Chapter 509



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The small corner was pitch black. A dim light pierced the area, revealing a man in a black suit pressing a woman half a head shorter than him against the wall. He was squeezing the woman’s cheek with one hand as he wrapped the other around her waist. It looked like he had her pinned there, but in reality, Nora was still a short distance from the wall. Justin had done this so that the wall behind her would not chill her….

The man’s large hands were scorching. The heat pierced her thin summer clothes and seemed to scald her skin at waist level.

Nora unconsciously wanted to push him away, but her lips had been sealed by him.

The man’s lips were like jelly, soft and cool to the touch. When they came in contact with Nora’s lips, they made her freeze in place.

Her eyes widened in surprise and she saw the man’s face in front of her.

His eyes were dark and bottomless, full of burning passion and affection. In the gloom, the beauty mark at the corner of his eye looked a little more seductive than usual.

Her sharp, defined bridge of the nose, as well as her skin that seemed poreless even at such close range, made Nora unable to put up any resistance.

The New York sky had always been dull and gray. It was as if even the moon, high in the sky, was hidden behind the clouds of shyness by them.

Thump… thump…

The violent thumping of the heartbeat reached Nora through her breasts, which were pressed against each other. At first, Nora thought the beat was her own, but suddenly she realized that it was actually Justin’s….

The heartbeat seemed to possess some kind of captivating charm, which made her stop the movement of her hands. Along with the man’s breathing, which was slightly heavier than usual, Nora’s cheeks gradually grew warmer.

She couldn’t help but swallow hard.

Then, she felt something cold on her forehead -the man had rested his forehead against hers. The sensation on her lips had disappeared. His voice was a little hoarse as he said, “Nora, I’ve missed you.”

Nora blinked. The man had already said that on the phone a moment ago, but when the words rang in her ears at that instant, she felt as if a small, thin electric current slowly passed through her ears all the way to her heart.

He swallowed saliva again.

The man, who seemed to have sensed her reaction, suddenly let out a chuckle.

Nora’s cheeks turned red. She was about to ask him what he was laughing about when the man sealed his lips again. But his kiss was not like the previous one. Instead, he tentatively parted their lips….

The man’s cool, clear breath, as well as the smell of vanilla, invaded her nose and mouth as if it wanted to take the air out of her lungs….

The man was dominant and devoted. He invaded and swept her territory greedily, as if he hated to leave even an inch of it untraveled….

The kiss ended.

Nora gasped. For the first time, she realized that kissing really took a lot of energy.

However, neither of them realized that at that moment there were two heads watching them from upstairs. One of them had a gloating look on its face while the other’s face showed its fury.

Two minutes ago.

An indignant Karl said, “My daughter married your nephew just like that?”.

Ian sat quietly in the wheelchair. “If not, what more do you want?”.

Karl paced back and forth. “There was no proposal, no asking for his parents’ hand, no nothing. Just like that they got married so hastily?”

“… Hah.” Karl squeezed his chest. “Can you put yourself in my shoes and think about it from another angle? Would you be willing to let a man kidnap your daughter like that?”

“No,” Ian replied.

“Wouldn’t you? So you…”

But before he could finish, Ian scoffed and said, “What I mean is that Justin had always slept in the guest room when he stayed with the Smiths! My daughter doesn’t care about him at all. She’s not like Tanya, who grew up with Joel as childhood sweethearts, and is deeply in love with him. She can’t stop them at all. Therefore, my daughter will not be easily kidnapped by anyone. I’m sorry, but I can’t imagine myself in her place at all.”

Karl: “…”

The man’s smug look was simply too annoying! If Ian wasn’t in a wheelchair and terribly weak, he probably would have gotten into a fist fight with him long ago!

The corners of his lips tightened. He was about to say something when they both suddenly heard a noise outside.

Karl and Ian were startled.

Then, as if he had realized something, Ian hurriedly pushed the wheelchair to the second floor window. Through the window, he could see downstairs. Justin was hugging and kissing his daughter….. Ian felt a twinge of pain in his chest.

He clutched his chest.

The situation before his eyes was no different than watching a pig steal the precious treasure he had worked so hard to protect all these years.

“Ha ha!”

Karl couldn’t help but laugh. His expression was the complete opposite of Ian’s. He pointed at Ian and said with a smile, “The way I see it, the Smiths are about to welcome double happiness! Say, do you want to marry your daughter off at Joel and Tanya’s wedding too? Anyway, Tanya and Nora are best friends, so I’m sure they won’t mind!”.

Ian: “!!!!”

He was furious. He looked behind him and suddenly saw a basin of water. He immediately grabbed it, thinking to pour it down!

However, his hands stopped in mid-air.

What if the water fell on Nora?

As soon as the thought formed, he could only put the basin of water back where it was. He was about to scream and separate the two below when Karl whispered, “I’d advise you not to say anything right now.”

Ian turned to him, his eyes red-rimmed. “It’s because she’s not your daughter, isn’t it?”

Karl smiled. “That’s exactly how I felt when Tanya married Joel. How I wish I could kill that brat…”

“Heh, do you think you’ll be able to kill any of the Smiths when you’re in the States?”

“I got Black Cat…forget it, we’re rambling. What I mean is, you can’t do that. Tanya and I just recognized each other, but isn’t that the case with you and Nora too? Think about it, has Nora ever called you dad?”.

Ian fell silent.

Karl continued. “Nora is much colder than Tanya in terms of personality. It’s much harder for someone like her to warm up to someone. It must be very awkward between the two of them, right? Think about it, if you accidentally caught her secretly kissing a man, wouldn’t things become even more awkward in the future?”

Ian: “…”.

Karl then said, “So, the only thing you can do now is pretend you didn’t see anything! Lest your daughter be even more estranged from you!”

Ian: “!!!”

When he thought about it carefully, What Karl said actually made a lot of sense!

Reluctantly and indignantly, he suppressed his anger and pushed the wheelchair back and forth a few times. Then, he walked over to the window and looked down again.

When he did, he discovered that the two were kissing again…. And this time, the pig’s hand was even starting to wander around!!!

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