Chapter 713

“I came to check on you because I thought you might be in trouble.”

“Me, in trouble? I’m fine, really. And from now on, stop doing things like this, okay?”

Elsie couldn’t bring herself to look up, her ears moving sightly, her smooth skin tingling as if electrified, goosebumps rising on it, “If you’re bored and looking for trouble, Mr. Waverley, go find it somewhere else. I don’t want to see you at the Velvet Haven again. No, what I mean is I hope after tonight, I’ll never see you again.”

The intensity in Elvis‘ gaze deepened as his tongue brushed against the teeth, “Heh, you can’t control me.”

Elsie’s heart squeezed tight; she bit her lips. She knew he was smart enough to understand the subtext of her words. But why was he so stubborn, so unwilling to play along?

Those Ashbourne folks are all so difficult to deal with!

Elvis enigmatic eyes scanned over her flushed face. Usually, she was the femme fatale who turned heads in the sultriest of places, but in front of him, she alternated between a coquettish kitten and a pitiful, tearful bunny.

Even with a face so similar to his little sister’s, he still found her to be a stunning chameleon, a woman who gave off a different vibe every time they met.

No wonder Avery had invested so much in her. No man could likely resist. Too bad, Elvis was an iron wall they couldn’t dent.

In his line of work, the golden rule was to keep things light–hearted and unemotional.

got pinched. The operation went down so clean because you dropped

was thinking, with Matthew out of the picture, Avery might suspect you next, and might go after you hard. After all, he had planned to use that to blackmail Matthew, to get his hands on some leverage. Now his plans are shot to hell. Ha, that son of a gun must be so mad he could

dangerous and charged, and now Elvis was being his usual

Chambers‘ heart. As long as there’s no solid proof, he won’t

builds affection, let alone with a person, and a woman with Ms. Ashbourne’s face at that. So, you don’t need to waste your concern on me anymore. Last

in his chest. Not only did he remember the task Evadne

her doing, but he had to be the

a weight on her shoulder as Elvis spun her

him, his handsome and sharp features enlarging in her trembling gaze. His unspoken aggression threatened to breach the fortress of her heart.

her chin, seemingly casual but captivating. Their breaths

eyes became unfocused, his gaze shimmered

there was a chance for you to completely break away from Avery’s control, to walk a path in the light? Would you leave him?” His eyes darkened, his voice

of his black shirt, “No. Even if I’m rotten, I’ll rot with Avery. The Velvet Haven

needed to keep her distance, while there was still a chance to

the one asking you to leave with me? To a place where Avery’s reach couldn’t find us, would you come

‘No‘

her smile a blend of light and tears, “in life, I belong to Mr. Chambers;

Elsie couldn’t keep up with the man’s

us two, what do you think we can do, play

cold, devoid of the tenderness she was smitten with, “Your turn to

closed her eyes, shaking her head, “I’m leaving now. I

tried to walk away, Elvis effortlessly pulled her back into his mocking line of

a tantrum? How are we going to

if I could afford such

Do you really want to sleep with a woman like me? No matter how many showers I take, the

rakish, “I know exactly what you are. The fact that I brought you

I do!” Elsie’s emotions burst forth, shaking as she spoke

lips pressing

her outburst, Elsie struggled to regain her composure, her eyes red–rimmed with restraint, “If Mr. Waverley is concerned about me, and appreciates that I helped you and Ms. Ashbourne once, then please don’t ask for this tonight. Consider it my

met. Because she genuinely cared for him, she didn’t

wanted their relationship to remain untouched,

on her waist tightened, veins standing out on his hand,

the shower; it’s late. Stay the

exhausted. Plus, she reasoned, if she rushed back to the Velvet Haven now, it would

in the plush king–size

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