Angeline's slightly parted red lips made Sean unable to look away. He wanted to devour her. She could feel his thumb pressing against her chin, signaling her to look up…"Sean…" she whimpered, her voice breathy and coquettish. "Stop kissing. Mr. Powell is coming back."He brushed away the strands of hair dampened by fine sweat. With a hoarse voice, he said, "If Taylor doesn't have this much insight, he wouldn't have been my assistant for so many years."During their first encounter when she had been drugged, it was Taylor who had bought the clothes and brought them over. Considering what had happened afterward, how could Taylor not know?At this moment, Taylor had already gotten some water and hangover medicine. He was standing under the pharmacy awning, waiting for Sean's call.Angeline took a breath, refusing Sean's attempt to kiss her again. She got off him and rolled down the car window slightly.The cold air rushed in, relieving the heat on her flushed cheeks slightly. S
"I have to leave after going through these documents." Sean glanced at his watch. "Let's head upstairs first."Angeline tightened her grip on her bag's strap. Hadn't he said that he wasn't going to go upstairs?She put on a straight face like there really were documents waiting for them upstairs. She nodded and said, "Yeah, let's go."Ned watched as Sean and Angeline entered the building and elevator. He stood at the entrance, not daring to follow them.Inside the elevator, without saying a word, Sean stood beside Angeline with a hand in his pocket.When they arrived at the top floor, Angeline walked out. She turned to ask Sean, "Are you going to go down now, or do you—"He strode out, wrapped an arm around her waist, and kissed her. She gripped his arms tight as he practically lifted her off the floor. Her toes could barely touch the floor. They staggered backward as Sean pinned her to the door.The door swung open after being unlocked. Sean didn't break the kiss as he pushed A
Angeline's lashes fluttered, and her breathing hitched."I can control the desire to murder when someone tries to get to you with a hidden agenda." Sean approached her. The sound of their clothes ruffling as he rubbed against her rang out. "But I can't control the desire to kiss you."I can't stop myself from wanting to make you mine over and over again. I gave you the chance to back off once, and… I can do it again."If Angeline wanted to back down, he would extricate himself from their relationship no matter how hard it was."Are you making me choose between you and the Lawson family?" she asked."It's a choice you may have to make in the future." Sean held her by the neck as he peppered her lips and cheeks with kisses. He held her tighter and pressed his lips to her ear, murmuring, "Even if I were to shed my identity as Sean Lawson… If I were to show up by your side with this face of mine…"What do you think people would think of you? Would they think you'd long since harbored
Back then, Angeline hadn't cared about the Lawson family when wanting to be with Ned.The more intense Sean's greed and infatuation with her grew, the more possessive he became. It was now getting to a point where it had become twisted. He wanted Angeline to only have eyes for him. He wanted her to belong wholly to him, whether in terms of her heart or body.He wanted to make sure he was the only person she could see, the only one she would kiss, the only one she would accept. Sean wanted her to belong to him and only him.And with how intense his feelings for her were, he wanted her to return them with equal fervor. He wanted the love that Angeline had to be exclusive to him. In other words, he wanted her to love him alone.Sean didn't bother hiding his emotions as he stared into Angeline's eyes. His aggressive, intense, and lustful gaze was clear to see.It made Angeline's toes curl, and her breathing hitched. The Sean before her seemed to be a separate entity from his usual coo
Sean chuckled mirthlessly at Ned's words. "For all you know, Angeline could be enjoying herself. Besides… this is nothing compared to the pain she experienced when she was with you, right?"Taylor had already jogged over to them with an umbrella. He held it over Sean's head as they headed to the car under Ned's stunned and guilty gaze. Then Taylor opened the door for Sean.Ned's eyes turned red as he watched Sean get into the car and leave. The latter's words weren't the nicest to hear, but it was undeniable that Angeline had it much easier now no matter how busy and tired she was. It was nothing compared to what she'd gone through when with him.He knew that Angeline would only soar higher without him dragging her down, but he couldn't bring himself to let go. He'd been willing to give up his life for her—why had the heavens pulled a prank on them and made him lose his memories? They'd even made him fall for someone else!…When Angeline came out of the shower, she lay on the bed
In truth, Yvonne thought the proposal was good, but she knew there was some beef between Angeline and Ingrid. That was why she'd come to dig Angeline's brain and see what the latter had to say."Yeah, let's just forget about this." Angeline closed the folder without even going through the whole proposal. "We only collaborated with Norwalk Corporation to slap Marvonia in the face while their Minister of Commerce was visiting Ica."It didn't really benefit us that much—they're a luxury brand, while ours is a technological one. The cross-industry collaboration was only for appearances. Besides… my earlier order is still in place. We need to reduce our cooperation with Ingrid to a minimum.""Excuse me for being rude, but is it because you don't like Ms. Dalton, Ms. Lawson? Or is it simply because you think she's not a suitable business partner?" Yvonne mustered the courage to ask.She continued, "It's precisely because we didn't benefit much from the earlier collaboration that I brough
The text message that Sean had already drafted remained unsent.Taylor had the driver turn the car around to head into the restaurant's parking lot. Then, he heard Sean say to the driver, "You can head home for tonight. Have Taylor call you a cab."The driver waved his hands, saying that there was no need to go to such trouble. He quickly got out of the car and handed the keys to Taylor before hailing a cab and leaving.Taylor turned to see Sean making a call, looking displeased. One would have to be blind to miss the fact that Sean was in a bad mood—he oozed iciness and oppression.Instead of getting back into the car, Taylor chose to stand outside while calling the restaurant. He didn't know whether Sean wanted to eat there, but he had to make plans regardless so that Sean would have the option if he wanted. Even if there weren't any empty seats in there, he had to find a way to get one.Sean's time was too precious, after all.…Inside a private room, Angeline's phone vibrate
"Get in." Sean tried to keep his desire in check.Ultimately, Angeline's heart ached because Taylor had told her that Sean had only had a cup of coffee since noon. She circled the car and got in. As she did so, the window rolled back up.She shut the door and turned to look at Sean. "Maybe you could eat something nearby while waiting for me. I'm still worried about the people from the branch company seeing—"Before she could finish, he pulled her into his arms and wrapped an arm around her waist, making her sit on his lap. He held her head with his free hand and kissed her."Don't…" Angeline's heart raced. She glanced uneasily at Lenny and Taylor, who had their backs to the car. Her ears burned bright red. "Taylor and Lenny are outside.""The glass has a privacy filter, so they can't see us!" With that, Sean pulled her closer to him.This time, Angeline didn't reject him. She lowered her head to meet his lips, placing her hands on her shoulders. Her fingers clenched around his sh