Chapter179.

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After three seconds of hesitation, I twisted off the platinum tie pin’s cap with a delicate click. My eyes narrowed as I stared at the needle’s glinting tip, then at the sleeping boss, studying him from head to toe… considering where to

strike.

Where to draw blood without permanent damage?

Arm? Rolling up his sleeve feels too intimate.

Thigh? What if I hit a nerve?

Foot? God forbid he limps during shareholder meetings.

Every option required disturbing the bedding. Lifting sheets to expose his limbs felt disturbingly intrusive.

Finally, my gaze settled on his hand, the only exposed part besides his face and neck. I bent down, gently lifting his hand. I held his index finger, slowly bringing the pin closer to his fingertip…

Evan’s brow furrowed slightly. Just as I was about to touch him, I stopped. Looking at his sleeping face, I apologetically said “Mr. Jones, I don’t mean to stab you; you’re sleeping too soundly.”

“My grandmother said if someone can’t be woken up, they might be having a nightmare and need a little bloodletting to wake up.

“Bear with it; it’ll hurt a little.”

Ill stab you on three. One, two, three–”

As I finished “three,‘ I thrust the pin down with assassin’s resolve–only to stab empty air.

His captured finger slipped from my grasp. Before I could react, his hand surged upward, fingers interlacing with mine in a bone–crushing grip.

I panicked and tried to shake free.

The next instant, he yanked me downward.

Bent over him, my full weight collapsed onto his chest. My breasts pressed flush against the hard, warm plane of his torso through thin fabric-

My pupils dilated. Pushing against his chest with one hand to rise, I forgot I still held the pin. During my struggle to escape, the tip plunged into his pectoral muscle.

My assault weapon” hand got pinned too.

I fell back onto his chest, the impact jolting my senses.“Let go!” I screamed. When he refused, I stabbed the pin into his knuckles-

Until he flipped us over, crushing me beneath him.

“Olivia, must you collect my life essence like some Victorian vampire?”

eyes slowly opened, slightly sleepy and lazy.

stiffened; my face flushed uncontrollably.“Mr. Jones, let me go;

I didn’t dare look at his face… eye contact in this situation would be

let you up to stab me

body. He saw her slender, snow–white neck, naturally rosy lips, and slightly messy hair scattered on his pillow, exuding

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an inexplicable heat spread through him. His palm slowly caressed mine, our fingers entwined, becoming sweaty and sticky. The atmosphere became…

I won’t stab you anymore. Here’s

rapidly increasing.“Alright, alright, no

got off the bed. My legs were weak, my hair messy, my

turned my back, fixing my hair and

mother when he was free. I didn’t want to stay a second longer. Waking him up was…

“Don’t rush.”

turned back,

“You injured me.”

open his pajama top

“…”

small spot of blood on his chest, silent for a moment. Then,

enough?” Evan’s

you want?” I was annoyed.“I’ll let you stab me

think?”

“1

“1

his chest muscles, then considering my words… OMG!!

on the pillow

tightened; I escaped the room.

Twenty

looking elegant and refined. Seeing me still in his office, he was surprised. He thought I’d left.

are you

I want

date for you tonight. I’ll text

the information. My task was

He didn’t look at it. His cold eyes fixed on me, his

you to go on a

message! I don’t

me to go on

rephrased, his

let

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