Chapter 42\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton\u2019s Adam\u2019s apple bobbed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He suddenly leaned in and murmured into Sienna\u2019s ear, \u201cWeren\u2019t you implying that I was weak earlier with that food you ordered? Tonight, you\u2019ll find out whether I really am.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re in heat, go find some other woman. I\u2019m not playing along,\u201d Sienna snapped, lifting her knee to drive it into his abdomen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, Clayton anticipated it and pinned it back down. \u201cThere\u2019s one right here. Why go to the trouble to get another one?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he spoke, her silk dress rode up her thighs, revealing even more skin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna shuddered violently and struggled with all her strength. \u201cClayton! This is against my will! I can sue you!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He ignored her entirely and pressed down, trapping her between his arms. Starting at her neck, he rained kisses all the way to her collarbone. Each kiss was searing hot, leaving a trail of fiery marks across her skin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as his hand was about to slip beneath the hem of her dress, Sienna snapped. She raised her hand and slapped him hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The sharp sound echoed crisply through the quiet room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton\u2019s head snapped to the side. He froze, looking utterly shocked. It was an expression he almost never showed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was the first time he\u2019d ever been slapped. As he grew up, his parents had never laid a finger on him. Even when Rupert was furious, the most he\u2019d do was tap him a couple of times with his cane.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And after he married Sienna, she had never refused him. Even if she resisted at first, she would always end up yielding\u00a0<\/p>\n
eventually.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But as Clayton looked down at her now, he found that the eyes that usually held a hint of tenderness were filled with pure rejection. He knew then that Sienna wasn\u2019t playing hard to get.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A complicated emotion surged in Clayton\u2019s heart but faded moments later.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, a sudden warm rush surged from his nose.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Beneath him, the disheveled Sienna blurted in surprise, \u201cYou\u2019ve got a nosebleed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She hadn\u2019t expected that slap to pack this much punch. Inwardly, she cursed and thought he\u2019d better not try to blame her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton remained stunned as the blood streamed out from his nose.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing that it was about to drip onto her, Sienna hurriedly said, \u201cWhy are you still keeping your head lowered? Are you dumb or what?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She pushed him away and sat up. This time, he didn\u2019t resist. He turned his face upward and sat down on the couch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna grabbed a few tissues from the table and pressed them to the bridge of his nose. \u201cHurry up and plug it. Are you trying to bleed yourself out?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
For once, Clayton behaved. He tilted his head back obediently and let her fuss over him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing how wretched he looked, Sienna couldn\u2019t help mocking him. \u201cIs your brain full of explicit junk? Has it gotten too much to the point that your body can\u2019t take it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton shot her a sidelong look. Even when his nose was bleeding, it didn\u2019t stop him from retorting coldly, \u201cThat\u2019s all thanks to your exclusive meal.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna froze for a moment, then burst out in raucous laughter upon realizing what he meant. \u201cServes you right for eating it\u00a0<\/p>\n
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all!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She hadn\u2019t expected him to actually eat it. After all, he had called so furiously to question her. She had assumed he would toss it straight into the trash.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton stared at her gloating expression and suddenly reached out to pinch her cheek. \u201cTry laughing again, Sienna. Go on.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Swatting his hand away, she shot back, \u201cTry, and I\u2019ll die.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She turned and strode off briskly. \u201cClean up yourself, Mr. Hale.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna had wanted to mock him further. But then, his primal urges might flare up at any moment. What if he grabbed her again and refused to let her go? She decided it was better to be cautious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the doorway, she turned back and added, \u201cI suggest you take a cold shower tonight to cool it off a bit. You can contact those high\u2013quality matchmaking candidates if you have needs. I\u2019m going to sleep.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As Clayton watched her walk away, his chest heaved up and down with anger. How many times had she pissed him off today, exactly?\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She got the divorce and bolted 42 Chapter 42\u00a0 Clayton\u2019s Adam\u2019s apple bobbed.\u00a0 He suddenly leaned in and murmured into […]<\/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":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-she-got-the-divorce-and-bolted-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20116","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=20116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20116\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}