Chapter 87\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian felt she needed to make it clear to Kingston that she wasn\u2019t the kind of woman who would try to seduce an ex\u2013fiance she had once chosen to walk away from.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She wouldn\u2019t do something that reckless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Howard, a joke is a joke. My taste in men may be bad, but my character is not,\u201d Vivian said. \u201cI\u2019m not going to cling to you just because I went through a failed relationship, so you\u00a0<\/p>\n
can relax.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t need to keep \u201cjoking\u201d like this just to warn her off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked up at his face, her expression turning serious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kingston narrowed his eyes. The easy elegance about him drained away, replaced by a cold,\u00a0<\/p>\n
sharp edge.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Hartwell, your taste isn\u2019t just bad,\u201d he said. \u201cYou were blind.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian didn\u2019t bother figuring out where his anger was coming from. She was hurt to be personally attacked again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was really too much.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She pressed her lips together, not sure how to argue back, her cheeks puffing slightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kingston glanced down at her, then turned and walked toward the hotel entrance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian followed at an even pace, still thinking about how to get back on him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, Kingston suddenly turned around, hooked an arm around her, and yanked her into his chest, pinning her against a pillar in the center of the hotel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian jumped at the sudden move. She stared at his face, so close it took her breath away, her mind blanking out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She barely got the word out before Kingston lifted a hand and covered her mouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He leaned down, his warm lips brushing her skin as his breath drifted slowly along her cheek.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The closeness was so intimate it made Vivian\u2019s fingertips tremble.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She held her breath, stiff with shock, as someone walked past them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter ?\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he passed, he let out a teasing whistle. \u201cMan, you\u2019re really going for it. You can\u2019t even wait until you\u2019re out of the lobby?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian\u2019s expression shifted. She recognized the voice at once.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her face darkened. The hand pressed to Kingston\u2019s chest didn\u2019t push anymore. It only curled into a tight fist with anger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zane laughed as he headed into the elevator. Clearly, Victor still hadn\u2019t confronted him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everything Zane had carefully set up tonight was going to boomerang back onto him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It would hit harder than he\u2019d ever imagined.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Victor wasn\u2019t going to let him off that easily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you like this position?\u201d Kingston\u2019s cool, low voice sounded above her head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian jolted and snapped out of it. Only then did she realize she was gripping Kingston\u2019s shirt collar tightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She let go at once and gave an awkward smile. \u201cSorry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kingston glanced at the mess she\u2019d made of his collar.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian immediately lifted a hand and tried to straighten it for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kingston didn\u2019t move. He stayed in the same posture, standing close, watching her from\u00a0<\/p>\n
above.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she finished, Vivian lifted her head. Her lips brushed his as he leaned down, and the illusion of their breaths tangling made the already heated atmosphere even more intimate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, she really couldn\u2019t explain this.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kingston\u2019s breathing hitched, and his body reacted on its own.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His eyes darkened. He turned away and strode toward the exit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He walked fast, almost like he was afraid she\u2019d latch onto him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian stared at his tall back, stunned in place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
All she\u2019d done was wrinkle his collar and accidentally brush his lips. Did he really need to get that angry?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 87\u00a0<\/p>\n
TOCILTE\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
She thought about it and realized maybe he did.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u2019d seen plenty of business coverage about Kingston. No matter where he appeared, he was always immaculate, perfectly put together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But she\u2019d messed up his appearance again and again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maybe she\u2019d stepped right on his biggest trigger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had only just sworn she had no improper intentions, yet she accidentally kissed him soon after.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was hard to explain that it was really just an \u201caccident\u201c.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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