Chapter 71: Disregard her husband to appease her boss?
Bella’s eyes widened in alarm, a shiver crawling down her spine. "Let me go," she pleaded in a hushed whisper.
However, Theodore’s grip on her tightened a possessive glint in his eyes. He wouldn’t let her leave with Zack. With a swift movement, he shoved her back against the cool wall, his lips capturing hers in a fierce assault.
Bella was shell-shocked. For a moment, her mind went blank. She couldn’t grasp anything that had been happening with her and around her.
"Bella! Are you alright in there?" Zack’s worried voice cut through the fog clouding her mind. He continued to knock relentlessly.
His voice jolted her brain, and she became conscious of what was happening.
The sound jolted Bella back to reality. A rush of panic surged through her as she grasped the situation. "Theodore!" she hissed, breaking free from his grasp and glaring at him with fierce disapproval.
"Shh... He will go away," he whispered back, kissing her once again.
Bella’s struggle grew weaker and weaker. The frustration she felt melted away under the heat of his kiss. Her hands, initially pushing him back, found themselves clinging to his arms, returning the embrace with a fervor that surprised even herself. Before she knew it, she was kissing him back.
Her phone buzzed insistently inside her purse, forgotten on the counter. Lost in the consuming whirlpool of emotions fueled by Theodore’s kiss, she was oblivious to the sound.
Zack, on the other hand, was dumbfounded as the call went unanswered. His brow furrowed in concern. "Where could she have gone?" he muttered. He wandered away, searching for her elsewhere.
After a long, breathless kiss, they finally broke apart, gasping for air. Theodore leaned his forehead against hers, his eyes burning with a dark intensity.
"That was too much," she snapped and pushed him away, a flicker of defiance returning to her eyes. "But don’t think this changes anything. Let me go."