Dear Sweetheart

Chapter 567

James’ hot breath tickled Kristie’s cheeks. Her heart was pounding furiously like a runaway horse.

She continued to back away from him until her calves hit the couch, causing her to lose her balance and fall.

James loomed over her on the couch, and Kristie’s body stiffened in response. She stammered, “Get back. Don’t come near me…”

In response, he tucked her loose hair behind her ear and brought his lips closer to her face.

“You’re taking advantage of me again.” Kristie pressed her palms on his chest to keep him away. Her eyes reddened with tears as she pleaded between sobs, “Don’t force me to do this. I have a boyfriend. I don’t want to cheat on him.”

Her words drew a chuckle from James, who teased, “Don’t worry your pretty head about it. You won’t be a cheater as long as he doesn’t know about this. I can keep a secret.”

“You’re too much!”

The rest of Kristie’s protests were swallowed by James’ passionate kisses.

She breathed in his familiar scent and eventually gave in to pleasure.

Kristie hooked her legs around his waist to bring herself closer to him.

The couch proved too squeezy for both of them, and James stopped himself from taking things too far. Instead, he carried Kristie to the bedroom.

Kristie looked at him through half-lidded eyes. She simply could not tear her gaze away from his perfect abs as he took off his clothes. Her hands moved toward his torso, unbidden.

The feel of his rock-hard muscles drew an amazed gasp from Kristie. “I didn’t know you hid such a hot body under those clothes!”

James leaned over her and whispered in her ear, “It’s all yours.”

His flirtatious words brought a furious blush to Kristie’s face.

She buried her head in his chest and reveled in the warmth of his body. Still, once she closed her eyes, traumatic memories of her helpless shrieks suddenly filled her mind. Her body began shuddering uncontrollably.

“No, no…” She curled into herself and flailed around, screaming, “Don’t touch me! Don’t touch me!”

struggles, James took two scratches to his body, both deep enough

merely clasped Kristie’s wrist and coaxed tenderly, “Kristie, open

kept her eyes closed and sobbed. She struggled against his hold

attempt to distract her with gentle kisses.

her face and

his fingers with hers. At

brows in confusion and slowly

kissed her cheek

returned to

wrapping her arms tightly around his neck. She was still shaking as she leaned into his

and stroked her long, black hair. “Okay, I

had rushed back from

immediately spied a familiar Maybach parked outside the airport, against

before approaching the vehicle. “Why

spoke, Jefferson pushed himself away from the Maybach and adjusted his

clear, blue sky and muttered, “Hmm, it doesn’t seem as if

side before arching a

and opened the passenger

He commented, “Bet you didn’t enjoy

before coming back. It cost me eight hundred million, but at least it’s over now,” Curtis explained while

even get

just the first step. We still have to figure out a way to get Mr. Nicholson out of the picture.” Curtis’ gaze darkened as he continued, “I can’t rest easy as long

“Ditto. Still, Mr. Nicholson is putting up a polite front toward me, though that’s because Old Mr. Xavier isn’t on his

a sigh, “Old Mr. Xavier has his hands full with Theodore’s affairs. Naturally, he won’t be on Mr. Nicholson’s side.

we can’t put all our eggs in that basket. We need another plan. Getting someone out of the picture

words immediately and closed

before Curtis piped up, “I have someone who could take over Mr. Nicholson’s position. But suddenly promoting someone would be too

things in the background. If you were involved, everyone would point fingers at you if something goes wrong. It’ll be a waste of our previous

in agreement. He

to be too much

absolutely. I wouldn’t even offer to help. But since this involves Belle, it’s no trouble at all. Plus, I hate Selena