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Chapter 64
“Mr. Lantern, the jo million dollars have been transferred to you. How’s that matter coming up?”
“Mr. Manning, thanks to your money, I wasn’t killed by Living Class
past the mention, the organization made lector break out in a cold sweat. If he hadn’t delivered that 50 million dollars on me, he might already be dead
Widgeting ansiously with the worry stones in his hands, Hectar looked troubled as he said, see people to the hospital where Kevin is, but they can’t even get into his ward, let alone finish.
The wake on the other end of the call was cold and maringo, are you saying you can’t handle that?”
The threat in the man’s tone made mor’s blood cold “Mr. Manning, please don’t worry. I’ll get it done, Besides, Kevin hann‘ regained conscious. After being tortured by Living Chaus, there’s no guarantee he’ll even survive. We still have time.
The man tout a cold sort. “If he wakes up, I’ll be too!”
Hirambled to respond. “It’s all Luke’s fauk! That wirken idiot! He lost everything–his family, his life. And he failed to get the job done. He even got him locked up the process
The man said, “Since Christopher is so lucky to be alive, then make sure he stops having the intention to investigate.
Hector was shocked. “Do you mean we start from Howard? No way, Ma. Manning Howard don’t even get out of Lamber Estate; it’s basically impossible to get neat him. Aho, Christopher’s men are all Lambert Erate. It’s impossible to geth”
“What a fool!” the man shouted “Did you forget that apart from that old man, Christopher has a wife?”
Hector finally understood. “You mean the daughter of the Keller family? But I heard Christopher married her for hininess purposes, so they
ink he’d care about her?”
“Tedes she’s still part of the Lambert family.”
y don’t exactly have a good relationship. De you
after taking a showet and drying her hair that night, adeline is peading a men’s magazin. Every page was filled with hot guys.
She couldn’t help but recall the time when Christopher kossed her in the office, with his houses, he had whispered into her ear, “Kiss me.”
The two ale seemed to be a case, making he think about him the checked her eyes. At the thought of that, her face flushed red
The bedroom door opened, and Christopher walked in dressed in his dark. His eyes landed on her flushed face, then on the men’s magazine she was holding
On the page was a half–old man with armed dön amid huge muscles. The model was wearing loose sweatpants too.
Christopher’s expression died
He hadn’t touched her for a few days and yet here she was, thinking about racy stuff while looking at other men.
“adeline, wap drooling”
His sudden remark pulled Adelines our of her day. She instinctively wiped the corner of her mouth, just to find out that Christopher was teasing her. She responded, “Idion“”
Christopher walked toward her and root the again from her. “the hotter than me?”
Adelinetoondain her laughter. “You’re homa],”
“What about his body? Better than mina ?”
Christopher squinted his eyes and asked, “Thin why at a young cy thoughts on
“Since when?” Adeline stood up to snatch the magazineback
Christopher was faster than her. “Then why are you blushing?”
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She was standing on the bod, shelin taller than him. Looking at hist, she asked, “Aren’t you gonna take a shower!”
Christopher marked and grabbed her want. “You want it, h
He was so vulgar that Adeline booshed once again
With that, she turned around bar win
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by the waist. Her chestnut–colored strands brushed against but exposed sl. He pulled out a box from his pocket and placed it in her palm.”
The valet bag was soll and smooth. Jesting atmolutely munus. Adeline opened it and gasped, her breath catching in fire throat as her heartbeat celested. Under the whire Fight above, a pair of signed chilliance that it was almost binding.
This was
In his light brown eyes was het indection.
Shed and asked, “What does this mean?
mage mark.” Christopher slid the ring with lago daude. “You’wori 25/7 and secondless.”
Tüm band, the boillume of the diationdlichtine up her heart, making it wann and bright.
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Christopher chuckled “Southless.”
“Right back at you.”
Christophe ether ga “Alright, I’m heading our
Wait. He was leaving?
The mood had built up to this point, and he was just walking away? When did he become such a gentleman?
Seeing that he was really about to leave, Adeline quickly grabbed his arm. “I’m not locking the door tonight. After you shower. Come over.”
As soon as she said that, the strap on her shoulder suddenly shipped down, revealing a glimpse of her sin. Adeline Instinctively covered her chest, her other hand still clutching Christopher’s arm. It looked almost deliberate, like she was trying to seduce him.
Sure enough, Christopher smirked playfully, his gaze trailing over her with an undeadable intent
We you.. seducing me?!!
Adeline bit her lip, her eyes shimmering as she looked up at him. “Did it work?”
He had nearly lost control three times in one day. He didn’t need to answer that
He was shy yet brimming with desine, a mix of innocence and allure. It was like a spark that set Christopher ablaze.
Suddenly, he wrapped an arm around her waist, pressing her down onto the soft bed. The next moment, a cascade of kisses rained down on her, gentle yet overwhelming Hessed her deeply and thoroughly, but nothing more.
Adeline grew andious. Het bands, which had been resting on his shoulders, began to remove his suit jacket,
In the beat of the moment, Christopher’s eyes flickered, and he suddenly froze
Adeline was so familiar with his body that the moment her fingertips brushed against his shirt, she sensed something was off.
Christopher swallowed hard for a moment and then said, “I’m going to take a shower.”
Adeline grabbed his acm. “What’s wrong with your shoulder?”
After saying that, Christopher tried to walk away, but Adeline stood up, without hesitation, she tore open his shirt.
The soundof fabric ripping echoed as the buttons scattered across the floor.
Adeline gasped in shot, covering her mouth in disbelief as she looked at his shoulder,
Beneath the neatly pressad shirt was a layer of gauze tapped tightly around his shoulder. It was faintly stained with fresh blood.
