All Out Of Love

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The approaching footsteps echoed down an otherwise quiet corridor, as the bodyguards stood up straight and greeted Carlos respectfully. They didn't dare to raise their hands until the distinguished individual had stopped in front of the door and raised his hand.

With his slender hand, the man squeezed and twisted the doorknob with a slight click.

He pushed the door and it swung open with ease. As he stepped in, his eyes caught sight of a beautiful woman standing next to the window, ripping the sheets she had pulled out from the bed with her bare hands.

'Why is the quality of these bed sheet so good? Gosh! How am I going to escape like this?'

Time was of the essence and she was getting agitated by the fact that no matter how hard she tried it seemed as though nothing could tear those bed sheets.

Too immersed in her troubles, she failed to hear the sound of the door opening, nor did she notice the man's footsteps approaching her.

He walked up to the cherrywood wardrobe near the bed, quietly slide the drawer open and took out a pair of scissors.

The moment Celia Ling saw the pair of scissors, her eyes lit up with delight as her lips broke into a smile. "Thank you."

"You are welcome."

The moment the man's sophisticated voice graced Celia's ear and caught her attention, her body jerked her out of her concentration.

"Ah!"

As she turned around swiftly and saw who it was, a startled gasp escaped her lips and she dropped the scissors on the floor.

"Mr...Mr. Gu..."

Celia's voice trembled and she fought the urge to run away.

As a matter of fact, she did, or at least, she tried.

But how was an innocent little rabbit supposed to outrun a full-blooded male lion? Right after the first step, she tripped on her on feet and was about give the floor a hug.

Fortunately, Carlos' had strong, muscular arms and with leopard-like agility he swooped in and caught her waist in mid-air

"That was a bold attempt, I'll admit. But did you really think that you could get out of here without my permission?" The towering figure that stood in front of Celia had an air of enigma about him and his breath had the ability to send chills down her spine in small doses.

"Mr. Gu, you can't..."

Before Celia could finish, Carlos cut her short.

"I've given you enough time already. What I want now, is an answer."

sorry, but I

Bang!

a word, the man loosened his grip and dropped her on the floor with a

"Ouch!"

nice

little face upwards, Celia's jet black eyes sparkled with

glare, but before she knew it, his face was close to hers, so much so that she could feel the warmth of his breath on her cheeks. Suddenly, she couldn't

and no one would dare to provoke him, he was also very unsociable, moody and cold. Rumors had

facing such a handsome face, especially at such a close distance, was not only stress inducing,

his emotions. "But I don't usually take 'no' for an answer! Especially from

breath fell on Celia's nose, making her

with a handsome man, but the person in front of her was and exceptional example

were dark brown, framed by graceful brows. He had prominent cheekbones and a well-defined chin and nose. He had smooth flawless skin, which was like

bravado that he could

he was more

but

to explain herself,

ok

memories of what transpired that night was seemingly unclear to her, she remembered losing consciousness at

to the president during that

only attracted

don't have any feelings

smirk made Celia uncomfortable.

don't mind helping you

Celia, who had been lying on the

bit his lower lip, a slight smirk creasing the skin around the corners of his mouth. The sound of their irregular breathing

her, the bigger the handsome face became. The way in which he smirked and intensity of his

are you so afraid to look me in the

voice all of a sudden, like a gentle breeze sweeping across the

eye contact with Carlos Gu, she not only couldn't

herself in his deep endless black

a pace

he pressed forward.

and kept stepping back

without

the cold wall against her back which meant that she

Celia in his gaze, like a ferocious predator, slowly forcing its prey into a trap.

held her face between the palm of

had nowhere to run. She took a deep breath and drew in his strong, masculine smell coupled with a hint of mint fragrance.