green with envy from watching them constantly show off their affection, and in his heart, he felt practically certain that this alpha posed no real threat. He could even be sure that Aaron shouldn't be able to hold out much longer; after all, if his speculation about the feelings Aaron harbored for Bai was true, then no one could day after day watch the person they loved being passionately devoted to someone else. At that point, wisely choosing to leave would be the sensible course of action.

However, accidents always happen when one least expects them. On this particular day, which was yet another occasion when Aaron had come calling to pay a visit with unflagging persistence, Bai Yichen and Colin were entertaining him just like always. Even Colin hadn't regarded this day as anything particularly out of the ordinary, since Aaron had already degraded in his eyes from a formidable early rival down to a minor nuisance with practically zero threat potential.

Yet right as Colin was nestled against Bai Yichen, happily and playfully acting spoiled, he suddenly felt Bai grip his hand, his grip tightening somewhat. Puzzled, Colin lifted his head and saw that Bai Yichen's complexion had grown somewhat pale at some unknown point. Stunned for a second, he immediately realized what was happening: Bai was having another flare-up.

In truth, this wasn't the second time Bai had suffered a flare-up since their marriage. Following that first time which had scared him out of his wits, Bai had suffered subsequent episodes on two other occasions. Fortunately, just as Bai had stated, taking the medicine and staying in the bedroom to rest soundly for a night was all it took to recover, so seeing this situation again no longer left Colin completely at a loss. In fact, he could be said to handle it with considerable proficiency: reacting swiftly, he fished that small medicine case out from his person, extracted a few pills, and fed them to Bai Yichen using the water cup on the table, swallowing them down. Right after, he anxiously prepared to help Bai upstairs back to his bedroom to rest.

Just at that moment, a tense and earnest voice came from beside them: "Bai, what's wrong with you?"

Ah, right—there's still this nuisance left.

Frowning, Colin looked toward Aaron, who had somehow walked over from across the room. Fortunately, before he had to rack his brain for a way to dismiss the fellow, Bai spoke up first: "Aaron, I'm sorry... please leave for today."

"But you look like you're not doing too well, Bai. What happened to you? Are you feeling unwell?" Aaron narrowed his brow, gazing at Bai Yichen with overwhelming worry.

"I... I'm fine. Having Colin take care of me is enough."

"But..."

Before Aaron could finish whatever he wanted to say past that but, Colin completely blew his top. Knowing acutely how agonizingly painful Bai Yichen's condition was right now, watching Aaron stand around chattering away and refusing to leave made him completely cast aside his usual gentle and lovely persona. With a chilling expression, he snapped: "What is there to 'but'? Leave if you're told to leave. With me, his legal partner, taking care of him here, what position do you have to be worried?"

What Colin said hit a bit too bluntly, tearing open Aaron's hidden, unspeakable intentions as though ripping away a veil. It caused Aaron to avert his gaze in a somewhat wretched manner. By the time he snapped back to his senses, he found that Colin had already propped Bai up and prepared to escort him upstairs.

Aaron instinctively stepped forward, saying: "I'll help Bai up."

Yet the moment Aaron's hand touched Bai Yichen, Colin swatted it away fiercely. "Don't trouble yourself. I can escort my own alpha upstairs without needing anyone else's help. Besides, Bai's bedroom is my bedroom too—having you step inside might be a bit inconvenient."

Colin's remarks left Aaron frozen in place once more, forcing him to remain rooted to the spot and watch helplessly as Colin supported Bai and disappeared up the staircase.

Even so, Aaron didn't end up driven away to depart immediately; instead, he thick-skinedly waited right there until Colin reappeared at the top of the stairs, confirming that Bai was truly free of major danger and hearing him state that he would return to check on Bai tomorrow, before finally taking his leave.

Yet the moment Aaron stepped outside the main entrance, the tip of his nose suddenly twitched. From a moment ago, he had sensed a faint, lingering, sweet trace of fragrance wrapping around him. Searching his own person, Aaron finally tracked down the source on his left hand.

Lifting his left hand, Aaron took another sniff at his fingertips, and an even sharper, clear sweetness struck him, causing Aaron's vision to blur momentarily while a wave of dry heat washed through his body.

As an alpha highly sensitive to omega pheromones, Aaron quickly realized that this was an omega pheromone scent. But how had this scent managed to cling onto him?

Aaron retraced his steps carefully in his mind: earlier, he seemed to have used this very hand to support Bai. But how could Bai possibly carry an omega pheromone scent on his body?

Could it be... Aaron recalled how Colin had clung incessantly to Bai throughout the entire visit, holding onto Bai and practically refusing to separate from him. Under such intimate physical contact, it was indeed entirely possible to transfer pheromone scents onto Bai's body; thus, the source of the pheromone scent on his hand was...

Aaron's complexion abruptly turned somewhat ashen.

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