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, both deep enough to

“Kristie,

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

her and attempt to distract her with gentle kisses.

face and

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

furrowed her brows in confusion and slowly opened

scared.” James kissed her cheek and said,

light returned to Kristie’s

She was still shaking as she

arms around her and stroked her long, black hair.

had rushed back

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

squinted in concentration before approaching the vehicle. “Why are

from the Maybach and

muttered, “Hmm, it doesn’t seem as

arching a brow at Curtis, deadpanning, “What? Do you need me to open the door for you, Mr.

smiled and opened the

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

me back, so I had to fix that before coming back. It

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

the first step. We still have to figure out a way to get Mr. Nicholson out of the picture.” Curtis’ gaze darkened as he

that’s because Old Mr. Xavier isn’t on

a sigh, “Old Mr. Xavier has his hands full with Theodore’s affairs. Naturally, he won’t be on Mr. Nicholson’s side. I have no idea when Theodore will wake up

We need another plan. Getting someone out of the picture is easy; doing it discreetly is an

and closed his eyes,

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

Jefferson offered. “It’s easier for me to do 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

He could not

be too much trouble

curtly, “If I was doing this just for you, then absolutely. I wouldn’t even offer to help. But since this involves Belle, it’s no trouble at all. Plus, I hate