Chapter 319


    Dominic reflexively pushed Evelyn, who was biting his arm, away.


    Tears welled up in Evelyn''s eyes.


    As she red at him, the tears sshed down, her eyes a shattered mosaic of beauty.


    She lunged at him, tumbling Dominic onto the couch.


    Hoisting up her leg, she straddled him, wrapping her arms around his neck.


    When she lowered her head, she peppered the man beneath her with fierce kisses.


    Truth be told, her kissing skills were not any good; her only attempt had been an uninvited one on


    Dominic.


    Now, as she gnawed at him, it was less of a kiss and more an outburst of her frustration and pain.


    It was far from a perfect kiss.


    For Dominic, however, the feeling of a soft, curvaceous woman pressed against him sent his heart into


    overdrive.


    His blood raced recklessly, coursing through his body, igniting an uncontroble desire.


    His consciousness was quickly overwhelmed.


    Beneath her palm, the stiff expanse of his chest made Evelyn pause.


    When she looked up, strands of her hair gently grazed Dom''s neck, sending an electric tingle through


    him.


    At thirty-two, Dominic, still a virgin, felt his primal urges stir, unconnected to love.


    She was so close.


    With just a slight movement, he could strip away Evelyn''s clothes.


    But he didn''t.


    He didn''t love her; he couldn''t do such a beastly thing.


    Yet, the alcohol in his head, or perhaps her provocative figure, was fanning the mes of his


    suppressed desires.


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    The more he tried to extinguish them, the fiercer they burned.


    Evelyn remained on top of him.


    Breathing in the crisp scent of liquor from his breath, she too was nearly drunk.


    Like a tipsy kitten, she pried open the cor of his shirt.


    Her hand slipped inside, caressing his solid chest with abandon.


    Her lips found his, gently suckling.


    When she looked up at him, her eyes were still wet with tears, a pitiful and eager gaze meeting his.


    Her warm breath brushed his cheek, and she nibbled at his ear. "Dominic," she whispered, "life is too


    short, and we''re both not having it easy. Let''s not waste our time tormenting each other, okay?"


    Under the bright lights, her eyes sparkled like stars.


    The room was silent, but for the thick air of innuendo that hung between them.


    "Dominic, I want to be with you."


    She was nearly thirty and had kept herself pure for him.


    And as the wealthiest woman of Seraphim Haven, it wasn''t like she''d be short of men.


    If word got out that she was still a virgin, she''d be aughingstock.


    She didn''t want to waste time; since she nned to have him as her man eventually, why not im her


    right sooner?


    She held his neck, her eyes brimming with seduction.


    "Dominic, you always feel so alone, right? How about this? I''ll bear you children, enough to make a


    ser team. That way, you''ll never be alone. Sounds good, right?"


    Without giving him any chance to think or hesitate, she buried her face in his chest, kissing her way up


    from his appealing Adam''s apple.


    His brand-new white shirt was already stained with her lipstick, a fragrance both clean and intoxicating


    mingling silently in the air.


    Her hands grew bolder, undoing the first button of his shirt.


    But then, Dominic''s hands mped down on hers. "We can''t do this," he said, his voice strained with


    the effort of suppressing his long-restrained desire, which threatened to burst forth like a flood.


    His husky voice, low and quiet under the bright lights, tempted Evelyn to give herself to himpletely.


    She pulled her hands from his grip.


    She unbuttoned her own shirt, sliding the pink chiffon off her slender, white arms.


    The straps on her back came undone.


    "Dominic, I don''t need you to take responsibility for me. I just want you."


    No matter what happened after tonight, whether Dominic epted her or not, she was willing to be his


    woman without any expectation of return.


    Even without his responsibility.


    "Dominic, I''m willing to do it, so don''t feel any pressure. Just think of it as a night of wild passion, a way


    to release and unwind."


    No man could resist a woman as fiery, clever, cute, and beautiful as Evelyn.


    Dominic was no exception.


    His hand reflexively rested on her smooth back, sliding along her fine spine.


    "Dominic, just like that, be a bit bolder," Evelyn coaxed as she kissed his cheek.


    On the verge of losing control, Dominic''s hand reached to peel off her pants but stopped abruptly.


    His eyes met Evelyn''s as she looked up at him.


    Perhaps the lights were too bright, too intense. In each other''s eyes, mes flickered and rose.


    Dominic swallowed hard and pushed her away.


    Evelyn tumbled from the couch onto the carpet.


    As she rose, a wry smile crossed her lips when she noticed the changes in Dominic''s body. "Dominic,


    you clearly want me."


    "I will not touch a woman I have no intention of marrying," Dom muttered, struggling with his drunken


    restraint.


    He got up, his steps unsteady with inebriation, and ascended the stairs.


    Evelyn was left alone on the carpet.


    Watching Dominic''s cold retreat, she didn''t move, simply curling up on the carpet, hugging herself


    tightly.


    She had almost made love to him.


    And even in such a state, he had been able to push her away.


    How bad was she?


    She used to believe that the moon in the sea was the same as the moon in the sky; that the one before


    her was the one in her heart.


    Only now did she understand that the moon in the sea was not to be had, and the one in her heart was


    out of reach.


    She didn''t know how much longer she could endure this one-sided love if it relied solely on willpower.


    The next morning.


    Evelyn, hearing the noises upstairs, raced to knock on Dominic''s door.


    There was no answer, and the door was unlocked.


    Taking charge, she pushed the door open and entered.


    Arriving at the dressing room, she found Dominic, freshly showered and bare.


    Her gazended on the well-defined muscles of his broad back and lean waist, and she gasped.


    This man''s physique was simply too stunning!


    Dominic turned around at the sound, frowning when he saw the unabashed Evelyn, instinctively


    clutching the towel tighter around his hips.


    Despite the emotional rollercoaster ofst night, the break of dawn brought a fresh start, and with it,


    Evelyn''s spirits were anew.


    She didn''t hold a grudge, instead shing him a yful, cheeky smile. "What''s there to hide? Seen it all


    before."


    "You stayed overst night, and you peeked at me while I was asleep?" Nick quickly wrapped the towel


    more securely around his waist, shooting Evelyn an irritated re.


    Evelyn sauntered over, unfazed, "Well, you''re all better now, I''m not worried about ruffling your


    feathers. When you were hospitalized, the pressure on your optic nerve had you blind as a bat. Day


    and night, I was the one glued to your side. It was me holding your hand even to the bathroom."


    "The nurse, Eve, that Roxanne hired—was that you?" Dominic''s realization came toote; this woman


    had already seen his every inch.