Chapter 173

She was about to suffocate when he finally let go. She dropped onto the cold, hard floor helplessly with her head bowed as she gasped for air, feeling as though she was one second away from dying from suffocation.

He lifted her face by the chin once again, and Anne met his dark, cold eyes dazedly.

"Enjoyed it, huh?" He uttered dangerously. "Should we continue?"

She wanted to shake her head, but his fingers around her jaw stopped her from doing so. "I've never meant to be involved with you. If you don't want to see me, just let me leave Luton. You know that I would kill to leav…Umph!"

The crushing force around her jaw stopped her from continuing, and she whimpered in pain.

"Playing hard to get?" He sneered devilishly.

She wanted to argue but understood how it looked for him that she had started working in Marwood Group.

The tension was interrupted by the sound of Anthony's phone vibrating.

He let go of Anne and glanced at his phone before answering. "What is it?"

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