Chapter 411


    Minerva turned pale and before she could react, she was held down against the car.


    Against her back was the ice-cold body of her car, and against her front was the man''s warm chest.


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    Minerva wanted to cry out for help but she smelled a familiar scent. She then stared in a daze at the


    man who was right before her.


    Maddox...


    His beautiful eyes stared intensely into hers, like a nocturnal predator who lurked in the night.


    Passionate and fierce.


    This was the first time they had been so close to each other since they met.


    Her breathing trembled but she suppressed the fear in her heart and said coldly, "Mr. Yardley,


    please behave yourself!"


    However, Minerva could not help to think, wasn''t he supposed to be dining with Janice at this


    moment? Why would he follow her?


    Maddox stared at her in silence.


    He slowly lowered his head as if he wanted to kiss her.


    Minerva''s pupils constricted with fear. Just as his lips were about to touch hers, she said


    nonchntly, "What do you think you are doing?"


    Maddox paused. The distance between them was so close that his lips would touch hers if he were


    to say something.


    "Ha..." Heughed from the bottom of his throat. Minerva could feel his warm breath on her face.


    He held her chin with one hand. "What do I think I am doing? Can''t you see?"


    Minerva held her breath.


    "I want to kiss you."


    As he said that, Maddox bent forward and nted a kiss on her lips.


    Minerva turned her face away in fright and he kissed her on her cheek instead.


    She couldn''t keep her cool anymore; there was fury in her pretty eyes. She then raised her hand


    and pped Maddox across the face.


    p!


    She pped Maddox hard across his face and his head turned to one side.


    She was in fury and red at the handsome man.


    How could he do such a thing? After five years, wouldn''t it be better for the two of them to act as if


    they did not know each other? Why must hee to disturb her in such a way?


    Maddox remained in the position after being pped. He did not move nor say a thing; there was


    not a hint of his emotions in his eyes.


    All of the sudden, he chuckled as he stared evilly at Minerva.


    "It seems that you''re not that calm and untroubled."


    He didn''t like her behaving in such a way.


    This woman had been cold to him ever since they met.


    He had imagined countless scenes of their encounters, but how she could remain cool and calm


    was out of his expectations.


    It implied that she was not concerned about his existence.


    Watching her face turn red out of wrath, with emotions filling her eyes, Maddox could finally feel that


    his existence was worthy of her.


    Minerva was already in trembling anger and she realized that he had messed up her emotions after


    what he said to her. She became even angrier and stomped on his foot.


    She could clearly observe the changes in his expression when she stomped on his foot with her


    high heels. Yet, he endured the pain and stared at her instead.


    "This is a warning for you. You won''t be so lucky the next time."


    Minerva retracted her foot. When she was about to leave, Maddox spoke.


    "Next time? So you actually look forward to it."


    Minerva stumbled in her steps.


    She would look forward to it? Minerva took a deep breath and resisted to turn to him. She sneered,


    opened the car door and got into her car.


    She wouldn''t find fault with this b*stard.


    Calm down!


    Minerva only managed to insert the car keys in the ignition after several attempts and drove out of


    the parking lot.


    After she left, Maddox lifted his hand to touch the corner of his lips. He felt the pain in his face and


    came to a realization.


    It felt so unreal from the moment they met.


    She disappeared five years ago and reappeared before him out of the blue. Everything seemed like


    a dream to him, something he could not take control of.


    Her indifferent behavior made him feel as though everything was merely an imagination.


    Until that very moment, when he grabbed her waist and pressed her against the car, the scent of


    her faint fragrance, his lips on her cheeks, her p on his face and the pain from her stomp.


    All of a sudden, everything seemed real.


    Her existence was real.


    Even though he got pped in his face, Maddox startedughing under his breath as he held his


    face.


    "D*mn woman, not only has she be more attractive than before, but she has also be


    more feisty."


    When Minerva drove out from the parking lot, she hit the gas and sped away. When a car drove out


    in front of her, she suddenly came to her senses. She calmed herself down and drove at a decent


    speed.


    She stopped at a red light and could not resist thinking about what had happened in the parking lot


    just now.


    She was surrounded by the man''spelling aura as he pressed against her...


    Minerva shook her head, trying to get rid of those thoughts.


    She had to concentrate on driving now.


    After she told Quill that Beanie was going to attend school soon, Quill ordered someone to search


    for a good school for her and they managed to find two. One of the schools was in her favor as it


    was near to herpany; she even thought of staying in the office if there were any unutilized


    rooms in the office, but on second thought it was not very convenient to do so. Hence, she nned


    to purchase a house nearby after deciding on which school to send Beanie to.


    After spending a few hours to survey the school, Minerva returned to thepany.


    "How is it? How is the school?" Vera came forward and asked Minerva regarding the school.


    Minerva ced the car keys on the table and nodded her head. "It''s quite good."


    "That''s great. Oh right..." Vera coughed lightly and put the files on the table.


    "This is the contract from Mr. Yardley. He has booked all the projects in ourpany but he hasn''t


    selected a designer yet."


    She got goosebumps upon hearing Maddox''s name.


    She just signed the contract with him yesterday and they met in the restaurant today. Not only that


    but he almost took advantage of her in the parking lot. When she returned to thepany, Vera


    mentioned him again.


    His existence lingered wherever she went.


    Minerva pinched her be and answered softly, "You will be in charge of this project. You liaise


    with him. He can choose any designer in ourpany."


    "Including you?" Vera blinked her eyes.


    "Except for me." Minerva pursed her lips. It was the first time she made use of her position to


    refuse, "I am the boss of thispany."


    Vera was rendered speechless.


    Vera smiled and nodded, "You are the boss; it''s your call. Then I will contact him and let him pick


    the designers from ourpany."