Chapter 22
At this moment, Celine lay beneath Adam. Her long, jet–black hair spilled like a waterfall across the bright red sheets of their marital bed, which had been personally arranged by Adam’s grandmother. The crimson fabric highlighted her fair, luminous skin, creating a sensual scene.
He began imagining if she were lying Wire this under another man, she’d…
Adam clenched his fist tightly. He wanted to explain that he had sent an antidote to her last night, not a man. But the words were stuck in his throat.
Celine looked up at him and said coldly. “Get off.”
However, Adam didn’t budge.
Celine began to struggle. The thought of him bringing Carly to Westwood Villa last night made her recoll at any physical contact with him. “Adam, get off me! You were already with Carly last night! Gosh, did you even clean yourself after?”
Adam didn’t answer. His hands pinned both of hers to the bed, and his voice dropped to a stern warning “celine, stop moving!”
Of course, Celine had no intention of listening. She only struggled harder beneath him.
Her defiance reminded Adam of her teasing from the night before, when she clung to him, her soft lips exploring him. That memory ignited a spark of desire that darkened his
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Celine noticed the change immediately. She froze, her wide eyes staring at him in shock“Are you
Adam cursed under his breath, quickly releasing her and sitting up. “I’m not!”
Celine sat up as well. “But..”
That damned woman! What was wrong with his kissing skills? Why did she keep bringing it up?
Adam let out a sarcastic laugh, realizing her tactic. It was all a ploy to provoke him into kissing her again, just like her earlier insinuations about his masculinity. Her tricks hadn’t changed at all
He reminded himself that a woman like Celine–shallow, beautiful, but without substance–wasn’t his type, The fact that he had felt desire for her twice was nothing more than a reflection of his normal male instincts.
At that moment, his phone rang The melodic ringtone broke the tense silence. It was Carly,
Adam adjusted his expression and answered. “Hey, Carly.”
Her cheerful voice immediately came through. “Adam, come to the bar quickly! Nathan just got back from abroad. Did you forget to throw him a welcome party?”
