Chapter 788: Forty minutes, is that enough?

Liora's voice was soft and seductive. Ben swallowed hard, ready to kiss her again when his phone rang. Startled, he pulled away.

"Hold on, my phone's ringing..."

He answered the call, his expression changing as he listened. He replied a few times and then hung up, looking crestfallen.

"It’s the production team... They need me back this afternoon."

"This afternoon?"

"Yeah." Ben checked the time, his face full of disappointment. "Looks like we won't get to be together tonight after all."

As he spoke, his eyes lingered on Liora's perfect figure, his frustration clear.

Liora picked up her phone from the side table and checked the time.

"Forty minutes left before I start work."

Hearing this, Ben felt a wave of sadness wash over him.

Did this mean he only had forty minutes left to spend with Liora today?

Ben suddenly felt a tightening around his neck. Liora had wrapped one arm around it, her other hand brushing t