NovelBook"Nicholas, you jerk!" As I uttered these words, my breath trembled and my teeth chattered. Nicholas walked toward me, grabbing my collar with his left hand and pullingup from the ground. He yankedclose to him. His breath was as icy as frost, brushing against my neck. Even his long, narrow black eyes seemed to be veiled with a thin layer of mist. Despite hearing my insults, he simply smiled atwith indifference. But that smile carried a deep, threatening meaning no matter how one looked at it. Nicholas reached out and tucked a few stray strands of hair behind my ear. He adjusted my clothes, which he had messed up, as if he were fixing a beloved toy doll. I wanted to pull away, but his arm around my waist heldtightly. Any slight movement would have made it seem like I was inviting his advances.
Even at this moment, with his bare skin and our intimate movements, I felt nothing but fear between us. Noticing my resistance, Nicholas furrowed his brow in confusion and asked, "What are you hiding from?" He seemed to realize something and said, "You don't actually think I want to kiss you, do you?" He then added, "Don't worry. I would never share a woman with another man." I could bear it no longer and raised my hand to slap his face, but he caught my wrist.
"Ariana, whether it's feelings or anything else, don't even think about laying a hand onuntil you've repaid your debt.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"I kept you in the dark about sgray areas when I helped you reclaim Jones Corporation, but I don't mind showing you now.
"I'll give you stime. Think about whether you want to listen to me." I was momentarily lost in thought. "Nicholas, threateninglike this means we can't even be the most ordinary of strangers anymore." His eyes were filled with resolve. He believed that our relationship could never return to what it once was. No matter how bad, it wouldn't be worse than it was now.
Since that was the case, why couldn't he keepby his side? His intention wasn't to harmbut rather to preventfrom hurting him again.
He told himself it was just self-protection, a safeguard that brought him joy and made him feel alive! He never wanted to go back to those days of desperately living yet feeling worse than dead.
It was better forto be angry or upset when I saw him than to treat him like a stranger and dismiss him. This was all he could hold onto. Nicholas didn't directly answer my question. In fact, he didn't care about my thoughts or our relationship, even though our child, Tabitha, was still in the picture. But while he could ignore her, I couldn't.
I wasn't the sperson who could boldly advertise Jay Caldwell & Co. even if my photos got leaked online. I had a weakness now. I couldn't let Tabitha see that her mother was anything less than perfect.
I looked into Nicholas's eyes, trying several times to focus but failed. I felt a bit disoriented.
I gathered my strength and asked, "Nicholas, tellright now. What do you wantto do? I can pay you back for the amount you spent acquiring Jones Corporation." Nicholas cupped my face in his hands, his thumb brushing over my lips.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I know you can payback. You helped Pete swallow his wife's company. Nearly a third of its market value ended up in your pocket. That amount is nothing to me.
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their lives being shrewd. I owe them The content is on Ex.com! favors. From what I know, they
despise you. If you tell them you do want to repay those favors, what di you think they do Il do to you...
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