Shattered Rose He Held On Tight novel Chapter 209

ttered Rose He Held On Tight

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She had never seen him look this defeated and frustrated before.

Claudia smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck. “It’s not too late.”

They had no shared past, but their future would outlast everyone else’s.

Sterling stared straight at her face.

Claudia quickly covered her mouth.

“No way. We’re in an open garden,” she whispered. “Someone could come by any second.”

Holding each other that close in front of everyone was already way out of line.

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But Sterling leaned in like a puppy and kept kissing the back of her hand. His voice was low and husky. “It’s fine. No one would dare come here.

“Claudia …” He said her name in that deep, magnetic tone that could melt anyone.

“I’m jealous, baby,” he murmured, eyes dark. “Kiss me, please? I’m so jealous. I hate them.”

Claudia’s scalp tingled.

Damn! What got into him?

A while later, faint wet sounds echoed through the garden.

Sterling chuckled and patted her back when she almost ran out of breath. His voice was full of satisfaction. “You taste sweet… like a strawberry cupcake.”

Claudia flushed hard and covered his mouth, mortified.

Then he grabbed her hand and kissed it again.

She stared hopelessly at the flowers, wondering how she ever thought men deserved sympathy.

Meanwhile, a young girl carrying her favorite board games suddenly froze mid–step. She’d been on her way to hang out with her future sister–in–law, but now…

The board games slipped from her hands and clattered to the ground. Without even picking them up, she spread her arms wide like a mama hen protecting her chicks, blocking the excited group of siblings behind her.

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“Wait! I just remembered–Claudia said she went to the bamboo garden to rest. We shouldn’t bother her.”

“What? Really? But didn’t Sterling just bring her food? She walked toward the garden.”

“You guys

Her tone left no room for argument. The others, though curious, reluctantly gave up the chance to cozy up to the future lady of the Romeros.

don’t get it,” the girl said firmly. “Trust me, let’s not go. We can play games anytime.”

After all, without a leader, none of them dared go near those two.

If they had known earlier, maybe they would’ve stood up for Sterling back then–who knows, maybe their family would be the favored one now.

The group walked away with clear reluctance.

The girl at the back resisted the urge to turn around, though every nerve in her body screamed to look again.

Oh my God. What did I just see?

Her cheeks burned red just remembering the glimpse she caught through the flowers.

Damn! The tension between those two was off the charts!

It was just a kiss–nothing more—but that one second she saw was hotter than any midnight

webcomic.

Was it their faces? Was that why it felt so intense?

She covered her face.

Sterling really looked like he was going to devour Claudia.

While the little lovebirds were busy shocking an innocent girl in the garden, Donovan finally made his announcement about Waylon’s family.

Just as Sterling predicted, Donovan personally handed over a portion of his assets to Waylon and Freddie.

Everyone in the Romero family had a different expression.

Jackson and Dahlia’s smiles were frozen–they had spent the whole day buttering up Donovan,

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