She must be a fool.She could not believe she ever thought that Tyler would be different from Cooper.That he truly loved her.She had spent the last few days toiling away in the kitchen so she could learn to cook and to impress him.However, he had already changed his mind about her in such a short span.Perhaps she was the one who had been mistaken.Just because Tyler had loved her in her past life, it did not mean he would do the same in this lifetime.Nobody would continue obsessing over someone who would not reciprocate their feelings.Perhaps he had already given up.Even if they slept together, even if she was willing to change for him and start afresh.All that meant nothing, she could no longer win him back.The pain was searing.She felt a stinging sensation at the base of her nose and had the urge to cry.Soon, warm tears began to roll out of her eyes.She sniffed and tried to save herself from the humiliation of crying in public.With that, she left the lobby
He hissed bitterly in her ears.Every time he told himself that he was going to draw a line with her, she would appear again and give him false hope.Again and again!He had lost count of how many times this had happened.Right after he slept with her, she went running back into Cooper’s arms.Why did she show up at the Lang Group Headquarters to see him today?Had she not had enough toying with his feelings?“I…” Kelsey stared at his grave expression and found herself caught in a daze.What did he mean that she had been tormenting him?He was the one who had abandoned her after their night together. It was him who continued his ambiguous relationship with Zara.How could he accuse her of tormenting him?The rain continued to beat on both of them.Countless cars glided past them, kicking up furious gusts of wind that sent scattered leaves billowing in all directions.Several more cars had to jerk to an emergency stop to avoid colliding with them.Instead of waiting for a
He took Kelsey straight into the lounge of his office.The first thing he did was to take off her drenched clothes.Then, he took her into the bathroom and turned on the shower.“I can do it myself!”Kelsey blushed and shrieked upon realizing that Tyler wanted to help her shower.Tyler handed her the shower head with a deep, profound look in his eyes. “I’ll wait for you outside.”After hastily taking a hot shower, Kelsey walked out of the bathroom.Tyler's towering figure was perched right in front of the window. He had a cigarette pinned between his lips.The smoke wafting from his cigarette made him seem especially mysterious.Kelsey was taken aback by the sight.Tyler never smoked unless he was in a foul mood.Did that mean he was in a bad mood now?As soon as he noticed Kelsey’s presence, he quickly stubbed out the cigarette and turned to her.She was wrapped in a white bath towel.After freshening up, she seemed as enchanting as always.A strange look flashed across
After returning to his office, Tyler sat down on the chair and lit another cigarette for himself.There was a dark, wandering look in his eyes. He was lost in thought.Then, Shawn knocked on the door and stepped into the office. He was startled to see Tyler smoking a cigarette.His heart dropped for a moment and wondered if Tyler had another argument with Ms. Young.He had always been a savvy man who could handle all sorts of complicated situations thrown at him.It was rare to see him being so troubled to the point of resorting to smoking.He only ever got depressed when he went through something drastic involving Kelsey.“Boss.”After he composed himself, he went to the desk and handed over a stack of documents. “I need you to sign these.”Tyler glanced at the pile of documents before grumbling, “Okay.”Shawn was going to tell him something about Zara but seeing that he was in a sullen mood, he knew better and stayed silent....Meanwhile, Kelsey had been sleeping the ent
Tyler gently touched Kelsey’s forehead and sighed with relief.“Your temperature has gone down.”Kelsey smiled tenderly. “Yeah.”Tyler fixed a solemn look at her. “What brought you here anyway?”The last time they met was a week ago when they slept together.He assumed just like previous times, she ended up getting back together with Cooper and was done with him entirely.Unexpectedly, here she was again.Kelsey blinked blankly. “I came to see you, what else?”A profound look glowed in Tyler’s eyes. “Why did you come to see me?”Perhaps she came here to tell him about her final decision.Kelsey smiled cheerily. “I came to give you…”Before she could mention that she was here to bring him lunch, Tyler’s phone suddenly rang.He picked it up immediately. “What is it?”It was his secretary, Candice. “Sir, the woman’s shirt you instructed me to buy is here. Would you like me to bring it inside?”“Okay,” Tyler answered curtly.Soon, they heard a gentle knock on the door.Upon
Upon registering the thought, she cried out, “Let go of me!”Tyler looked darkly at her. “Why, what’s wrong?”Why was she so against being wrapped in his arms?Kelsey whimpered, “I need to get changed.”Since Tyler had ordered someone to deliver new clothes for her, she figured she could change out of his clothes.Besides, his shirt was the only layer she was wearing and she was wrapped in his arms.The thin fabric of the shirt was the only thing separating their skin from touching.They were so close that she could clearly feel his body temperature and the thump of his heartbeat…Unexpectedly, instead of releasing her, Tyler carried her in his arms.“What are you doing?” she shrieked.“Time to eat!”Tyler declared stoutly.With that, he carried Kelsey to the premium leather couch in another section of his office.Then, he took several insulated containers set on the table and proceeded to open them. Soon, a full-course meal was unraveled on the table.He had ordered them
Kelsey swiped a look at him.“I… I wasn’t…”She bit her lip. Her first thought was to deny it.Then, she felt a warm touch around her waist.Tyler had wrapped his arms around her waist from behind.Then, he pulled her into his arms.Like an iron cuff, his arms were firmly locked around her slender waist. She could feel her back pressed against the warmth of his broad chest.At the same time, his masculine scent seemed to fill the air around her. She could breathe in his presence with every breath he took.She was briefly startled by the gesture but did not resist.On an instinctive level, she realized this was what she craved for.She looked up and cast a confused look at him.She could not understand what prompted the sudden hug.“Tell me why!” Tyler insisted on an answer.“It's nothing, really.” Kelsey shook her head subconsciously.Another dark look surfaced in his eyes. “Is it because of Zara?”Kelsey parted her lips to speak but suddenly hesitated.She realized she
Then again, they had slept together.Was that not enough proof of her feelings for him?What else was she supposed to do to make him believe her?Once again, she fell into a somber mood.The only thing left to do was to transform her grief into energy and force herself to regain some appetite.When she started wolfing down the food, she accidentally choked.“Ahck! Achk!”She coughed frantically.Tyler sprang into action and gently patted her back to help her relieve some pressure.Then, he poured a bowl of soup for her and had her drink it.Kelsey took the bowl from him and drank it in big gulps.The thick slurry of the soup slid down the edges of her mouth and trickled down her collar.After she finished the soup, her coughing fit subsided.When she set aside the bowl and looked up from the table, she met Tyler’s gaze which had a burning intensity within them.She was confused and proceeded to follow the direction of his gaze to find out what he was looking at.It was o