My Dad's Bestfriend

Chapter 27 Take Me To Your Room

Evelyn

For the first time in my life, I despised the sheer size of my father's mansion. The damn thing was so massive that even climbing the stairs felt like traversing the entire country. I kid you not. Those ridiculously long flights of stairs were a struggle, especially when I was in a rush to catch up with the devil himself. Usually, it never felt like a challenge, but today was different.

When I finally reached the top, my breaths came out in heavy gasps, reminiscent of someone who had just finished running a marathon.

The floor stretched before me, vacant and devoid of any signs of the man who seemed to have vanished into thin air like a magician. Well...he did have his moments of magic, but not in this instance. If you know what I mean.

As my eyes futilely searched for any trace of him, my ears picked up the faint sound of footsteps

I turned to the left, following the sound, and soon enough, I spotted the devil walking through the long corridor.

For a moment, I contemplated calling out his name, but my bizarre curiosity got the better of me. Some inexplicable desire to remain hidden for a little longer took hold, and I trailed behind him like a spy shadowing a dangerous criminal.

My brows furrowed as I observed his measured steps. He seemed oblivious to my presence, showing no signs of suspicion or glancing back, which was a relief for my covert mission.

Thank goodness. So far, I remained undetected.

He made a turn, and I quickened my pace to catch up, only to find myself in an empty corridor.

What the heck!

Jacob had vanished once again.

like a lost puppy. How was this

it be that he

smart for

thought, a hand shot out from behind a pillar, gripping my arm,

shot up in

am

mischievous smirk playing on his tempting lips, revealing that he had been aware

waist as he pinned me against the wall. Heat radiated from his body against mine as his nose trailed along my neck, causing the hair on my skin to stand on

managed to speak up, "First, you sneak up here, undetected. Then, you vanish despite knowing I was following you. And now, you're here, trapping me in these strong, muscular arms like a kidnapper. All of this can't be for

it seems I have underestimated you," he chuckled,

have been," I pressed my lips together, squinting my eyes at him, studying him as if he were a thief or a rogue who had committed a serious offence, "Now, tell me what's going

have a rather compelling explanation for that," he began, his hand gently brushing away strands of hair from my face, deliberately letting his fingers graze my skin, causing my breathing to quicken. With undivided attention, he focused solely on me, "First and

inside of my cheek. Jacob's touch fueled the burning fire within me, a flame that had

denying that I was deeply entangled in him, trapped in something that should have

with familiar and unfamiliar faces. While I can't vouch for the unfamiliar ones, I can confidently say that some of the known individuals could pose a considerable threat if, by some unfortunate turn of events, I were to lose control and do something... to you and this appealing body of yours," he paused for a moment, his warm breath wafting across my face, leaving me with a tantalising sensation, "So, leaving was the only viable solution

must say, I find that reason quite unsatisfactory when there could have been numerous alternative solutions, and you could have simply given me an

and I couldn't believe he was actually enjoying

suppose I can offer you another reason," he pretended to ponder for a

man who has always been

throwing parties every single week, although I was too young to attend any of them. His phone calls to my dad and the numerous invitations had not escaped my notice. "Let's just say I've been to one too many parties to develop a genuine liking for them," he said, raising

it's quite ironic. You're well aware that I see through your lies, yet you continue lying right

to jump in excitement for delivering the perfect comeback, but

smirked, his thumb tracing my bottom lip, "And with you present at Samuel's party, it becomes a whole lot more interesting. However, I can't trust