"Send men to the accident site and have a look. We can’t let Jason Lockwood get to the computer first."

"Yes, Young Master Grayson." Sheldon Rhodes replied sharply. Then, a thought occurred to him. He frowned and asked in a cold tone, "Young Master Grayson, what about Miss Monroe?"

"Don’t worry about her. She’s not going to die anytime soon."

"Yes, Young Master Grayson!" Sheldon Rhodes responded at once to Tristan Grayson’s command.

’He didn’t like Miss Monroe. It wasn’t just because she was constantly holding Young Master Grayson back and interfering with his business. It was also because whenever she couldn’t see Young Master Grayson, she would take her anger out on him.’

’Take today, for example. After she woke up in the hospital, she started cursing at him and throwing things...’

’He was just Young Master Grayson’s personal assistant and bodyguard, not Miss Monroe’s punching bag.’

*****

After a bout of passion, Cassian Jennings held Amelia Avery, his entire body trembling.

’What the FUCK was he thinking, doing something so stupid again?’

’He’d actually taken Amelia again...’ 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

’Even if Amelia was young, naive, and impulsive, he was so much older. How could he have no sense of proportion, not even a shred of self-control?’

’He hadn’t touched a woman in months. For the past few months, he’d even been disgusted by the thought of being with a woman that way...’

’Why was this happening? Could it be... he was addicted to Amelia’s body?’

Amelia Avery lifted her head from Cassian Jennings’s shoulder. Seeing his distracted expression, she cupped his face in annoyance and pressed a kiss to his thin lips. "Cassian Jennings, you’re mine now. I forbid you to think about any other woman."

"Amelia, this is wrong," Cassian said, a headache forming. He lifted her off of him and set her down on the adjacent seat.

Tears welled in Amelia Avery’s eyes. She knelt stubbornly on the seat and demanded coldly, "Cassian Jennings, don’t tell me you’re going to deny this again!"

"That’s not what I was thinking."

"Then what *are* you thinking?" ’Is he going to tell me to forget it again?’

Cassian sighed. "Amelia, in my eyes, you’re just like a little sister to me."

"So, you just slept with your ’little sister’?"

"Amelia..." Cassian was shocked and angered by her blunt words.

"Cassian Jennings, I never knew you had such a fetish. Don’t worry, I won’t force you to take responsibility for me. But until I give up on you, I won’t allow you to be with any other woman!" ’If Cassian wasn’t with her willingly, she would never force him. But even if she didn’t force him, she would never, ever allow another woman to be by his side.’

"I can promise you that until you give up on me, there will be no other women. But... I’m getting married tomorrow."

"You’re still getting married? Then what was the point of promising me that?"

"I can refrain from touching any woman." ’He couldn’t deny it. He craved Amelia’s body; he was completely unable to resist it.’

’That was an undeniable fact.’

Hearing this, Amelia raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face. Her eyes were bloodshot as she screamed, "Bastard! Cassian Jennings, you bastard! What do you take me for?! One of your fuck buddies? Or am I so pathetic I should be your mistress?"

"I..." Amelia’s words left Cassian completely speechless. He had no idea how to explain himself.

"Cassian Jennings, you’ll regret this! I’ll make you regret this!" Amelia threw her clothes on, wrenched open the car door, and ran out, sobbing.

’No matter how low she sank, she, Amelia Avery, would never stoop to being his mistress.’