Rejected, And Became A Heiress

Chapter 0017

I lower her relaxed body onto the bed of the apartment we shared. She fell asleep as soon as her tremors stopped, and I was glad she was finally getting some rest. Her head falls softly on the pillow and her eyes open. She looks around, taking in her surroundings and looks at me, something sharp in her eyes.

"We didn't. You didn't. We didn't have sex, did we?" She asks with a tremble.

"No, we didn't have sex." I reply gently. "You fell asleep after dry humping me." I chuckle softly as an embarrassed blush hits her cheeks. She sighs with obvious relief.

My pride bristles. Why should she be relieved to have NOT been with me? Doesn't she want me as badly as I want her?

No, of course she doesn't. Not after everything that's happened in the last few weeks. Of course she wouldn't want to have

sex with me

she'd reject

me. She's never loved

Unless

how she was crying after I proposed to Lilia. Maybe she was more invested than I

in my mind like this. I need

position, sitting at the edge of the bed next to her. "Cara.." I

want to

down at her hands, not responding to the question. Maybe she

me thinks everything would be so much easier if she didn't love me, if she was

giving her a hard-time about needing money, maybe she's just embarrassed that she just needs the