Chapter 23 HE KISSED HER

Chapter 23: He Kissed Her

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“No!” Astrid quickly responded, “I didn’t hide from you, Mr. Smith!”

Lies!

She was hiding from him!

But...

“What’s the matter with your voice?” How hoarse was her voice?

“I have a sore throat.” Astrid lowered her eyes and refused to say more.

“Are you afraid of me?”

Astrid’s eyelids twitched, but she didn’t refute Marcus, standing beside her bed, raised his eyebrows slowly at the menu, and felt even unhappier.

Suddenly, he leaned forward. Astrid saw in a horrified trance as he propped an arm on the mattress beside her and suddenly narrowed the distance between them.

His other hand reached out to Astrid, and when she subconsciously shrunk backward, Marcus said in a calm voice, “Don’t move.”