Billionaire's Match (by Tangy Candy) novel Chapter 222

Chapter 222

“I don’t remember anything from last night…”

Charlotte bit down hard on her lip. Blood quickly seeped from the corner of her mouth.

Ethan’s brow creased as he reached out and touched it.

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t remember. I remember.”

He lowered his gaze indifferently, staring at the bright red smear on his fingertip, and drew a quiet breath.

Last night, he had gone to Charlotte’s place intending only to tease her a little.

Charlotte was one of Khloe’s most trusted subordinates-if she got tangled up with him, that would be rather interesting.

He hadn’t expected Charlotte to be so resistant, avoiding him as if he were the plague.

Ethan had never met a woman he couldn’t provoke a reaction from. Even when he tentatively offered her a sum of money, suggesting she simply follow him, Charlotte rejected him without the slightest hesitation.

There was an easier, better path laid out before her, yet she stubbornly refused to take it.

Was he really that bad? So bad that he couldn’t even catch the eye of a poor girl like her?

Almost against his will, a desire to conquer took root.

Using the excuse that his wound was inflamed, he forced Charlotte to tend to him all night. After she collapsed from exhaustion and fell asleep, he gently unfastened a few buttons of her pajamas, pulled her into his arms, and took intimate photos of the two of them together.

At first, it was nothing more than Ethan’s cruel amusement. He hadn’t expected Charlotte to be even more naïve than he thought.

When he told her they had slept together, she actually believed him.

Whether Charlotte was pretending to be clueless or truly believed it, Ethan didn’t mind playing along.

“Ethan, even if something did happen between us… it was an accident. You couldn’t possibly be interested in a woman like me, right? I saw it that day-across the street… you already have a girlfriend.”

Charlotte hadn’t wanted to say it, but Ethan left her no choice. She spoke up, resentful yet helpless.

A shadow deepened in Ethan’s eyes. She thought Michelle was his girlfriend? Hadn’t she seen Michelle’s face?

“Girlfriends can be replaced,” he said coolly. “Right now, I’m more interested in someone like you.”

His long, well-defined fingers slid into Charlotte’s thick black hair. He cupped the back of her head and forced her to meet his aggressively intent gaze.

“But I’m not interested in you,” Charlotte said through clenched teeth.

“If you’re not interested, why do you keep dodging me? Why do you panic and blush whenever you see me-and

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why are you afraid of people finding out about our relationship?”

“I don’t want Khloe to misunderstand, and I don’t want ugly rumors spreading in the company. I cherish this job. I’m just a nobody scrambling to make a living. I can’t compare to someone as distinguished as you. So please, have mercy and stop toying with me.”

Charlotte’s voice was cool and resolute, yet beneath it lay an unmistakable note of panic.

She treasured everything she had now and didn’t want to be dragged into any conflicts. She knew very well about the tension between Khloe and Ethan, and she didn’t want Khloe worrying over her.

That would fill her with guilt.

Besides, her mother needed large sums of money for medical treatment, and her younger brother still had school to attend. She couldn’t afford to lose this job.

“Sure,” Ethan said leisurely. “As long as you do what I say, I won’t toy with you. I’ll even treat you well and pamper you.”

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