His Belated Love for the Abandoned Ex Wife novel Chapter 417

Chapter 417 Temptation Unspoken

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His warm breath brushed over her cheek, and Zoe’s heart thundered in her chest like a skittish rabbit. Every inhale pulled in his clean, signature scent–the faint fragrance she’d grown used to craving.

Her muscles tensed on instinct, heat bleeding across her cheeks and creeping all the way to the tips of her ears.

It had only been two weeks since their last encounter, yet time had dragged on endlessly. Truth be told, she’d replayed memories of him more times than she cared to admit.

Zoe pressed her lips together, her voice soft and laced with quiet shyness. “Did you corner me in here just to say you’ve missed me?”

Daniel closed the distance between them. Their faces were inches apart, their lips nearly touching. She froze, eyes darting down to avoid his intense stare, her fingers nervously digging into the fabric of her pants.

“Were you hoping for something more?” His voice dropped to a low, gravelly murmur.

The thick, charged tension swirled between them, making her pulse race. Overwhelmed by flustered nerves, she quickly shifted topics. “Did you send that job offer to my email?”

“Does it really matter?” Daniel’s gaze drifted down to her soft pink lips. His Adam’s apple bobbed slowly, his deep eyes clouding with unspoken desire.

The air hung heavy with unspoken chemistry. He was holding himself back from kissing her, and that painfully gentle restraint made the tension almost tangible.

Zoe stayed silent.

“Would you turn the job down,” he whispered, “if you knew I own this company?”

She had no reply, her head drooping lower in quiet hesitation.

“Did you miss me?” Daniel reached up, tilting her chin upward with a light touch. His gaze locked onto her flustered eyes.

Zoe swallowed hard, drinking in every detail of his sharp, handsome features.

“Come to my place tonight.” The quiet request rumbled in his deep voice.

She bowed her head, squeezing her eyes shut and shaking her head gently.

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“We’re both adults. Are you telling me you feel nothing at all?”

A fresh wave of heat burned across Zoe’s face.

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Their first time together had left her shaken and sore. There had been no pleasure for her- only sharp discomfort.

She shook her head again, firmly denying him.

Ignoring her refusal, Daniel cupped her face in his palms. “Text your mom. Tell her you’re not coming home tonight.”

“Mr. Cross, you’re being unfair.”

“I can’t fight this craving. I need you.” He made no attempt to hide his raw, burning longing, his eyes dark and fixed on her.

Lost in the depth of his heated gaze, Zoe found herself unable to keep saying no.

Daniel brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, his thumb grazing slowly over her lower lip. His Adam’s apple twitched, his voice staying rough and husky. “I’ll wait for you in the car.”

With that, he left.

Zoe leaned against the wall to steady her racing heart, taking several long breaths before heading back to the private room.

The group was nearly finished with their meal. She exchanged a few polite pleasantries before leaving alongside her colleagues.

Night had fully settled over the city, neon signs glowing bright and vivid along the bustling

streets.

Zoe climbed into Daniel’s car with the other coworkers. He dropped every single one of them off at their homes, leaving her alone in the passenger seat. Instead of driving her back to her apartment, he steered the car toward his private residence.

The vehicle rolled into the underground parking lot of his upscale residential complex. Daniel unbuckled his seatbelt and turned to her. “Let’s go.”

Zoe nervously picked at her fingernails, staring straight ahead without moving an inch. “Mr. Cross, we’re employer and employee. We can’t keep doing this.”

“Doing what?” A bitter, faint smile tugged at his lips.

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“Sleeping together.”

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“We’ve done it once. What harm could one more time do?”

“This isn’t how our dynamic should work.”

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Daniel unbuckled her seatbelt for her, hooking one finger under her chin to turn her face toward his. “You hold all the power between us. You decide what we are–whatever you want.”

Zoe stared back at him, lost for words.

“All I want is to be with you tonight.” His tone was blunt, honest, and filled with quiet affection. “Name anything you want. Money, freedom, a relationship… even marriage. I’ll give it to you.”

“Freedom.” Her answer was quick and unwavering.

Daniel’s smile soured into something pained. He breathed out a quiet sigh. “Alright. This stays strictly physical. I won’t meddle in your personal life, your job, or any romantic ties you have.”

“I…” Zoe never got to finish her sentence.

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