Startled, she suddenly opened her eyes and reached out to stop his hand. "No!"
Jonathan looked at the woman beneath him. Her small face was flushed, and she looked at him with her misty eyes filled with desire and a hint of panic.
He knew she was still young and easily embarrassed. If he really ignored her wishes and went too far, she wouldn''t dare look Zion in the eyes ever again.
Jonathan gulped before leaning down, rubbing his face against the hollow of Anneliese''s neck before speaking in a hoarse voice. "You were the one who started teasing me first. Now, you won''t take responsibility."
Anneliese was mortified, her voice trembling. "No, I didn''t... Hurry up and sit up straight..."
Jonathan nipped her small, delicate earlobe again. "Next time, let''s go somewhere with mountains and rivers, somece beautiful. I''ll drive instead. Deal?"
Anneliese''s whole body flushed red. She bit her lip and finally nodded.
"Just get up already."
Jonathan buried his face against her chest and took a couple of deep breaths. Only then did he sit up, reaching out to pull Anneliese—who was still limp in the seat— back up with him.
Anneliese lowered her head, her breathing uneven.
Neither of them spoke again. They sat in silence, holding each other.
Jonathan rolled down the window a little, letting the cool night breeze brush against their faces.
After a long while, he finally looked at the woman in his arms and asked softly, "Did something happen tonight? You seem distracted."
When he had caught up with her earlier, she seemed quite shaken.
Anneliese lifted her eyes and met his gaze. Her fingers tightened around his shirt without thinking. Two more buttons from his messy shirt popped open, fully exposing his chest and revealing his faint abs.
Jonathan caught her restless hand. "Are you going to keep going?"
Anneliese quickly shook her head. Thinking of what her grandma and Brody had said, she wasn''t in the mood.
She stared at Jonathan, thought for a moment, and chose to ask him directly.
They had been through so much together. Since she had chosen him and was determined to walk this road with him, she ought to trust him more and work things out.
"Grandma was..."
But before Anneliese could finish speaking, the divider lowered all of a sudden.
"Mr. Fullbuster..." Zion''s voice suddenly rang out, and Anneliese froze in shock.
After all, she was still curled up in the man''s arms, and Jonathan''s shirt was loosely unbuttoned. Anyone could tell what they''d been up to.
"Ah!" Anneliese let out a small cry and instinctively scooted away, sitting up straight and lowering her head. She then adjusted her posture.
Jonathan watched her unnecessary attempt to tidy herself up and found it amusing.
It was just the two of them. Did she really expect Zion to imagine a third person and think someone else had turned him into a disheveled mess?
Jonathan raised his hand unhurriedly and began buttoning his shirt, ncing at Zion. "What''s the urgent matter?"
"There''s movement over at Silver Spring Estate," Zion said, ncing toward Anneliese through the rearview mirror.
Silver Spring Estate was where Jonathan had temporarily ced Roretha.
Over the past two days, Melody had been secretly selling off her jewelry and other valuables.
Afraid that Melody wouldn''t be able to scrape together enough money, Jonathan had even asked him to make things easier for her, buying out several pieces of her jewelry as well.
They set another trap for Melody, helping her obtain enough money to hire a hitman.
Once Melody received the funds, she acted immediately.
Meanwhile, they deliberately leaked Roretha''s hiding ce to the killers, and Zion received news that these people were going to make their move tonight.
Since Jonathan took this matter very seriously, he didn''t dare stall.
After all, it could make or break Jonathan''s chances of winning Anneliese''s family''s approval.
As soon as he heard the news, he interrupted the pair, even though it was bad timing.
Jonathan''s expression darkened
slightly at his words. He sped up the
motion of fastening his buttons and
ordered, Change of ns. Let''s
head to The Banyans."
"Right away, Mr. Fullbuster."
They weren''t far from The Banyans. On the contrary, heading to Jessica''s rented
ce would take them half an hour.
Zion immediately turned the steering wheel.
Anneliese froze and looked at Jonathan. "What''s the matter? If it''s work, you can
just drop me off somewhere. I''ll take a cab."
She could tell that Jonathan needed to deal with something. Anneliese didn''t want to slow him down, but she didn''t want to go to The Banyans.
Even though her grandmother already knew they hadn''t broken up, if she found out that Anneliese had moved back in with him, it would be
another disastering to happen."
Since Jonathan took this matter very seriously, he didn''t dare stall.
After all, it could make or break Jonathan''s chances of winning Anneliese''s family''s approval.
As soon as he heard the news, he interrupted the pair, even though it was bad timing.
Jonathan''s expression darkened
slightly at his words. He sped up the
motion of fastening his buttons and
ordered, Change of ns. Let''s head to The Banyans."
"Right away, Mr. Fullbuster."
They weren''t far from The Banyans. On the contrary, heading to Jessica''s rented
ce would take them half an hour.
Zion immediately turned the steering wheel.
Anneliese froze and looked at Jonathan. "What''s the matter? If it''s work, you can
just drop me off somewhere. I''ll take a cab."
She could tell that Jonathan needed to deal with something. Anneliese didn''t want to
slow him down, but she didn''t want to go to The Banyans.
Even though her grandmother already knew they hadn''t broken up, if she found out that Anneliese had moved back in with him, it would be another disaster waiting to happen.
Since Jonathan took this matter very seriously, he didn''t dare stall.
After all, it could make or break Jonathan''s chances of winning Anneliese''s family''s
approval.
As soon as he heard the news, he interrupted the pair, even though it was bad
timing.
Jonathan''s expression darkened
slightly at his words. He sped up the
motion of fastening his buttons and
ordered, Change of ns. Let''s head to The Banyans."
"Right away, Mr. Fullbuster."
They weren''t far from The Banyans. On the contrary, heading to Jessica''s rented
ce would take them half an hour.
Zion immediately turned the steering wheel.
Anneliese froze and looked at Jonathan. "What''s the matter? If it''s work, you can
just drop me off somewhere. I''ll take a cab."
She could tell that Jonathan needed to deal with something. Anneliese didn''t want to
slow him down, but she didn''t want to go to The Banyans.
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Even though her grandmother already knew they hadn''t broken up,
if she found out that Anneliese had moved back in with him, it would be another disaster waiting to happen.
Since Jonathan took this matter very seriously, he didn''t dare stall.
After all, it could make or break Jonathan''s chances of winning Anneliese''s family''s approval.
As soon as he heard the news, he interrupted the pair, even though it was bad
timing.
Jonathan''s expression darkened
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slightly at his words. He sped up the
motion of fastening his buttons and ordered, Change of ns. Let''s head to The Banyans."
"Right away, Mr. Fullbuster."
They weren''t far from The Banyans. On the contrary, heading to Jessica''s rented
ce would take them half an hour.
Zion immediately turned the steering wheel.
Anneliese froze and looked at Jonathan. "What''s the matter? If it''s work, you can
just drop me off somewhere. I''ll take a cab."
She could tell that Jonathan needed to deal with something. Anneliese didn''t want to
slow him down, but she didn''t want to go to The Banyans.
Even though her grandmother already knew they hadn''t broken up,
if she found out that Anneliese had moved back in with him, it would be another disaster waiting to happen.