Lydia looked outside. The once-bustling street was now eerily quiet. It was rush hour. Vendors should have been seizing the moment to rake in profits, not closing shop all at once. The only explanation? Eugene had orchestrated it all.

"You're truly despicable," Lydia's disgust deepened.

Eugene, far from being ashamed, looked proud. "Thanks for the compliment. I paid each vendor two thousand dollars to clear out. Now, you have two options: willingly be with me, or be forced to." One way or another, he was determined to have Lydia.

Lydia's hand moved to her bag's zipper as she scoffed. "I'm not choosing either."

She was human, not about to be treated like a captive animal. Eyeing her chance, she began to unzip her bag to retrieve her pepper spray, but Eugene moved in, wrapping his arms around her from the side.

face in her hair, inhaling deeply. "Mmm, you smell amazing, my dear. You're getting your divorce next week, right? How about you marry

kicked backward,

along it. "Looks like you're eager to be with me already. I want

for her a luxury hotel, a bed scattered with rose petals, a starry ceiling, a romantic dinner, and candles. But Lydia was being "difficult." A wild cat like her needed to be "tamed" to learn her place. "Eugene!" Lydia fumed. "Do you realize you could go to jail

her leg. "Once we're husband and wife, would you really be able to send me to prison? By tomorrow, you might already be carrying my child.

own child a

would ultimately cave, softened by the bond with her child, no matter how

ever being friends with you. Calling you an animal is an insult to animals," Lydia hissed, realizing just how much stronger he was. She couldn't pull her leg free, so

but the more panicked she

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