With her arms around Matthew, Clarissa noticed the smile playing on his lips and suddenly felt embarrassed.
To dispel her embarrassment, she added as an afterthought, “Maybe I’ve oversimplified things. I know starting a business isn’t that easy, but I stand by my opinion and hope you can follow your heart. The way Shermaine is forcing your hand just makes me sick.”
Matthew finally spoke, “So, you want me to choose you, and not Shermaine.”
Clarissa stiffened in his arms. Though embarrassed, she still nodded in response.
Right after nodding, she quickly shook her head and emphasized, “Not choose me per se, but to follow your heart. Of course, if you want to choose Shermaine and fortify your company by forming a strong alliance, I have no objections.”
Her last few words greatly contradicted her feelings.
Matthew grasped her chin and rubbed her lips with his thumb, speaking in a mirthful tone.
“Indeed, Shermaine can bring me the benefits of a strong alliance. Are you sure you don’t have any objections?”
When Clarissa heard what Matthew said, the green-eyed monster reared its ugly head. Jealousy coursed through her veins, in fact, she was oozing with it.
Even so, she remained stubborn. “If you choose to compromise on something as important as your marriage with a woman who threatened you, then, I don’t have any more to say.”
She could only blame herself for having poor character judgment.
“Pfft… And you said you didn’t have any objections. You were clearly making a jab at me, no?”
“No, I wasn’t.”
Matthew leaned forward until their noses touched and their breathes mingled. Clarissa subconsciously held her breath, having not used to be so close to him for a long time.
Most importantly, she knew where things were heading.
Matthew tilted his head a little so that his lips grazed hers when he spoke again.
“Are you sure about that?”
“I’m—Mm…”
Unsurprisingly, her words were cut off by his kiss.
Matthew wasn’t going to rush through this long-awaited moment. He kissed her sensually, dragging it out to allow them enough time to rekindle the romance between them.
After a long while, Clarissa lay in Matthew’s arms, panting softly.
Just then, Matthew’s sexy voice came from above her head.
“Does this mean we’re back together, Clare?”
Clarissa did not answer. Isn’t he asking the obvious?
Matthew was undeterred by her lack of response.
“Clarissa Quigley?”
Oh, and now he’s even calling me by my full name.
Clarissa snapped, “No!”
As soon as she denied it, Matthew squeezed her waist.
Ouch! He’s such a brute!
a painful breath, finally raising her head to give him a long, withering
in Zen Highlands for so many days now. What do you think? Do you
finally lifted
loosened his grip and stroked her back dotingly. Then, he lowered his head and rubbed against her
he asked in a gentle and deep
not once look back
she did not even give any response
finally understood what his friends meant when they said that once triggered, a
he was at his wit’s end
Thank God…
to come back, or God knows
upon hearing his
I
have no problem walking away from me, but now
words were said with obvious
and looked up to pout
coldly,
you coldly?
laugh
look mature, but
made up and he’s already digging
and solemnly looked
could easily lose me if you get so caught
of
was more threat than a
a lesson if she gave him an answer he
I can’t give you a definitive answer at the moment. No one can ever know how life will turn out. If I promise to be with you forever, can you guarantee that in a year or perhaps ten,
“I can!”
answer came
twitched. That’s a
that makes one of
down on the sofa, putting her at a complete disadvantage in this
physically subduing me
greatly upset
it’s my
twitched again, but Matthew abruptly bit down on her bottom lip, causing
She whimpered. “It hurts…”
“Make sure you remember
Remember what?
really can’t promise that this thing between
before she could refute, Matthew’s lips found hers again. This time, he was rough and relentless, so much so that Clarissa wouldn’t be able to forget even if she tried
…
from her sleep because of the weight bearing down
head. Following that, her body was swiftly flipped over and her pajamas were ripped off. Before she knew it, she was
in bed while the sound
sticky with sweat. A while later, she turned over and bundled
waist, Matthew came out to
piercing
and bent down to
trace of sleepiness seemed to vanish from her as
when you kissed me just
and whined, “Well,
but you enjoyed
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