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    Joaquin suddenly turned back, bracing his hands on either side of the bed, leaning over to look at her.


    “I didn’t really help you with anything. Why are you suddenly thanking me?”


    “If I hadn’t stopped you just now, were you nning to… with me?”


    The man’s reply was almost without hesitation: “Yes.”


    “Don’t you already have someone you like? How can you do something like this with someone else so casually?”


    “Special circumstances make it possible,” Joaquin said in a deep voice. “And I’m not the kind of man who does things casually. If it were someone else, I would have thrown you out long ago.”


    Romina’s body instinctively stiffened for a moment.


    She never expected him to say something like that.


    “I just want to tell you, since you’ve decided to move forward, don’t think about turning back. If you had really answered his call just now, this marriage might not end in divorce after all.


    “Mr. Bowman, you really overestimate my ce in Jericho’s heart. He would stay faithful for


    Nadine’s sake.”


    “Then who are you staying faithful for?” Joaquin asked bluntly. “For him?”


    Romina instinctively swallowed, visible tension rising on her face.


    She wasn’t staying faithful for Jericho at all.


    It’s just that since Joaquín already had someone else in his heart, she couldn’t possibly jump from one fire pit into another.


    And both men were from the Bowman family.


    She couldn’t even handle Jericho, let alone Joaquin.


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    She had once thought about making this man her support.


    But after spending time with him, she realized he was far too dangerous.


    He was someone she could never control


    The man let out a low, hoarseugh. “Even if something really happened between us tonight, I would take responsibility for you.”


    As his words fell, Romina’s thoughts were instantly interrupted.


    Romina looked at him in disbelief. “Mr. Bowman…”


    “I’m not the kind of man who sleeps with someone and runs away. If something really happened, I would do everything I could to make sure you get divorced.” Joaquin said each word clearly. “Do you understand?”


    Romina’s gaze swept over him, her phoenix eyes shimmering with a cold light.


    He clearly had someone he liked, so how could he say such things to her?


    “Taking responsibility is something only two people in love can do. As for what happened today, I’ll just pretend nothing ever urred…


    Before her voice had even faded, the man reached out with his slender, well–defined hand and in an instant gripped her chin tightly.


    His voice was extremely cold and dark: “Everything I shouldn’t have seen, I’ve seen. Are you sure you can pretend nothing happened?”


    “I can. I hope you can as well.”


    Her tone was icy and detached, betraying little emotion.


    As soon as she finished speaking, the man suddenly let out a low, hoarseugh: “I really didn’t expect Ms. Sandoval to be such a magnanimous person. Tell me, if Jericho found out about this, what do you think he’d feel?”


    Romina pped his hand away and quickly sat up on the bed.


    Because of her movement, the man was also forced to straighten up, sitting at the edge of the bed, his gaze dark and intent on her.


    “Don’t tell him about this.”


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    A visible trace of nervousness appeared on Romina’s face.


    “Either beg me, or kiss me. Choose one.”


    Romina saw a strong hint of amusement on the man’s face.


    Her heart suddenly sank.


    If she took the initiative to kiss him, their alreadyplicated rtionship would be even more entangled.


    The kiss just now had only happened by ident, but now that she was fully sober, there was no way she would do something so reckless again.


    Besides, if Jericho found out about this, he definitely wouldn’t let her off easily. He might even make a big deal out of it, making it impossible for them to get divorced smoothly.


    If she left this room today and was seen by someone, there would be no way to exin


    herself.


    She didn’t want things to develop in that direction, and her current situation was indeed at a disadvantage.


    Perhaps lowering her head appropriately wasn’t such a bad thing.


    “I beg…”


    Before Romina could finish her words, the man interrupted her again: “I’ve always thought Ms. Sandoval was a woman of great backbone. When you were investigating the real culprit behind the wellness clinic, you seemed quite capable. Why are you so different in front of me?”


    “Mr. Bowman.” Romina gave a cold, mocking smile. “Other than begging you, do I have any other choice?”


    “I gave you a chance, wanted to help you out of your misery, but you didn’t appreciate it.