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Shaun looked at her leisurely, watching as her face turned redder.
“But you still asked for it.”
Shameless businessman.
Laura bit her lip, annoyed.
If she had known, she never would have made that impulsive offer.
“Laura,” Shaun said, his voice deep and slow, “when asking for a favor – or an apology – it requires sincerity. You understand that, don’t you?”
Laura frowned slightly.
She met his gaze, their faces close enough that she could see her own reflection in his dark eyes.
Laura hesitated. “What kind of sincerity?”
Shaun chuckled.
His gaze lowered slightly.
“How about… sleeping with me again? Do you dare?”
His voice was calm, but his eyes burned with an unmistakable heat.
Laura’s body went rigid, every nerve on high alert.
“I… I don’t want to.”
“But I do.”
“Why… why me?”
Shaun’s arm wrapped around her waist, pulling her tightly against him, pressing her soft curves against his solid frame.
Laura pushed against his chest, but it was useless.
His presence surrounded her, his crisp, masculine scent filling the space between them.
“I told you,” he said, his voice low and deliberate. “We fit together perfectly. Or maybe… I just like your body.”
Laura instinctively tensed, her legs pressing together.
“That time… it was an accident.”
Shaun’s dark gaze traced her face – the gentle arch of her brows, the delicate slope of her nose, the soft pink of her lips.
His eyes darkened further.
“But didn’t you say you wanted to be my woman?”
Laura’s breath hitched. She pressed a hand against his chest, stumbling over her words.
“I… I…”
Shaun frowned.
“Are you regretting it?”
His voice wasn’t harsh, but Laura could sense that if she dared to say yes, she might not walk away unscathed.
“No, no,” she blurted out.
He was the one who had refused that night.
Now that she was fully sober, she couldn’t bring herself to say those words again.
She forced herself to speak.
“That night… you didn’t agree, so…”
Shaun’s voice dipped into something dangerously smooth.
“Are you ready now?”
Ready?
Was he asking if she had made peace with it? If she was ready to be his?
Laura’s mind went blank.
She had thought that night was behind her.
She never expected him to bring it up again.
Standing so close, she could see every sharp, handsome detail of his face.
Her ears burned.
Shaun tilted her chin up, forcing her to look at him.
His gaze was deep, burning like the summer sun – hot enough to leave her trembling.
Shaun had originally planned to take his time, letting her come to him naturally.
But then Margaret showed up, making him wonder if Laura would turn to Jake for the investment instead.
That was when he realized – his patience had been a lie.
He couldn’t wait any longer.
Three years ago, when he returned to the country, he had seen Laura at a business event.
Just one glance, and he had recognized her instantly.
His heart had nearly leapt out of his chest.
Because years ago, she had disappeared without a word.
He had searched everywhere, but she was nowhere to be found.
And now, here she was.
She had grown up, dressed in an elegant white gown that flowed like the wind.
Her long, slightly wavy hair danced lightly against her shoulders.
Her features were delicate, her eyes bright like the stars.
She was breathtaking, glowing like the moon in a midnight sky.
Step by step, she walked toward him.
Shaun had thought – maybe, just maybe – she had recognized him too.
His heart pounded with anticipation.
He reached out a hand.
“Lau – “
But then she walked right past him.
Not even sparing him a glance.
She went straight toward another man.
Shaun knew him – Jake Larson, heir to the Larson Group.
A direct competitor of the Floyd family.
Shaun watched as she looped her arm through Jake’s, smiling up at him with warmth and devotion.
Her entire world was filled with Jake.
Shaun’s fingers curled into his palm as he slowly withdrew his outstretched hand.
Too late?
Later, he had looked into her background.
She wasn’t Laura Leonard anymore – she was Laura Depp.
