Chapter 350

The silence in the suite was deafening, broken as he left. Leanne lingered in bed for a little longer before she got up and headed to the bathroom. Turning away from the mirror, she

lifted her shirt.

Several red marks marred her shoulders and along her spine, likely leftovers from the

massage.

That masseuse went overboard.

The penthouse was expansive, and it took Leanne a moment to locate him. She finally found Curtis leaning against the hallway wall, a cigarette in hand. Half of it had already burned down, its smoke curling upwards, filling the corridor with its scent.

He took a deep drag, inhaling the sharp nicotine to quell the rising irritation that threatened to burst through his chest.

A simmering anger bubbled within him, with nowhere to go. He feared losing control and frightening Leanne if he stayed any longer.

When hearing the door, his gaze flicked over, his eyes still shadowed with a residual

sternness.

Only when he saw Leanne did the icy look dissipate, and he stubbed his cigarette in the ashtray.

“Why did you come out?” Curtis ushered her back into the room and shut the door. “It’s smoky out there.”

enough, Leanne could smell the tobacco on him, mingling with his usual woody cologne

I just…” She was cut off mid-sentence.

that?” Curtis’ suppressed vexation was surfacing again, his voice tense. “Leanne, I can’t stand seeing you

of tenderness washed over her heart. When hearing Curtis’ concern, she forgave him. “The masseuse was

defending

blinked her lovely eyes.

What?

during which Curtis’ expression subtly shifted.

girl, huh?” he said indifferently. “What a

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jealous, can you at least get your facts straight first?”

His apology was soft as he reached to embrace her, but

her arms.

said, not mincing words, before spinning on her heel and striding

followed, his voice softening as he

nearly slamming it on his nose.

night to smooth things over.

the entire evening explaining her encounter with the handsome young man with the eight-pack abs who gave her a foot massage

last long, as she was soon caught up in a whirlwind

all she could hear on the other end was the

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