Chapter 69

Chapter 221312 13 ŝibed his pocked . Be perfed it out and sew a WhatsApp message from Giselle , " The door won't open . Come check it for me ? " He found the message utterly childish and tossed the phone aside , ignoring it . But less than a minute later , a sense of unease crept in As if something clicked , he suddenly stood up from the table without a word and left the dining room , his expression dark as he walked toward the first - floor bathroom .

Helanocked on the doorfim but not too loud . Giselle opened it almost immediately . He looked at her coldly , " What is it ? " " Come in " Giselle grabbed him by the arm , pulled him inside , and quickly locked the door behind them . There was no time for subtlety . She got straight to the point . " Donovan , what did you mean by that just now ? You're too busy to marry her this year , but somehow . you'll be free next year ? " Faced with her sharp questioning , Donovan didn't get angry .

He just shot her a dismissive glance . " Did you actually think I'm going to marry you just because I'm not marrying her ? " " I don't care about that ! " She didn't bother lowering her voice . Thinking about everything they'd gone through - the endless push and pull - her emotions surged . " Donovan , don't play games with me ! You can marry a prostitute for all I care , but you're not marrying that woman ! " He seemed used to her outbursts by now .

No longer easily provoked , he stayed calm and cold , even in a moment like this , " Don't start your nonsense here . If you have something to say , come to my place . " He tumed to unlock the door . " Fine , go ahead . " Giselle leaned back against the sink , scoffing . " I'll go buy an air ticket to Usna right now . Tonight's flight .

I'll comfort poor Zachary and- She didn't even finish her sentence before he kissed her hard , cutting her off completely- His tall , broad frame pressed against her , hands gripping her head as his mouth claimed hers without restraint , stealing the air from her lungs and giving chance to respond . H She couldn't fight back All she could feel was the rapid thump of his heart , the heat radiating off his body , and the overwhelming pressure that made her legs weaken beneath her .

Just when she was beginning to lose sense of what the kiss even meant , still dazed and breathless , he abruptly let her go before shoving her aside like she was nothing " I swear I'll find a way to control you ! - He didn't want to bear her speak or explode in another emotional fit . He'd shut her up any way he could . He turned on the faucet and splashed cold water on lus face repeatedly , trying to force himself back to clarity .

Water dripped from his hair , saturating his shirt No one knew how long it lasted , but only after he'd fully vented every ounce of rage inside him did he finally stop . Then , without a word , be shoved her she meant nothing . She landed limply , discarded , while he wordlessly adjusted himself and pulled his pants back up . taside like me the e front o of Finally , he glanced at the disheveled woman beland him . " Giselle , I told you everything depends on how you behave . Keep losing control like this , and you'll get nothing with that , he unlocked the door and walked out , skipping the dining room altogether and heading straight upstairs .