Chapter 28
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“You’ve got it all wrong” Leon’s voice was calm and almini amused.
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“It’s not that I won’t let you go–it’s that you keep firuling ways to end up in front of me,”
etook another step toward her. His expression was untradable. “Selling the ring in a hotel? You should’ve known what tuexpect “
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Besides, the meeting location won’t even a hotel room. It was a conference room
“Shame the world doesn’t work that way.” He gripped her chin, forcing her to look up at him. “The only person you’ll be dealing with tonight is me
With that, his lips crashed down onto bers
Victoria tried to fight back, raising her hand to slap him, but he caught her wrists and pinned the above her head. She kicked out in desperation, but he easily subdued ber
In a matter of seconds, he had her trapped against the wall. She was unable to move.
A deep sense of humiliation washed over Victoria.
“Crying won’t change anything.” Leon said. His voice was devoid of emotion as he met Victoria’s furious, tear–filled gaze.
“If it were someone else here instead of me, things would be much worse for you.”
“I’d rather it be someone else.“Victoria snapped, speaking out of pure defiance.
Leon’s expression dickened. “Are you sure about that?”
Victoria opened her mouth to respond but hesitated. The man standing before her was no longer the one who once indulged her every whim. If he truly lost all restraint and calle else in, that would be far worse than this.
Leon reached up and tucked a stray strand of her hair behind her ear. His fingers traced the curve of her earlobe before giving it a slight squeeze
Victoria shuddered involuntarily.
“You should know by now that you have no way out,” he matured. His voice was lower and rougher than usual. It carried an undeniable allure. His other hand rested lightly on her
“Il I don’t allow it, no one will dare buy your ring. The only thing you can do now is please me.
“I’d rather beg on the streets than ask you for anything” There was no way she would compromise with a man like him.
Leon found her stubbornness exhausting. “So, this is how you plan to survive!
She knew there was no incape today. The strength between them was vastly different, and she was no match for him physically
Accepting that, she gave a bitter chuckle. “Cut the talk. Isn’t this all about getting me into bed?”
Leon’s expression darkened further. He hadn’t expected her to be so bluni
“If you’re going to do it, just get it over with Don’t waste my time Victoria stopped resisting. It was as if she had become a completely different person.
Loddenly let good her
She linked in conunion.
Pulling out his phone, he made a call right in front of her. “Didn’t you say you liked her? She’s in the room. She’s yours”
Achill and Victoria’s spine. “What are you doing
“You said you’d rather it be someone else.”
Leon’s voice was as indifferent as ever as he put his phone away. His eyes, once filled with something unreadable, were now cold and detached. “I’m just granting your wish.”
