Chapter 388 A Little Scheme

His eyes were still bloodshot, his thoughts singular and focused. He had only one goal-marrying her.

A few seconds later, she chuckled slightly.

"What's the difference?" She asked in a light and almost mocking tone.

"From wanting to sleep with me, now you want to do it legally?"

Seraphina looked at him calmly and asked, "Do you really think this is going to work?"

His fingers trembled slightly.

Did he think he could pull that off?

"There's not much of a chance right now," he admitted with a somber expression.

"Good that you know," Seraphina snorted softly.

"But there will be!" he said, his jaw tightening with determination.

Seraphina glanced at him but said nothing.

It wasn't up to him to decide whether it would work or not.

It was the first time he had ever lowered himself like this-humiliated-all because of her.

Seraphina entered her apartment, pushing the door closed behind her.

However, just before she closed the door, a hand slipped through the opening.

Orion's arm bore a glaring bruise as he pulled his hand back.

"Seraphina, my leg hurts..."

His voice was hoarse, laced with a weak plea.

The desperation in his tone was unmistakable, vulnerable in a way that made the once commanding presence from earlier seem almost like a façade.

dull blade grinding against her heart, the suffocating sensation of being

Orion trying to force his way in, nor of him ignoring or mocking her,

this action weakened her

She knew it.

hard-that was

had been harsh, and she couldn't just brush it

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reached for her phone and

her. "Ken's

He wasn't lying.

gave in

the door open.

barely making it a few steps before sweat started

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pair of men's slippers onto the floor

"Change your shoes."

a word, she walked over to her laptop on the couch, pulling out a flash drive as she waited for the computer to boot up. Orion's eyes narrowed

he felt

raced as he looked at

else had been

were the men's slippers

Wilson come

about it. The words stuck in his throat as he looked at Seraphina. Opening his mouth,

one wrong question, and he'd be kicked

on the streets.

took a deep

was all

laptop powered up. Seraphina inserted the flash

Love Songs,

Qldies?

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