Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 243

Nicholas went silent, brushing her hand away from his face.

Scarlette felt the sting on her hand but shrugged it off. She stepped out of the car and moved to the driver's seat. "I'll drive you home. You're the CEO now, you shouldn't be gallivanting around by yourself. The Greenard family has a lot of eyes on them, and you could be in danger."

Nicholas sat in the back, a reckless feeling bubbling up inside him.

"Why not just let me die? I'm not interested in living anyway."

The car came to a screeching halt. Scarlette gripped the steering wheel tightly. "What's that supposed to mean?"

Nicholas caught the flicker of concern in her eyes and flashed a sly grin. "Ah, so you do care if I die."

Scarlette turned to glare at him, ready to let loose, but the wildness in his eyes held her back. She just said, "Let me take you home."

"I'm not going home."

"Then I'll drop you at the office."

"I don't want to go there either."

Her patience was wearing thin, and she finally gave in. "You can't come to my place."

"What, already moved in with him? Should I start calling him 'brother-in-law,' or would that be awkward?"

"Nicholas!!"

brakes, her face flushing

"Break up with him."

your back, break up with him. Stop dating altogether, and

then turned to face him. "I'm bringing him to meet the

suddenly light. "Alright, if things go south, I'll just tell the Greenard

living nightmare to outsiders, and she saw him the same way—always quick to switch gears and say the

driving on without a

leaned over and pecked her cheek. "Not going to the Greenard family, just drop me at your place. I promise I

voice was calm, almost icy. "I'm

quiet for

Scarlette's apartment complex. As she

years of friendship. She turned slowly. "Go home, put some

grinned. "Come here, I

wary of

she stepped closer, Nicholas yanked her back into the car, kissing her

abandon,

hand to slap him, but he caught it

It'd just be icing on the

shameless

though Scarlette was a powerhouse in the business world, she was at a loss with him at that

moved from her neck, kissing and nibbling downwards, only releasing her after

her clothes, her face dark

Nicholas just leaned in, planting a firm kiss on her tightly

want to take Morgan to meet the Greenards? I can't promise I