After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back by Riverflow

Chapter 1039

Gavin said nothing and simply hung up the phone, his expression darkening by the second.

Behind him, Jolie's soft, pained whimpers filled the air. She was writhing on the bed, her delicate skin flushed a faint pink.

Gavin clenched his jaw, tugging at his tie. It had already loosened from when she'd pulled on it earlier, and with a rough yank, it came completely undone. Frustration simmered beneath his calm exterior.

Where was Selena? She was supposed to be finding help, but she still hadn't returned.

His frown deepened as he reached for the door, ready to leave.

"Please... help me..."

Her desperate voice, laced with a hint of a sob, echoed from behind him. The softness of it hit him like a lit match to his chest, sparking a heat he wasn't used to feeling.

"Please... I'll pay you... I won't take it for free..." Jolie's voice broke as tears streamed down her face. She was sobbing now, her words dripping with helplessness and shame, as if offering him money would somehow make her request more bearable. Gavin stood frozen for a moment, then unexpectedly, a small smile tugged at the corner of his lips. Was she seriously offering to pay him?

What did she think he was?

mix of emotions swirling inside him, he turned back and

still trying to tear at her clothes, sweat

him realizing it. Her face-so similar to

Her reason had all but crumbled when suddenly, her lips were claimed in a fierce, unrelenting

though the person on the other end was devouring her,

pleasant, not in the slightest. But Jolie didn't have time to protest, her body screaming for more, for something to finally soothe the unbearable heat

haze

over Jolie, causing her body to tense and contract. She gasped for breath, her chest rising

falling rapidly.

en

But instead of calming her, her breathing grew more

...

explained the situation. Gernard, taking it seriously, sent the

they had left Jolie, the area was empty.

around, frustration creeping in. The Cooper estate was vast, and unfamiliar to her, making it impossible to know where to start searching. She knew if they caused a scene by

unsure of her next move, she decided to call Gavin. The first couple of calls