Chapter 1005:

Don’t you like me?” Pierre pressed, his voice deep and cutting. Gemma was taken aback, her cheeks burning as she stammered, “I… Who says I like you!”

Suddenly, Pierre leaned closer, his unexpected movement catching Gemma off guard.

Gemma froze, her eyes wide and her breath catching in her throat. But she didn’t pull away.

Seeing her like that stirred something deep inside Pierre, and in a fleeting moment of villainy, he reached out to turn off the

out the light.

clutching his shirt as if it were the last piece of driftwood in a raging

her without hesitation, holding her

her heart racing, leaving her stunned and confused. Just as she parted her lips to ask what was happening, his mouth captured hers, silencing her unspoken questions with

had never been in a situation like this. She had hardly ever interacted with men, let

would react. At first Gemma was frozen, too stunned to react. But

sounds that escaped her mouth were

did not seem to care – he was driven by the growing need to hold her close, to feel that connection. She tried to pull away, but he held her tight, unwilling to let go. The weight of the

She leaned against him, her head resting in the crook of his arm. Fighting

his ear, her body still trembling slightly. Her breath was warm and ragged, her chest rising and falling against him in a rhythm that made his pulse quicken. The faint sobbing undertone to her breathing only drew him deeper into a daze, the conflicting emotions he felt swirling

he pulled her closer. He

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