Chapter 26 Remember Your Reaction Now!


In an instant, his hands caressed her body, and with a tantalizing kiss, she was like a little boat in a whirlpool, hopelessly losing her bearings.

She allowed him to lead her deeper into the vortex's core, falling further and further into its grasp.

Subsequently, her body involuntarily arched in a curve, her entire being seemingly seized by a spasmodic heat.

Galatea could feel her temperature rising, seduced as if under the influence of some intoxicating substance. 'What's happening? Rational thought had evaporated, her flesh seemingly yearning to be consumed by fire, overwhelmed by a desire that refused to be suppressed, and then-'

At the crucial moment, he stopped, stood up, and looked down at her with a smile that seemed almost mocking.

"Galatea Hartley, so stubborn with your words, but your body tells a different story. Still claiming you don't want me?"

Her face twisted in a silent scream of rage, more stinging than a physical slap.

'That man was just taking his revenge just now!'

"Remember your reaction just now, and don't you dare play innocent with me again," Alaric said as he rose and straightened his clothes. "Although our relationship is a farce, we have to put on a good show. Cross me again, and I'll take you to bed, but I won't be responsible for the aftermath."

"Alaric, you jerk!" she yelled at him furiously.

in bed, you'll be late for work," he

her clothes, combed her hair in haste,

for a cab. Alaric, in his limited-edition sports car, deliberately pulled up right in

to hail a cab in the suburbs. Need a

walk to work than get in

his intentions were obvious,

in the rearview mirror after some distance to see Galatea anxiously checking her phone and scouting for a ride, a smirk of mischief on his face before hitting the gas even harder. "Alaric, you lunatic! When I find my

talk to Galen about accessing the archives, but she couldn't wait. She needed to find out what happened to her son-and fast. She had to get away from the man with a troubled mind. Continuously getting entangled with

cab. She walked a

traffic was awful today," Galatea apologized as she

okay, traffic jams happen. We

we know," her colleagues chimed

honestly, Galatea would have preferred a severe lecture; or a pay cut for her tardiness. It would have made her

she had to find her son and

after lunch, she strengthened her resolve, and walked into Galen

need to ask

tell me what you need.

old friend of mine. About six or seven years

verge of death during her delivery and insisted on having a natural birth under the orders of Mrs. Marigold, and the doctors had no choice but to comply. After delivering the first child, she lost consciousness. Mia later recounted the harrowing details of her labor to him. Both her life and her baby's were at risk. The doctors had eventually advised Mrs. Marigold that insisting on a natural

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