Sienna Johnson slowly opened her eyes, her gaze fixed on Adrian Desmond as if he were an enemy. "Mr. Desmond, you’ve already gotten what you wanted. Can you let go now?"
"What I want... you haven’t given yet!"
His large hand moved over the thin blanket, resting on her heart. He felt the steady rhythm beneath her skin. "This is mine," he declared. "I’ll move in sooner or later! And I’ll kick out every other man."
"You couldn’t move in after two years. No matter how much more ti you’re given, you still won’t manage it..."
This woman truly knew how to rub salt in his wounds. Adrian Desmond’s smile stiffened. This wasn’t the outco he’d hoped for. "Let’s go back to Abyanabad."
"This is my ho! I’m not going anywhere!"
She would not leave Sileria City!
"When a woman marries a man, the man’s house becos her house. From now on, your ho is with the Desmond Family in Abyanabad!"
Madman!
Sienna Johnson just wanted to escape. She couldn’t be bothered to deal with this unhinged man. At this mont, she was genuinely relieved she had forgotten him; otherwise, the re thought of him would sicken her. She would rather fall into the ocean and be eaten by a shark than be saved by him.
"Mr. Desmond, you tore my clothes. Please find sothing else to wear!" She was desperate to leave imdiately, but she couldn’t very well streak, could she?
"No rush. The sun’s about to co up. We’ll watch the sunrise and then go..." She was finally awake, and she hadn’t vanished. How could Adrian Desmond bear to let her go now?
"Mr. Desmond, if you want to enjoy the sunrise, feel free to do so by yourself. I’m not interested!" she stated coldly.
"Call Adrian. Don’t keep calling Mr. Desmond. Given our relationship, ’Mr. Desmond’ is far too formal."
"Mr. Desmond, just because we slept together doesn’t an we’re close! I really don’t know you at all!"
He suddenly rolled over, pinning her beneath him again, his gaze filled with a fierce determination. "Not close? Then we’ll *get* close!"
Sienna Johnson’s phone rang. As she reached for it, Adrian Desmond, with his long limbs, snatched it away first.
"Give it to ! It might be company business!" Sienna Johnson lunged for the phone, but Adrian rolled down the car window and tossed it out.
Sienna Johnson heard a distinct cracking sound, and then her phone went silent.
"Adrian!" she yelled, furious.
He just laughed. "Yes, call Adrian. Stop with the ’Mr. Desmond’; I don’t like it. Hearing you say my na... it excites ."
Sienna Johnson’s face was flushed with anger, thoroughly incensed. He, however, seed to be in high spirits, his fingers gently caressing her cheek, the corners of his eyes crinkling with amusent. Sienna Johnson drew back her hand and slapped him hard across his goddamn face.
"You hit my face again?"
This damn woman! She always goes for my face. Adrian grabbed her offending hand, his grip firm. She glared back at him, defiant, like a cat with its claws bared.
"lanie and I are not together. Co back with , and I’ll marry only you. Alright?"
She had left him before because of this. Adrian knew she cared. He was willing to concede this point, if only she and their daughter would return to Abyanabad with him.
"You want to marry ?"
"Yes!"
"Then get on your knees and beg ! But even if you wear out your kneecaps, I still wouldn’t marry a bastard like you!" Sienna Johnson spat maliciously.
Sienna Johnson didn’t rember their past conflicts, but the Adrian Desmond before her now had thoroughly succeeded in provoking her anew.
Adrian Desmond’s expression soured. Shouldn’t a reunion after so long be a happy occasion? Why has her gaze towards shifted from unfamiliarity to such blatant hatred? The loathing was so palpable that even he couldn’t help but wonder if he’d done sothing truly unforgivable.
"You were mine to begin with! Why should I have to propose?" he bit out through gritted teeth.
"Kiki told I left you because you were going to marry another woman. Now, I suspect there’s more to it. Even if you weren’t marrying soone else, I still wouldn’t be with you."
"Why?"
Wasn’t the only issue between them lanie Carpenter? Their marriage had been in na only, and that bothered her. This ti, he would absolutely find a way to make their marriage legally sound and fully recognized.
"Because you’re a selfish, domineering, arrogant, despicable, shaless, vile bastard who only knows how to bully won!"
His brow furrowed, anger churning in his dark eyes. "Is that so? Then you’re truly pitiful, because you’re stuck with for life—this selfish, domineering, arrogant, despicable, shaless, vile man who only knows how to bully won!"
The sun had risen, dispelling the night’s concealing darkness and leaving no room for ambiguity. Undisguised disgust filled Sienna Johnson’s eyes. Adrian Desmond’s anger gradually ebbed as the realization hit him: he had, once again, completely ssed things up.
"We have a child together. Can we please stop fighting?"
He softened his voice and adopted a more conciliatory tone, attempting to ease the tension between them.
"I have a very important eting at the company today. Are you going to do it or not? If you are, then hurry up. If not, let go."
Of course, Adrian Desmond wanted to, but Sienna Johnson’s words were a complete mood killer. He knew he absolutely couldn’t pressure her any further right now.
"What business does a woman need to be involved in? If you’re short on money, I’ll give it to you. I can afford to support eight of you, even eighteen."
Sienna Johnson let out a cold laugh and actually extended her hand toward him. Puzzled, Adrian looked at her outstretched hand and asked, "What for?"
"The money, of course," Sienna Johnson said.
"How much do you need?"
Adrian Desmond had always been generous with his won. In fact, the more of his money she spent, the happier he’d be.
"So, how much do you think one night with is worth to you?"
Adrian Desmond’s face darkened instantly. "Not a cent!" he bit out.
Sleeping with her without paying ant they were lovers. If he paid, it would turn into a transaction between a john and a prostitute. How could he possibly give her money at a ti like this? He was going to sleep with her, and it wasn’t going to cost him anything!
Sienna Johnson stared at him, her cold gaze making him distinctly uncomfortable. They were a man and a woman, physically close, yet there was no trace of intimacy between them. It was more like a silent, bitter war, one where both would end up wounded.
"I can let you go, but you have to promise one thing: you are not allowed to marry Kenneth Brown!"
"..."
"Did you hear ?"
"Mr. Desmond, this is Sileria City, not Abyanabad! And I’m not done with you for what happened today!" With that, Sienna Johnson kicked Adrian Desmond off her. Unfazed, he caught her slender foot, his fingers beginning to toy with it.
"Let go!"
"She just kicked . Naturally, she needs to be punished..." Adrian then playfully bit her toe. Sienna Johnson was stunned; she hadn’t expected him to be so utterly shaless.
"Let go of , now!"
As he continued to nibble, the nature of his touch began to change...
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