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.

so clean because you dropped the dime

you next, and might go after you hard. After all, he had planned to use that to blackmail Matthew, to get his hands on

had been dangerous and charged, and now Elvis was being

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

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 and the last. We shouldn’t meet again from now on, and you won’t get any more advantages from me. Our partnership

Elvis felt a twinge in his chest. Not only did he remember the task Evadne had given him to win her over, but there was also a sense

had to be the one to call it quits!

on her shoulder as Elvis spun her around to face him.

and sharp features enlarging in her trembling gaze. His unspoken aggression

but captivating. Their breaths

unfocused, his

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

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

to keep her distance, while there

the one asking you to leave 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, “in life, I belong to Mr.

up with the man’s leaps in logic.

of the night, hotel room, just us two, what do

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

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

Elvis effortlessly pulled her back into his mocking line of

we going to sleep together

tantrum, as if I could afford such a

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;

exactly what you are. The fact that I brought you here means I don’t

forth, shaking

his lips pressing together.

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

genuinely cared for him, she didn’t

their relationship to remain untouched,

saw Elsie determined to leave, his breath hitching, his grip on her waist tightened, veins standing out on his hand, and his tone softened with a

shower; it’s late.

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

there, together, but Elsie in the plush

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