Chapter 1737

Zavier watched her dilly-dally with a look of sheer displeasure, “If a young lady like you can endure it, what’s stopping a grown man like me from staying?”

He talked a good game, but once they reached the hotel, Zavier regretted it. The girl was making good money these days, but she still pinched pennies like nobody’s business. This place wasn’t a hotel. It was more like a dodgy motel that charged a few bucks a night.

Not only was the cleanliness questionable, but safety seemed like a gamble too.

Dragging her suitcase behind him, Zavier turned on his heel, “We’re leaving, now.”

Skyler protested, “It’s past check-in time. They won’t refund the room charge.”c2

Zavier shot back, “You got a death wish or something?”

Skyler just fell silent. She had already told him he wouldn’t be comfortable in a cheap place like this, and he insisted on coming with her. Now he wouldn’t even let her stay alone. The guy was a real pain in the neck.

Considering he’d rushed over in the middle of the night to help her out, she decided to let it slide.

Zavier picked the fanciest hotel in town, the kind where a single room for one night could cost a small fortune.

the bill after he’d come all this way, insisted on paying for

penny was hard-earned, and Skyler couldn’t bring herself to splurge, so she booked just one room, planning to make

room, of course, came with all the bells and whistles. The air conditioning was

in and immediately shrugged

at her and said, “That eager to bunk with me?”

shared a room before. Don’t play the innocent.”

eyebrows arched, “What did you say?”

said it’s not

Zavier suddenly

backed away in alarm, “What are you

cornering Skyler against the wall. Skyler had no way to retreat, “Zavier,

“You-I…”

leaned in, his gaze searing, “Skyler.”

Zavier lifted his hand, gently stroking her delicate cheek, “From now on, you tell me what’s going on. If something were

talk about. His words were harsh but were laced with

to race. She opened

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