Watching You Burn In Regret novel Chapter 174

He didn't outright reject Willa's offer, just pressed his fingers to his brow, trying to ease the tension.

"You should leave. I don't want to see you right now."

Willa was clever enough to hear the difference—his words might have told her to go, but the sharp edge in his tone had faded.

Her voice took on a sweet, sultry lilt. "Sheridan, at least drink this water before I go."

As she spoke, she leaned over deliberately.

Tonight, Willa wore a low-cut dress, and when she bent forward, her cleavage was on full display. All Sheridan had to do was look up to see an expanse of creamy skin.

Normally, Sheridan regarded Willa with nothing but disdain.

But tonight, something was different. His heart pounded in his chest; a restless excitement coursed through his veins.

He'd spent enough time in exclusive clubs to know exactly what was happening—he'd been drugged.

It didn't take a genius to figure out the culprit. The water. It had to be Willa.

Sheridan dug his fingers hard into his thigh, hoping that the sharp pain would chase away the haze threatening to overwhelm him.

Willa didn't miss a thing.

Her slender hand slid up his neck, her eyes glimmering with seductive promise as she gazed at him.

Her voice was soft, coaxing, almost childlike. "Sheridan, I rushed over here so quickly, I didn't even bring my coat. It's freezing outside—are you really going to send me away like this?"

Sheridan didn't answer her directly. He just mustered his strength and pushed her away.

"I'm not going to touch you. I love Seren."

Even as heat surged through his body, he clung to that one clear thought.

He wanted Seren. Not Willa.

Sheridan knew all too well how Seren would react if she ever found out about this. She'd never come back to him. Not ever.

After being pushed away again and again—all because of that woman, Seren—Willa's patience snapped. Frustration and jealousy boiled inside her.

So what if you love her?

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