Chapter 1304
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She looked down, realizing she was straddling him, planted squarely between his thighs.
Uh.
So that meant the thing she just landed on was…
Snapping back to reality, she immediately tried to scramble off, apologizing profusely. “I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry! Are you okay?”
“Don’t move!”
Jimmie let out a muffled groan, his large hands clamping down on her waist to stop her squirming, a raspy sound escaping his throat.
Her entire body went rigid. She stared at his handsome, pained expression, her eyes filled with guilt and confusion.
“What rank is that man?” He leaned back into the sofa, keeping a firm grip on her waist with one hand while his dark eyes locked onto her face. “He doesn’t even look that great. What do you see in him?”
“What rank?”
She was utterly bewildered, struggling weakly against his hold. “Are you talking about… Richard?”
“Your mentor?” He narrowed his eyes.
“Yeah.” She nodded honestly. “He’s a mentor to Juniper and me back at Subterra Vanguard. Ranked fourth.”
“Not your lover?”
The tension in his shoulders melted slightly, the corner of his mouth ticking upward imperceptibly.
“Lover?”
She stared at him like he was speaking a foreign language. She shoved hard at his shoulders, trying to break free. “You’re crazy.”
She had barely put an inch of space between them before he yanked her right back. Exasperated, she snapped, “What exactly is your problem?”
“Besides him, how many other lovers do you have?” He held her firmly in place, a flicker of irritation lacing his tone.
“What does that have to do with you?”
She didn’t understand why he was acting so unhinged. She fought against his grip. “Let me go right now, or I’m not going to hold back!”
If he wasn’t a recovering patient, she would have kicked him across the room by
now.
“Of course it has to do with me!”
He held her down desperately, his eyes tinged with red, looking utterly tormented and helpless. “Because you…”
“Because I what?”
She widened her clear eyes, staring at him in confusion, her tone softening defensively I’m incredibly grateful that you got hurt saving me, but that doesn’t give you the right to interrogate me about my private life.
“Jimmie, I’m only letting this slide because you’re so close to Juniper.”
“If anyone else pulled this, their neck would be snapped by now. You…”
“Because I’ve fallen for you.” He stared at her babbling lips, his voice dropping into a breathless confession.
“You better let me go right now, or I swear I’ll…” Her rambling came to a screeching halt. She stared at him in pure horror, asking in disbelief, “What did you just say?”
“I said I’ve fallen for you!”
He locked eyes with her, holding his breath as he delivered every word with absolute clarity. “Will you consider giving us a chance?”
“You-“
She seriously doubted her own hearing. Her eyelashes fluttered in sheer panic as she stammered, “Jimmie, I’m a freaking guy!”
“I know!”
He remained exceptionally calm. “You like guys, and I happen to be a guy. What’s the problem?”
What’s the problem?
The problem was massive!
He liked guys, but her actual gender was female!
Oh my god!
The world had flipped entirely upside down!
“Whatever someone else can give you, I can give you too. And what they can’t, I still can!”
He let out a long sigh, as if finally
resigning himself to his fate. “Luella, I’ve already convinced myself to accept my feelings for you. What about you? Will you conside liking me back?”
Convinced himself?
Did that mean she had actually turned the A-list actor gay?!
God.
What a disaster.
“Are you insane?”
She violently shoved him away,
stumbling back several feet, her legs turning to jelly. “You’re the hottest star.in the industry right now people find out you’re into mer your Career is over!”
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