A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 273:

In the stairwell, Kristopher remained motionless after the call ended, still pressing Belinda against the wall.

Before their divorce, such closeness had rarely occurred. Their intimate moments had been confined to the bedroom, serving only his physical desires. These encounters had been instinctual, mere releases, and had nothing to do with emotions.

Thus, during their three-year marriage—one that existed only in name—moments of closeness outside the bedroom had been almost non-existent. This chest-to-chest contact was especially unusual.

Surprisingly, what Kristopher had most avoided before their separation was what he found himself doing twice that evening.

After a brief silence, Belinda’s impatience broke through. “Can you let go now?”

Kristopher snapped back to reality and released her.

Belinda turned away, hurrying down the stairs without

“Belinda.”

her leave. “Do you really intend to meet up

irritation flashing across her

so reticent, was now relentlessly

carefully. “You mentioned a group of men in black waiting for Fred

planning to just show up, expecting Fred to

you to new

calmly, “I never intended to go alone. I’m

a short, sharp

this: at eleven at night, a recently divorced woman, flanked by police officers, storms a male dormitory to rescue Fred, the athlete. The story will surely become a laughingstock

as she did—youthful, energetic, prone to late nights, lively events, and rampant gossip—she realized that if she indeed went to