Chapter 916

Chapter 916:

Amid the intensity of it all, the rapid sound of her own breath and her heart pounding filled Kallie’s ears, drowning out everything else. Her mind emptied until everything faded into a dizzy hum.

Then, suddenly, she felt warmth in her eyes. A tear slipped down her cheek, unbidden. Maybe it was the heat of that tear, but Jake froze, as if jolted by an electric shock.

He pulled back, staring at her, dazed, unsure of his actions. His gaze softened when he saw her tear-streaked face, full of wounded disbelief, and a pang of regret struck his heart.

Kallie’s cheeks flushed, caught between embarrassment and hurt. Her lips appeared slightly swollen and glistening from his kiss.

Jake’s gaze deepened on her lips, his Adam’s apple moving up and down in restraint.

little hoarse but resolute. “Jake, I’ll assume you’re just drunk. Let me go, or I’m calling the

to Kallie without a word. His eyes intensified as

chill of the wall jolted her back to her senses. She freed

another kiss. This time, his kiss was different. It was no longer fierce or overpowering, but tender and gentle, like a

all these years of shared struggles and raising children, their familiar connection from the past washed over her, as though no time had passed. For that fleeting moment, it

Kallie’s gaze turned somber. She waited, silently watching Jake, hoping

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eyes. What had he been thinking?

you killed. Is

betrayal, the forced leap off the cliff. Clayton had shown him the official death certificate, signed in Kallie’s unmistakable hand. There was

at him. He pressed his teeth into his lip, the rush of anger and bitterness slicing through his confusion,

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