She was upset that she should not have tried to appease him!


    Just as she turned around, a hand grabbed her shoulder.


    Marco’s lips curled into a smile, showing no signs of remorse. His free hand opened the passenger


    door effortlessly.


    “This is where you’re supposed to sit, the only seat meant for you.


    Haven’t I mentioned it before? This seat is reserved exclusively for you.”


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    Flustered, Loraine responded indignantly, “I don’t want to sit there! I want the back seat, what’s wrong


    with that?”


    How could Marco, after being expelled from the Bryant family, still be in the mood for flirting and sweet


    nothings?


    Although Loraine wasn’t typically coy, she couldn’t rebuff Marco’s yful remarks.


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    If she chose to sit in the front passenger seat beside him, she was unsure if her heart could bear the


    strain.


    Marco chuckled, giving her a nce full of familiarity, as if teasing his beloved pet.


    Lowering his gaze, he gently took hold of Loraine’s arm and yfully pouted, “But I want you to sit next


    to me. That way, I need only turn my head slightly to see you.”


    Loraine found herself unable to resist his charming ttery.


    Marco fanned the emotional mes further, sighing, “After all we’ve been through, I find peace only


    when I see you at my side.”


    This made Loraine’s heart soften. She noticed the photo he clutched tightly in his hands. Given the


    duplicitous nature of the Bryant family, her concern for Marco outweighed everything else.


    Well, if appeasing Marco meant tolerating a bit of teasing, she could manage.


    Loraine remained silent, but her body noticeably shifted towards the front passenger seat.


    Marco smirked, his pitiful facade vanishing instantly. He closed the car door like a true gentleman


    before taking his ce in the driver’s seat.


    As he was about to fasten Loraine’s seatbelt, he noticed she had already done it herself.


    Raising an eyebrow, Loraine looked at him with a trace of pride, saying, “I’ve already fastened it, so I


    don’t need your help.”


    However, she didn’t anticipate that Marco would lean towards her anyway.


    Startled, she blushed and nervously shut her eyes.


    “What… what else do you intend to do?”


    Marco halted just a hair’s breadth away from her, his chuckles echoing softly in the confined space.


    Then, he cupped her face and nted a gentle kiss on her flushed cheek.