Chapter 556

Willa’s skin crawled; she was horrified. She tried to pull her leg away, but Dominic’s grip was unrelenting.

With a thin, insincere smile, he said, “Willa, are you really going to embarrass me like this?”

Her face shifted from pale to flushed. “Dominic Hunt! I have my limits. I’ve always respected you as an elder, but don’t push it!”

Willa had thought that as the governor of Aston State, Dominic would at least have some self-restraint. But after just one drink, he was already groping her leg. She dreaded to think what he might do if he had a few more drinks. Who knew what kind of beastly behavior he might indulge in?

Dominic chuckled darkly. “So that’s it, then? No more negotiations? Fine, I’m leaving!”

Willa panicked. “What about Sheldon?”

“Hmph! Of course, he’ll be publicly executed tomorrow!” Dominic’s face turned sullen. “Do you think my temper is so mild that I’ll let a woman reject me repeatedly?”

He started to get up to leave.

Willa’s face turned ashen. “Uncle Dominic,