Chapter 199: Want To Be My Workout Machine?

’How bold of her to claim she’d been with many men in Xyros City,’ Justin thought to himself, amused. ’More likely, she kicked their asses rather than let them touch her.’

He decided not to call out her lie, letting her reveal the truth in her own time. It would mean she trusted him completely.

Justin’s hands trailed down her neck, slipping beneath her top.

"Justin..." she murmured, as if to stop him.

"I need to fix what I messed up," he replied, his hands moving to her back, under her loose top, finding the loose straps of her bra.

She blushed, feeling embarrassed that he was about to fasten it.

"I..I’ll do it," she tried to move, but he held her steady with both his hands around her.

"Get used to it. It would be happening often. Know that you are stuck up with one greedy bastard for all your life."

Natalie swallowed, feeling her heart race at his words and the sincerity in his eyes, knowing he meant every word.

With a gentle touch, he hooked her bra, then drew his hands back, adjusting her top to make her comfortable once more.

"Thank you," she said, preparing to get up from his lap, but he stopped her. "I have something else to talk about."

"There’s no need to sit like this," she replied, regaining her usual composure.

"I prefer it this way," he said, wrapping his arms around her, making it clear he didn’t intend to let her go.

His flirtatious side had vanished,

it?" she

gently caressing the back of it with his thumb in a way

a patient with a rare blood type who needs a bone marrow transplant to survive," he began, his deep voice solemn. "They’ve found a matching donor, and that donor is

asked in surprise. "How did they find me as a match? I don’t remember ever volunteering for any

the necessary tests. Is it that surprising to find

suppose that’s possible," she replied thoughtfully. "So, they want me

Justin nodded.

is the patient?"

said I don’t know?" Justin replied, his gaze serious. "Or rather, we’re not

surprise, but as she studied his expression, she knew

can’t tell me?" she asked, sensing there

her ability to understand him without question. Her

to you either. I promised I’d never deceive you, so I just need a little time to figure things

with a reassuring look. "And I’m willing to donate my bone marrow if it could help save someone’s

said, feeling deeply

need to

in a day or two," he answered, then added, "Do you have any

can ask Ella and

need to rest for a few days afterward. Even though it’s not a major surgery,

concern, she smiled gently. "I’ll be

and stood up as he lifted her in his

arms around his neck, startled by his sudden

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