Divorced CEO's Forgotten Wife Strikes Back (Riley and Bryce) novel Chapter 293

Chapter 293 Intimate Behavior

“I kissed you to help you. Didn’t you bring me there so I could help you reject those suitors? Don’t tell me you didn’t notice Rose has a thing for you. What you’re doing to me now is repaying kindness with hostility,” she said angrily.

“Repaying kindness with hostility?” Shawn raised an eyebrow, his fingers gently brushing over the obvious bruise on her neck–one he had just created.

“Lara, I thought you liked it. Didn’t you even research how to give hickeys before?”

Lara’s face flushed bright red.

The recklessness of youth always comes back to haunt

you.

“Also, do you really think me kissing you is repaying kindness with hostility?” His voice sounded low and deep.

Lara gritted her teeth and said, “Don’t think you can do whatever you want just because you’re good–looking!” 1/7

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“So, you also think I’m good–looking?” he retorted.

She was speechless and couldn’t refute that statement.

No matter how much I look down on this bastard, I can’t deny that his appearance is attractive.

“Alright, Shawn, what exactly do you want?” Lara asked.

She had been minding her own business when he suddenly rang her doorbell.

After she opened the door, he immediately pulled her into a bear hug and said in a seductive voice, “Let me hold you for a moment. It’ll be quick.”

Perhaps it was the weariness in his voice or the way he rested his head on her shoulder as if she were his only support, but she softened and let him hold her.

Yet after holding her for at least 10 minutes, not only did he refuse to leave, he even invited himself in, saying he needed at least a drink of water before going.

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“Do I need a reason to come see my girlfriend?” Shawn said.

Lara clenched her fists. “Then you didn’t have to bite my neck like that. We’re not really in a relationship. I’m just helping you overcome your psychological trauma.”

Shawn shrugged. “This is also one of the ways to treat psychological trauma. The doctor suggested I engage in some intimate behaviors with my girlfriend.”

Lara shot back, “Bullshit! What kind of doctor would suggest that?”

“If you really think it’s a lie, I can give you the doctor’s number. You can ask him yourself.” As he spoke, he opened his phone’s contact list, found the doctor’s number, and handed the phone to Lara.

“That… won’t be necessary,” Lara said somewhat awkwardly.

Shawn withdrew his phone. “Any other questions?”

“How far does that intimate behavior go? It doesn’t

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involve sleeping together, does it?” she asked bluntly.

Shawn fixed his gaze on Lara. “What about you? Do you want to sleep with me?”

Lara shook her head without hesitation.

Sleeping together? No way!

To her, Shawn was like a beautifully wrapped candy from her childhood–sweet and addictive.

Precisely because it was addictive, quitting it would be all the more painful.

She had already experienced that pain once before and didn’t want to taste it again.

Shawn’s eyes got a little heavy, hiding how disappointed he felt.

She used to really enjoy sleeping with me.

Even back then, when he was reluctant, she always sweet–talked him into bed until he lost it.

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But now, she just flat–out said no.

Shawn took a breath. “Relax, I won’t force anything. Even the small stuff needs your okay, like holding hands, hugging, or kissing.”

“No kissing!” Lara fired back.

“How come?” he frowned.

Lara stammered, “It’s too… intimate.”

“Then why wasn’t it too intimate when you kissed me at the club?” he asked.

She couldn’t find the words.

“Lara, a kiss without feelings is just physical contact. It’s like holding hands, unless you’ve got feelings for me,” Shawn said with deliberate slowness.

“Of course I don’t have feelings for you!” Lara blurted

out.

“Then we’re good. Anything else?” he said smoothly.

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Lara had a bit of a headache. She’d forgotten he was a lawyer–there was no way she could beat him in a debate.

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The next day, Riley and Vince arrived at the casino.

To avoid raising suspicion, they exchanged some chips and wandered around the casino, occasionally placing a few bets.

When she got up in the morning, Felix had already sent her the staff list with all their photos, which made her job way easier.

With Sebastian’s info, she spotted some faces she knew -people who’d been working at the casino for over five

years.

A bunch of them started out working at the facilities before moving to the casino as helpers, dealers, or even security guards.

If Samuel really entered the facilities five years ago, who should I approach first to gather information?

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