After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

Gavin said nothing and simply hung up the phone, his expression darkening by the second.

Behind him, Jolie's soft, pained whimpers filled the air. She was writhing on the bed, her delicate skin flushed a faint pink.

Gavin clenched his jaw, tugging at his tie. It had already loosened from when she'd pulled on it earlier, and with a rough yank, it came completely undone. Frustration simmered beneath his calm exterior.

Where was Selena? She was supposed to be finding help, but she still hadn't returned.

His frown deepened as he reached for the door, ready to leave.

"Please... help me..."

Her desperate voice, laced with a hint of a sob, echoed from behind him. The softness of it hit him like a lit match to his chest, sparking a heat he wasn't used to feeling.

"Please... I'll pay you... I won't take it for free..." Jolie's voice broke as tears streamed down her face. She was sobbing now, her words dripping with helplessness and shame, as if offering him money would somehow make her request more bearable. Gavin stood frozen for a moment, then unexpectedly, a small smile tugged at the corner of his lips. Was she seriously offering to pay him?

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emotions swirling inside him, he turned back and approached the

above, he watched her squirm restlessly, her pale dress disheveled and tugged out of place, exposing a wide expanse of her flushed skin. She was still trying to tear at her clothes, sweat glistening on her forehead, her cheeks painted with a

grew heavier without him realizing it. Her face-so similar to Selena's-made the

of the drug. Her reason had all but crumbled when suddenly, her lips were claimed in a fierce,

wasn't tender or gentle-it was rough, almost consuming, as though the person on the other end was devouring her, demanding

didn't have time to protest, her body screaming for more, for something to finally soothe

blurred consciousness, a sudden jolt of pain washed over Jolie, causing her body to tense and

instead of calming her, her breathing

...

taking it seriously, sent the

the spot where they had left Jolie, the

unfamiliar to her, making it impossible to know where to start searching. She knew if they caused a scene by searching publicly, it would draw