2005 Ords! I hit a nerve! You''ve infuriated, aren''t you?" Rosalie asked with a steer.


    Asshe was speaking. Rosalie dragged her gaze downward andnded right at Julian''s waist, She let out a chuckle. Her slow, heated scrutiny was imposable to misinterpret


    Julian followed her line of sight, and his already dark expression turned unterly stormy. Then, unexpectedly, he let out a low chuckle too-a cold and dangerous


    one


    ething unreadable as he suddenly moved to grab her ankle and ya


    yank her forward. The little distance between them


    His deep eyes gleamed with something disappeared in an instant.


    This fingers mped around her chin, firm but not quite rough, his voice dropping to a sultry, almost teasing murmur.


    "They say the only way to test the truth is through experience. Yet here you are, making wild assumptions about your husband without any mrsthand knowledge. Don''t you think that''s a little unfair?"


    His face then inched closer to hers, their noses nearly brushing, their breaths mingling in the charged space between them. The heat of his body and the scent of his skin were overwhelming.


    His voice dipped lower, seductive and deliberate. "Should we put that theory to the test!"


    As he spoke, his hand slid down, his fingers grazing her waist before giving a sudden, punishing squeeze.


    Rosalie jerked, a sharp shudder rippling through her. She was insanely ticklish, and Julian knew it. She instinctively tried to scoot back, her voice rising in rm. "Julian, don''t you dare."


    "Oh"" He let out a coldugh. His deep and threateni


    threatening gaze locked onto hers, filled with mockery.


    He said. "You spent the whole morning trying to push my buttons, practically begging me for a proper ''marital interaction. And it just so happens that I have very little patience when ites to matters of my pride. So naturally, I feel the need to set the record straight."


    His hand on her waist tightened just slightly.


    Rosalie internally cursed, "No. No, no, no, That is not what I was trying to do. I just wanted to piss him off, not-whatever this is, Julian has no redeeming qualities, but damn, he''s the most shameless bastard alive


    There''s no need to prove anything, Rosalie stammered.


    Seeing Julian was really doing something to her, Rosalie felt a bit regretful now.


    She should''ve just eaten her damn breakfast and left. She regretted wasting her time arguing with this jerk. Now she had thrown herself into an incredibly stupid situation, and it was entirely self-inflicted.