Burning Passion: Love Never Die

“I wasn’t talking about picking you up from the club,” he cut her bluntly.

Stephanie was silent for a moment. She understood what he was talking about. He was condemning her for taking advantage of her drunken state to kiss him.

Carlos wasn’t planning on explaining anything about the love bites to

Stephanie. He didn’t have sex with Debbie last night. He had somehow managed to constrain himself in the end, but they had hugged and slept the night together. But it didn’t make a difference to Carlos whether he had sex with her or not. Since he had been so intimate with another woman, he felt it wasn’t proper to continue his relationship with

Stephanie anymore. He declared, “I need to tell you something. We should—” ‘Break up!’

Knowing the words that were about to spill out of his mouth, Stephanie cut in immediately, “It was just for fun, right? You like to play around with other women occasionally. Correct? Carlos, I understand.

You don’t have to explain yourself to me. We haven’t gotten married yet, so I don’t mind.”

she thought he

wasn’t-” ‘Just

if it’s ready.” She hurriedly

closing the bedroom door behind her, Stephanie supported herself against the wall in the corridor, gasping for air. She clenched her fists in anger. ‘Who on earth is that woman? Who the hell left those love bites on him?’ she thought

the dining room, the housemaid had already prepared the breakfast and laid it out on the table.

politely, “Stephanie is still in her bedroom. She said she would have

and silently ate his breakfast. When he was done

had still not come down

a tissue and headed

knocked on

a ruffling noise and then Stephanie opened the door, her face weary and gloomy. She was still in her pajamas. Seeing Carlos at the door, she forced a smile and asked, “Carlos,

the love bites on his neck again. Jealousy flooded