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.

down so clean because you

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

had been dangerous and charged, and now Elvis was being his usual

place in Mr. Chambers‘ heart. As long as there’s no solid

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 and the last. We

were a clean break, each one a push away. But when she firmly said “over“, Elvis felt a twinge in his chest. Not only did he

was her doing, but he had to be the one to call it quits!

on her shoulder as Elvis

counter, he trapped her underneath him, his handsome and sharp features enlarging in her

played with her chin, seemingly casual but captivating.

eyes became unfocused, his gaze shimmered

to walk a path in the light? Would you leave him?” His eyes darkened, his voice husky,

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

there was still a chance to regret,

was the one asking you to leave with me? To a place where Avery’s reach couldn’t find us, would you come with me?” Elvis gazed at her deeply, more earnest than ever.

‘No‘

without hesitation, her smile a blend of light and tears, “in life, I belong to Mr. Chambers; in death, I’ll

Elsie couldn’t keep up with the man’s leaps in

two, what do you

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

head, “I’m

pulled her back into his mocking line of

How are we going

a tantrum, as if I could

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

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

burst forth, shaking

paused, his lips pressing together.

restraint, “If Mr. Waverley is concerned about me, and appreciates that I helped you and Ms. Ashbourne once, then please don’t

Because she genuinely cared for him, she didn’t want her life, in ruins, to

to remain

hitching, his grip on her waist tightened, veins standing out on his hand, and his tone softened

shower; it’s late. Stay the

if she rushed back to the Velvet Haven now, it would only raise Avery’s suspicions.

slept there, together, but Elsie in the plush king–size

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