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.

operation went down so clean because you dropped the dime in

indifference, “I 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

dangerous and charged, and now Elvis was being his

still hold a place in Mr. Chambers‘ heart. As long as

charming smile, though the pain in her heart was inescapable, “Even if he had proof, he wouldn’t touch me. After all, ten years with a dog 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 time was the first

a clean break, each one a push away. But when she firmly said “over“, Elvis felt a twinge in his chest.

he had to be the one to

felt a weight on her shoulder as Elvis spun her around to face him.

him, his handsome and sharp features enlarging in her trembling gaze.

hand played with her chin, seemingly casual but

became unfocused, his

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

delicate skin. After a few seconds, her eyes danced with seduction, her slender fingers teasing the open collar of his black shirt, “No. Even if I’m rotten, I’ll rot with Avery. The Velvet Haven is where I belong, the dark haven for a bat like me. I

her distance, while there was still a

with me? To a place where Avery’s reach couldn’t find us, would you come with

‘No‘

hesitation, her smile a blend of light and tears,

couldn’t keep up with

what do

she was smitten with, “Your turn to shower first, or mine? Or shall

her head, “I’m leaving now. I won’t disturb your rest.”

to walk away, Elvis effortlessly pulled her

a tantrum? How are we going to sleep together without a shower?”

I

were sultry, but her voice carried a bitter edge, “Mr. Waverley, you’re so high and mighty. Do you really want to sleep with a woman like me? No matter how many showers I take, the dirt is still there; it’ll

you are. The fact that I brought you here

burst forth,

his lips

is concerned about me, and appreciates that I helped you and Ms. Ashbourne once,

the best person she had ever met. Because she genuinely cared for him, she didn’t want her life, in ruins, to

wanted their relationship to remain untouched, pure.

tightened, veins standing out on his hand, and his

the shower; it’s late. Stay the night, will you?”

exhausted. Plus, she reasoned, if she rushed back to the Velvet Haven now, it would only raise Avery’s suspicions. If she stayed the night, she’d have an

but Elsie in the plush king–size bed,

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