Chapter 3He Caught the Light

Just as Larry was about to break down the door, Jason scooped me up. He carried me out the back, weaving through a maze of clothing racks, and settled me into his car.

Inside, my heart was still pounding a frantic rhythm against my ribs. I couldn't stop the hiccuping sobs.

Jason’s expression was grim. “What are you crying for? Because you couldn’t sleep with me?”

I nodded furiously, clinging to him like a limpet, silently counting the seconds as my survival time slowly crawled back up. Jason stared out the window, his expression cold and distant, lost in his own thoughts.

The car glided into a gated community of sprawling villas.

“Get out.” Jason’s voice was sharp.

“Aren’t you coming?”

“I have work to do.”

That was absolutely not an option.

The System screamed in my head. 【HOST, KISS HIM UNTIL YOU CAN’T KISS ANYMORE!!! I DON’T WANT TO DIE!】

I cautiously leaned closer. “Can I… can I kiss you?”

Jason stared at my tear-dampened lashes for a long moment before his fingers closed around my chin, tilting my face up. He allowed my desperate kiss, his lips cool against mine. The rough pads of his fingers traced the line of my neck, sending an indescribable shiver through me.

It felt so good.

Suddenly, a sharp rap on the car window shattered the moment. My eyes flew open to see Larry’s face pressed against the glass. I let out a shriek, my heart nearly stopping in my chest.

“You absolute moro—”

【Host, maintain your green tea persona.】

I slapped a hand over my mouth and scrambled down, hiding myself beneath his legs and looking up at him with pleading eyes.

Thankfully, Larry couldn’t see clearly into the car. He kept knocking, his voice tight. “Buddy, do me a favor.”

Jason glanced down at me, then pressed my head lower. “Good girl. A little lower, and he won’t see you.”

From this… compromising position, the minty scent of him was even more intense.

The window lowered a crack.

“What is it?” Jason’s voice was coolly indifferent.

“Ava ran off.”

Jason’s eyebrow twitched, his expression unreadable. “Oh. Well, she’s certainly… playing with fire.”

Larry lit a cigarette, his frustration palpable. “Help me out. Some guy carried her out the back door. I remember you had men stationed back there; they must have seen something. Find out who he is. I’m going to make sure he can never have children again.”

A jolt of panic went through me, and I accidentally knocked my head against… a certain part of him.

Jason let out a soft hiss, his eyes narrowing as he looked down at me. “Well now, do you want to make sure I can’t have children either?”

I clamped my mouth shut, not daring to make a sound.

Larry, however, squinted through the crack, trying to get a better look. He froze. “Who’s the girl? She looks… flexible.”

“Someone new. She’s a biter.”

Larry pressed closer, practically trying to shove his head through the gap. “So young. Not going to introduce her to your friend?” He reached for the door handle.

The driver instantly hit the locks.

Jason smiled. “She’s shy. Easily scared. Next time, maybe.”

With that, under Larry’s suspicious gaze, Jason raised the window. He lifted my face and noticed my lipstick was smeared all over his trousers. He patiently wiped the smudges from my lips. “Now what are we going to do? Looks like your ex-fiancé is interested in you again.”

“Which means,” he added softly, “I’ll just have to hide you away.”