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!”

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

wrist and coaxed tenderly, “Kristie, open your eyes.

She struggled against his hold and wailed, “Don’t touch

cries broke James’ heart. He could only comfort her and attempt to distract her with gentle kisses. He hoped she could think of herself instead

her face and

that Kristie was about to gasp for air, he let go and intertwined his fingers with hers. At the same time, he pressed more of

brows in confusion

Don’t be scared.” James kissed her cheek

light returned

up, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck. She was still shaking as

and stroked her

Curtis had rushed back

Maybach parked outside the

in concentration before approaching the vehicle. “Why are you

Mr. Faymon?” As he spoke, Jefferson pushed himself away from the Maybach and adjusted

up at the clear, blue sky and muttered, “Hmm, it doesn’t seem as if it’ll rain

Jefferson went around to the driver’s side before arching a brow at Curtis, deadpanning, “What? Do you need me to open

opened the

were in, Jefferson started the engine and drove away from the airport. He commented, “Bet you didn’t enjoy life in Jadeborough if you’re looking like this now. Have you settled all your

flown on Wednesday, but someone held me back, so I had to fix that before coming back. It cost me eight hundred million, but

seriously, “Mr. Shawfield is notoriously difficult to convince. I can’t even get him to talk

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 as

up a polite front toward me, though that’s because Old Mr. Xavier isn’t on his side. He wouldn’t dare to

Naturally, he won’t be on Mr. Nicholson’s

our eggs in that basket. We need another

words immediately and closed his eyes, deep

have someone who could take over Mr. Nicholson’s position. But suddenly promoting someone would be too

“It’s easier for me to do things in the background. If you were involved, everyone

in agreement. He could not think

to be too much trouble

for you, then absolutely. I wouldn’t even offer to help. But since this involves Belle, it’s no trouble