Wanda’s eyes widened. She could feel Ashton’s scorching breath on her. Her heart thumped wildly, as if it were about to leap out of her chest.
Instinctively, she tried to struggle, but he’d bitten down on her lips and was holding her tightly in his arms, making it impossible for her to get away.
The intense, passionate kiss lasted 30 seconds, unfolding before the eyes of Julia and Connor. It was such a shock that neither of them could process the situation.
It wasn’t until their lips finally parted that Connor realized another man had kissed his fiancee–and she even seemed to be enjoying it!
What did this make him? A cuckold?
Erupting in fury, Connor let out a roar, his veins bulging even more as he threw a punch at Ashton. This was utter humiliation!
“Let go of me…”
Wanda’s body was shaking as she shot Ashton an embarrassed glare. She didn’t think he’d boldly take advantage of her like that. That had been her first kiss!
“Patience. Aren’t you trying to get out of marrying him? Well, you should follow my lead.”
Chuckling, Ashton raised his hand and caught Connor’s wrist with ease. While eyeing the infuriated Connor, he said coolly, ” Wanda is my girlfriend, and she’s not the least bit interested in you. Kindly stop harassing her. Have I made myself clear?”
His grip tightened slightly, and a surge of powerful inner energy blasted Connor over 30 feet backward. His clothes ended up shredded as gashes appeared all over his skin, the blood seeping out. He looked like a wretched mess.
With his entire body wracking with pain, Connor looked up and met Ashton’s gaze. He felt a bone–chilling sense of danger and dared not get any closer to Ashton again.
Wincing, he howled, “How dare you steal my woman, Ashton? Do you know who I am?”
“I should be asking you that, Mr. McGrath. Do you know who I am? If you dare covet my woman again, I’ll grind your bones to dust and scatter them in the ocean. Now get the hell out of here!” Ashton growled.
Wanda swallowed as she listened to the sound of Ashton’s thumping heart. Her lips parted, but she said nothing. She simply leaned against Ashton, as if they were an affectionate couple.
“Don’t you think you owe me an explanation, Mrs. Shepherd? Did you bring me over there today to humiliate me?” Connor snarled.
He was fuming, but the murderous air that Ashton exuded made him too scared to approach Ashton. He could only take his anger out on Julia instead.
Julia, mustering a weak smile, said, “I’m sure there must be some kind of misunderstanding, Mr. McGrath. Give me some time. I promise that you and Wanda will get married as planned. Nothing will jeopardize the marriage alliance between the Shepherds and the Heavenly Medical Pavilion!”
“That’d better be the case!”
Connor frowned as he seared Ashton’s face to memory. Once he got back to the Heavenly Medical Pavilion, the first thing he was going to do was send someone to kill Ashton. He was going to chop Ashton’s head off and kick it around like a ball!
He didn’t want to stick around any longer. Turning back to Wanda, he snarled, “Don’t think you can escape from me, Wanda. I don’t care if you have a boyfriend. You’re mine. I have never failed to get any woman I want!”
Connor walked off in a huff.
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Julia frowned as she watched Connor leave in a murderous rage. She stared intently at Ashton and Wanda.
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“You made a terrible mistake, Wanda. Thanks to your rashness, you’ve brought trouble not only to you and the Shepherds but also to Ashton. Don’t you know what the Heavenly Medical Pavilion is capable of in Casoria? Do you think your boyfriend can survive Connor’s vengeance?”
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