The One He Dismissed Became The One He Died For novel Chapter 162

If Yvonne saw them...

Claire trembled with anxiety, her toes curling instinctively. She gripped his shirt tightly. "No, not here."

"Scared?" Miles murmured, his voice husky. He didn't stop, trailing kisses all the way to her ear.

"Afraid your little college boy will see?"

"Of course not," Claire gasped, her eyes flushing under the onslaught of his touch. "You're bullying me."

Miles let out a low, breathless laugh.

"Claire, you sat right in front of me with another man, acting all cozy. Between the two of us, who is really doing the bullying here?"

Despite his words, he hooked a finger through the blinds' cord and pulled sharply. The suite was instantly plunged into dim shadows.

Ultimately, he couldn't bear to see her genuinely terrified.

Claire rested her head against his chest, her breaths coming in soft, ragged pants.

Suddenly, the sharp click-clack of high heels echoed from the hallway, drawing closer.

"Claire Jenner?!" Yvonne's furious, piercing voice rang out through the corridor.

Unsure of which VIP room Claire was in, she had been throwing open every door along the way.

She was absolutely determined to find out if the mysterious bidder who had just thrown millions at Claire was her uncle, Miles Zimmerman.

Claire went rigid, her heart leaping into her throat.

Sensing her panic, Miles gently brushed his thumb across her lower lip.

"Why the fear? You're going to be her aunt soon enough."

Aunt?

The word struck a nerve, and Claire's eyes darkened.

Suppressed emotions surged within her. She was suddenly tempted to lay all her cards on the table and confess her past history with Jefferson Sterling.

"Miles, actually, I..."

The clicking heels came to a dead stop right outside their door.

It was immediately followed by a frantic pounding on the wood.

"Bang! Bang!"

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