His 181St Second (Laverne and Marina) novel Chapter 262

Chapter 262

Marina frowned as she stood up from her seat, watching Jake wanly.

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Jake caught her defensive stance and smirked. After locking the door to the private room, he shot her a mocking grin.

“Marina, relax. We’re old classmates, and I’m not some villain. No need to be scared,” he said.

Marina clutched her phone, her eyes locked on Jake.

“What are you doing here?” she asked.

Jake pulled out the chair across from her and sat down, twirling a ring on his finger as he grinned.

“Obviously, I’m here to go on a blind date with you,” he teased.

“Heard Elnora’s been playing matchmaker for you these days,” he added.

Marina’s eyes were indifferent as she said firmly, “Sorry, but I’m not interested in you.”

Jake pushed his tongue against his cheek and smirked.

“But trust me, I’m very interested in you,” he replied.

“You know I’ve always had a thing for you. All these years, every woman I’ve dated had a bit of you in her. If you give me a chance, I swear I’ll spoil you rotten,” he added.

Marina felt sick to her stomach at Jake’s words, her eyes growing icy.

“You should know by now. I’ve never liked you. Not even a little, Marina said coldly.

Kara never hung up. When she realized something was wrong on Marina’s end, she immediately alerted the Gracefall Dining security and told them to get to the Plum Grove private room ASAP.

“Marina, don’t worry. I’m getting help to you right now.” Kara’s voice was clear over the phone.

Jake, still seated, looked up at Marina, who was still standing, and smirked.

“Ask Kara not to bother. I’ve locked the door from the inside, and the spare key’s right here with me,” he said.

As he spoke, he placed the key on the table.

Kara heard Jake and immediately went off on him over the phone. “Jake, you pervert! You!”

With just her and Jake in the private room, Marina took a deep breath, trying to steady herself.

Less than a minute later, footsteps sounded outside the Plum Grove private room.

The security guards knocked on the door.

“Ms. Finley, are you in there?” one of them called out.

“Are you okay?” another asked.

Before Marina could say a word, Jake jumped in.

“She’s fine. Tell Ms. Gross, I’m not gonna eat her. What’s she so worried about?” he said.

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Chapter 262

The security guards quickly responded, “Mr. Taylor, please opethe door Me Grow said if you don’t, the’ll call the police. 1 don’t think you want things to blow up, do you?

Jake heard the voices at the door and let out a cocky laugh.

“Even if you call the cops, so what?” he scoffed. “What are they na do to me?

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Marina and grinned.

“Marina, are you really sure you want them to call the cops? This the Gracefall Dining, Almost every big shot in Vrufield is a member here. If word gets out, your name’s gonna be stuck to mine for good Who’d ever want to date you after that?” he sneered.

Jake’s grin only widened.

“Even if I don’t touch you, once the rumors start flying, who’s really gonna believe I kept my hands to myself?” he added

Marina quietly exhaled, steadying herself as she met his gaze head–on and spoke in a calm, even voice. “You really want to marry me that badly?”

Jake nodded. “Yeah, I have for years. You’ve been on my mind day and night”

Marina pulled out a chair and sat down, her voice calm and steady.

“Since you’re here instead of Waylon today, I’m guessing you know all about the bride price and assets the Crosby family was supposed to offer me,” she said.

Jake nodded with a grin. “Yeah, I can give you even more.

“I can make every project the Finley family has in Vrufield a hundred times easier than it is now,” he added.

“To Mr. Zamora, you’re just a pretty stray cat he happened to notice on the street. He tossed you a scrap out of pity, gave you a little attention, and that’s it. But me? I’ll be the one you can count on. If you marry me, I swear no one in Vrufield will ever dare mess with you,” he said.

Marina lifted her glass, her voice flat as she replied, “That does sound nice.”

Jake grinned, stood up, and sauntered over to Marina. He rested his hand on the back of her chair, leaned in close, and breathed in her scent right above her head. “Right?”

“Stick with me, and the perks are way better than anything Waylon could ever give you,” he said with a cocky smile.

Marina’s grip on the glass tightened in her hand.

Jake saw how tense she was, leaned in, his breath brushing her ear as he whispered.

“Marina, you smell so good,” he murmured. “Remember those messages I used to send you?”

Marina felt a chill run down her spine, goosebumps breaking out all over her body.

Back in high school, Jake used to send her a ton of dirty messages, and even attached some graphic photos.

Even now, if Marina saw those messages again, she’d still be shocked and grossed out.

Marina glanced at the doorway, noticing the security guards were still outside, working on how to get the door open.

The Plum Grove private room had just one door. The other three sides were solid walls.

The only way in was through that door.

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Chapter 262

Marina had to keep Jake at bay until the security guards figured out how to break in

Jake, I’ll admit, what you’re offering is really tempting. But you can’t just seal a marriage deal with a couple of sentences.

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