Chapter 411: This candy will keep him sweet for a while

Edward Harper strolled toward her leisurely and took the towel from her hand, helping her dry her hair.

Her hair was thick and smooth, and water droplets fell from the tips onto his palm, the cold sensation transforming into heat the very next moment.

He mechanically dried her seaweed-like black hair, every strand seeming to come alive, drilling straight into his heart, where emotions lay tangled and unresolved.

"Clara..."

Even with her slow reactions, Clara Knox could hear the huskiness in his voice, laced with temptation and desire.

Memories from four years ago suddenly came rushing back to her—it was as if a flood of forbidden images overwhelmed her mind. Countless nights of passion surfaced, where he pressed her beneath him, calling her name over and over,

"Clara..."

"Clara, why aren't you crying?"

"Endure it, just one last time. After this, I won't bully you anymore."

"Clara, don't be shy; it's sweet."

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