The Ceo’s Convict Wife by Jennifer Mike

Chapter 435

His domineering yet amorous kiss reminded Rosalie of the kiss that night when she was still bleary.

Both incidents felt so much alike.

“Hence, at the time… did he truly kiss me while I was asleep?” she wondered.

His kiss almost made her breathless.

She was panting instinctively when the kiss ended, yet he rested his forehead against hers and muttered hoarsely, “Can you not like Lucas, please?”

A tremor ran through Rosalie’s body. “Jonathan, don’t you think what you’re saying is ridiculous?”

He demanded that she not fall for another man despite having broken up with her.

Jonathan’s face suddenly darkened.

“Does she know how I felt when I sat in the rental home watching the videos of her and Lucas together at the amusement park?” he questioned internally.

Jealousy devoured him whole back then.

It felt like death by a thousand cuts from an invisible knife when Jonathan observed how she looked and smiled at the man, especially when she took the initiative to redo his necktie.

The pain was so terrible that he found it difficult to breathe.

“So, do you insist on liking him?” His tone was sharp and severe.

Rosalie’s body shook abruptly. She had an inexplicable intuition that Jonathan would rob her of her freedom if she said yes.

It would be a piece of cake to deal with her with his authority and position in Strico,

Moreover, there was Lucas.

not to implicate that honest and genuine

him,” she uttered drily.

eyes as if evaluating the veracity

his lips gradually curved into a light smile. “Good thing that

you let me go then,

furrowed at that as he had no desire to release her from his embrace nor take his

was too jarring to hear Rosalie refer to him

call me Jon

past. I shouldn’t do that now

didn’t you call me Jon before we dated, Rosie?” His breath landed on her face lightly.

held her breath when her nickname left

made her feel less lonely like she

you aren’t my younger brother anymore, right? That’s why there’s no need to call me

as Rosie back then. Are you refusing to be held accountable for that?”. His fingers lightly stroked her cheek and gently tucked the stray strands of hair that had gotten loose when she struggled behind her

he mean by

a daze and could only focus on his perfect lips that shaped the words, “Haven’t you always wished to be part of

had an urge to crack up. “You want us

there a problem

laughed out loud. “I went along with you when you suggested we date and even when

with this make-believe

game. You can be my sister.

thanks!” she turned him down swiftly. “You are not

man she once loved deeply back to

against being my sister?” He narrowed his

as you!” Rosalie spat out coldly. “We’ve broken up, so please stop disturbing me in the future. Since you claimed being with me is too draining,

It was as if she rejected any advances he made toward her no matter

so simply when I’m undergoing such