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!”

took two scratches to his body,

and coaxed tenderly, “Kristie, open

closed and sobbed. She struggled against his hold and wailed, “Don’t touch me… don’t

anguished cries broke James’ heart. He could only comfort her and attempt to distract

cupped her face

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

her brows in confusion and slowly

scared.” James kissed her cheek and said, “I’ve

light returned to

at him and abruptly sat up, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck. She was

stroked

had rushed back from

a familiar Maybach parked outside the airport, against which a tall, equally familiar figure

squinted in concentration before approaching the vehicle.

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

sky and muttered, “Hmm, it

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

smiled and opened the

“Bet you didn’t enjoy

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

can’t even get him to talk to me. I’d consider eight hundred million a

out a way to get Mr. Nicholson out of

toward me, though that’s because Old Mr. Xavier isn’t on his side. He wouldn’t dare to come after you

has his hands full with Theodore’s affairs. Naturally, he won’t be on Mr. Nicholson’s side. I have no

another plan. Getting someone out of the picture

Jefferson’s words immediately and closed

someone who could take over Mr. Nicholson’s position. But suddenly promoting someone

me to do things in the background. If you were involved, everyone would point fingers at you if something goes

He could not think of

it to be too much trouble for

even offer to help. But since this involves Belle, it’s no trouble at all. Plus,