The Double ( or More ?) Life of The Fake Heiress

Chapter 1382

Listening to the steady thump of his heartbeat, Mirabella's fingers curled slightly. Whether she admitted it or not, this feeling wasn't half bad.

After leaning against him for a bit, she suddenly lifted her head and said casually, "Let's see how you do."

"Let's see how I do?" James looked at her, trying to catch the drift of her words. Was this the breakthrough he'd been hoping for all this time?

Mirabella raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything else. On a whim, she leaned down and planted a kiss on his chest.

The moment her lips touched him, James froze, the warmth from her kiss spreading all over, leaving him momentarily speechless.

Mirabella rolled off him, glanced back to see his bathrobe had come undone, and quickly turned away, clearing her throat. She grabbed her phone from the table and made a swift exit from the room.

The click of the door jolted James back to reality. He touched the spot where she'd kissed him, a soft smile playing on his lips, feeling an indescribable joy. Despite the lack of sleep over the past couple of days, he felt rejuvenated, no trace of fatigue.

longer, James got up, noticed the slightly torn wound on his side, and shook his head, maybe understanding what it truly meant to be bewitched by beauty. He picked

enough, James made

...

wondering whether to call him for dinner, when she saw James coming down. She headed to the kitchen and brought out

comfortable silence, no hint

wanted to grab dinner with you a couple of days ago, but you were busy, so I let him

on Messenger after getting back

Nikolai doing alright?"

of rice, put down her chopsticks, and replied,

phone buzzed with a message from Nikolai. She

phone, she replied, "Nikolai just

For what?" James asked,

"I'm not

last meeting in her mind. Besides him being a bit distracted after a phone call, everything seemed normal.