Lingering Passion: Mr. Sutton Wants to be Your Male Lead!-Chapter 179: Let’s Date

Time is sometimes a truly fascinating thing.

If Silas Sutton had said this a month ago, Stella Grant would have thought it was sarcastic.

Such a person has no credibility whatsoever.

But now, she inexplicably believed it.

It’s not that she believed Silas Sutton would really pursue a long-term relationship with her, but she believed he genuinely wanted to date her now.

Otherwise, given Silas Sutton’s status, he could have any woman he wanted; there was no need to string her along for so long.

Stella Grant said nothing, and Silas Sutton didn’t rush her.

They stayed like that for quite a while, and then Stella Grant moved her red lips and said, "Silas Sutton, it’d be a lie to say I haven’t been moved by you."

Silas Sutton heard this and pinched her fingertip with the hand wrapped around her waist, "I know."

Stella Grant, "I’ve been hurt in love before, but I haven’t given up on the idea of love completely. However..."

When she got to ’however,’ Stella Grant paused.

Silas Sutton chuckled softly by her ear and continued her sentence, "However, you want a straightforward and honest man, not someone like me who seems unreliable."

We’re all adults here, and laying it all out like this felt rather freeing.

Stella Grant chuckled, "Hmm."

Silas Sutton asked, "What kind of man counts as straightforward and honest?"

Stella Grant replied honestly, "Hard to say."

There’s no set standard for what makes someone straightforward and honest.

She couldn’t scrutinize human nature, nor was she willing to gamble on it, so she could only go by her instincts.

Silas Sutton then said, "How do you know I’m not the straightforward and honest type? Maybe all my so-called debauchery is just an act, and I’ve been holding myself to high moral standards for 28 years, with a deep crush on someone all this time..."

Stella Grant smiled, "Then you’re pretty reliable."

Silas Sutton’s hand on Stella Grant’s fingertip paused.

Stella Grant assumed he was joking, turned her head slightly, and looked back at him, "Who is it you’ve been secretly in love with?"

Silas Sutton lowered his head to meet her gaze, took a deep breath, and after a long pause, let a casual smile play on his lips, "No one."

Stella Grant, "Can’t even lie convincingly?"

Silas Sutton didn’t respond to that, instead leaning down to kiss her lips, hoarsely asking, "Sure you don’t want to date me?"

Stella Grant exhaled softly, "Probably not."

Silas Sutton bit her lower lip, "Short term, six months."

Stella Grant arched an eyebrow, "Isn’t this fine as is? Why must we date?"

Silas Sutton kissed from her lip corner down to her collarbone, "Stella, I don’t want us to be just a fling without any proper terms."

Silas Sutton’s voice was dark and enticing, yet somehow serious.

He didn’t want them to be just a nameless fling.

Stella Grant couldn’t help but laugh.

It almost sounded like she was the one with rumors of flings everywhere.

When Silas Sutton turned Stella Grant around and kissed her, her body trembled slightly.

He lifted her onto the windowsill and bent over her, and Stella Grant gritted her teeth, pressing her toes against his chest, "Don’t get any funny ideas."

Silas Sutton looked down at her for a good while, then asked with a mischievous smile, "Will you date me or not?"

Stella Grant’s cheeks flushed, "No."

Silas Sutton, "Are you sure?"

Stella Grant noticed the playful threat in his eyes and pressed her lips into a straight line.

Silas Sutton eventually leaned in, and when Stella Grant tried to resist, he held her hands behind her back with one large hand.

When the heat surged, Stella Grant’s pale toes pressed against Silas Sutton’s shoulder. Her voice wavered as if she were about to cry but didn’t actually cry, trembling as she said, "Silas Sutton."

Silas Sutton, sounding nasally and hoarse, didn’t let her go, repeating the same question, "Will you date me or not?"

Stella Grant couldn’t take it anymore and responded with a sobbing tone, "Yes."