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Chapter 16\u00a0<\/p>\n
The crowd around Genevieve and Zachary erupted, a ripple of whispers spreading through the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid I hear that right? Mrs. Lambert wants a divorce? Wasn\u2019t she the one who schemed her way into marrying Mr. Lambert?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho knows? He\u2019s openly taking Ms. Sloane\u2019s side. Who could accept that? That\u2019s basically him admitting to cheating.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUnbelievable! High society is such a mess! I thought that Genevieve would just swallow it and suffer in silence. But it turns out she\u2019s not a pushover!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary\u2019s face shifted from pale to livid. But when he looked down at Regina in his arms, he didn\u2019t dare waste another second. He carried her out in a hurry.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t affect Genevieve\u2019s mood. She couldn\u2019t be bothered with the gossiping stares anymore, so she turned and walked out of the noisy hall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had just turned the corner when someone accidentally bumped into her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The wineglass slipped from his grip, and cold wine splashed across the hem of Genevieve\u2019s red dress.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so sorry! Sorry!\u201d the man blurted, apologizing repeatedly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A strange scent hit Genevieve immediately. It was faint, yet sharply penetrating.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She frowned on instinct. But with so many perfumers in attendance that night, she didn\u2019t dwell on it. She assumed it was just the man\u2019s fragrance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She waved it off, lifted her skirt, and headed for the restroom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stepped into the restroom, closed the door, and reached for tissues. Then, she froze, sensing something was wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That scent had changed. Heat from her body had triggered it, turning it into something else entirely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve\u2019s pupils tightened. As a top perfumer, she recognized it instantly. It was perfume laced with an aphrodisiac, and it wasn\u2019t a small dose.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She knew at once that something was wrong, yet heat had already begun to creep through her veins.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t dare delay. She had to find Hannah immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She yanked the door open, but her vision swam, and her knees buckled. A second later, she stumbled straight into a firm,\u00a0<\/p>\n
warm chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her awareness started to slip away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan had just wrapped things up and stepped outside, only to see Genevieve stagger out of the restroom, her face flushed and her gaze unfocused.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without a second thought, he reached out and caught her, holding her at the waist.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He hadn\u2019t finished speaking when the woman in his arms rose on her toes and kissed his lips.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan\u2019s eyes darkened instantly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her voice brushed against his ear, soft and alluring. \u201cGive it to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan\u2019s grip tightened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve was practically clinging to him, her breath hot, every touch and whisper heavy with desire.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 16\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cLook at me. Do you even know who I am?\u201d he asked hoarsely, gripping her chin and lifting her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Genevieve didn\u2019t register it. She only clung tighter, her arms locked around his neck, her voice breaking into a helpless whisper. \u201cDon\u2019t talk\u2026 Just give it to me\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan\u2019s gaze went even darker. He prided himself on control, yet the way she clung to him was dangerously effective.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was about to move when he caught the sound of chaotic footsteps rushing from the far end of the corridor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHurry! I saw her go into the restroom! Don\u2019t let her get away!\u201d a woman said urgently. \u201cDo this right, and you\u2019ll be paid!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without hesitation, Tristan scooped Genevieve up and turned, moving decisively into the dim shadows.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The woman stormed into the restroom with two burly men and started searching.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In his arms, Genevieve was in no state to notice anything outside. She only pressed closer to Tristan, rubbing against his neck as she gasped, \u201cI want you\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan\u2019s expression turned fully grim. He lowered his gaze and met her dazed eyes. He tightened his hold and strode toward\u00a0<\/p>\n
the elevator.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment the top-floor door shut behind them, Tristan backed her against it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The air was thick with the scent of perfume turned volatile by body heat, dizzying like strong liquor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His voice dropped low as he asked, \u201cDo you recognize me now?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve was already losing herself to a haze of desire. She reached for him, caught his tie, and pulled him down for a kiss. \u201d Give it to me\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan\u2019s restraint snapped. He trapped her between himself and the door and deepened the kiss.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their breaths tangled together. Her clothes tore open at the seam, but Genevieve didn\u2019t back down. Instead, she pressed closer, repeating again and again, \u201cI want you\u2026 I want you now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 Chapter 16\u00a0 1\/2\u00a0 Chapter 16\u00a0 The crowd around Genevieve and Zachary erupted, a ripple of whispers spreading through the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-you-chose-her-so-i-married-better"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":217,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190\/revisions\/217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}