Eliana’s body became numb in an instant, as if an electric current had passed through her body.

She was a little alarmed by the tone of his voice.

“What do you want? I am not going to sell my body to you as compensation, if that’s what you have in mind!”

Crossing her arms across her chest, Eliana stepped back and stared at Preston warily, like a frightened little animal.

She could feel the goosebumps upon her skin and the breath caught in her lungs in the presence of the Devil standing before her.

What she didn’t know was that her behavior would only make her more attractive to him.

Maurice chuckled and said, “You’re crazy if you think I would be that desperate. I don’t know what you can do to compensate me yet, but I’ll decide later. Besides, I’m sure you won’t try to run away from your responsibilities.”

“No! No! No! I won’t!” Eliana nodded repeatedly and added, “The ring belonged to your mother. I promise I’ll do everything in my power to bring it back to you. But, before that, you will…”

“I will what?”

Maurice leaned forward again, his thin lips almost touching Eliana’s skin.

It was almost as if any moment a kiss would land on Eliana’s cheek.

Suddenly, the atmosphere around them intensified. As she looked up at his handsome face, Eliana swallowed nervously.

‘What should I do?’

only wanted to compensate for the ring, not by

make a fool out

eyebrows looked like they were painted on by master painter.

such a close distance, he could catch a hint of Eliana’s fragrance with every

her seemed so alluring that he felt a strong desire

pure arousal, Eliana’s words snapped

anything. I will give you all

didn’t know what to

“Get out!”

to be

It was almost impossible to have a decent conversation

thrown out

looked up at the gloomy sky before turning around to look at

wind blew over Eliana

a four-day-old cabbage

her entire life

Eliana started to find a strange resemblance between the two men. Was her

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