Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 238

There was a sudden crash and Emmy’s cheeks went up in flames. Her eyes blinked and darted everywhere except at him.

He watched her squirm, his Adam’s apple shifting as he let out a low laugh. Then he reached out and gave her hot cheek a gentle squeeze.

“You’re like a ripe peach right now. Makes me want to take a bite.”

As he spoke, his fingers were already undoing a few of the buttons on her shirt.

Emmy clenched her teeth, face turned away in a desperate act of defiance.

A moment later, something cool touched her skin.

His fingertips were rough, calloused from years of training, but the way he rubbed the ointment into her bruise was surprisingly gentle.

There was a dull ache, sure, but a warm tingle spread through her whole body, making her tense up, her breath all out of rhythm.

“Hurt much?” His deep, husky voice rumbled from above her. “Just bear with it.”

As he spoke, James leaned in and blew softly across her bruise.

His warm breath danced over her skin. Emmy shivered, her voice barely a whisper, “O-okay, that’s enough…”

That soft, breathless sound was like a feather brushing right across James’s heart.

His eyes darkened, heat rising inside him.

His gaze shifted to her burning red ear—small, delicate, and somehow impossibly tempting.

Before he even knew what he was doing, he bent down and caught her earlobe gently between his lips.

Emmy’s eyes shot wide open. Instinct made her try to pull away.

But James’s big hand slid behind her neck, holding her still. His lips trailed from her ear down to her mouth.

This kiss was gentle—nothing like the wild ones before. It was full of care, sweet and comforting.

But even then, it was enough to make Emmy’s defenses crumble.

Her hands, braced behind her, lost all their strength. Her body melted, letting him guide her backward.

James wrapped an arm around her back, lowering her gently onto the hospital bed. His other hand was already finding its way to her waistband…

Knock knock.

Just as his fingers slipped under the edge, someone rapped on the door.

Dean’s voice called from outside, “Emmy? Are you in there?”

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