The sounds of a man’s ragged breathing and a woman’s breathy moans kept echoing in Charlotte’s ears. She was going crazy.
She tried everything she could think of to distract herself but the fire inside her refused to die down. If anything, it burned hotter.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She took Sean’s number off her block list, ready to call and start a fight. She had even prepared exactly what she was going to say to him.
To her surprise, his phone was turned off. The audacity of it made her blood boil.
Zoe had just deliberately provoked her, and she had blocked him in a fit of rage after hearing those sounds.
And now, of all times, he had the nerve to turn his phone off.
“Fine, Sean Jasper. You had better not regret it,” she fumed inwardly.
Seething, Charlotte climbed into bed and forced herself to try to sleep. But no matter how she tossed and turned, she couldn’t.
Three hours later, a black Cullinan stopped outside the villa.
Sean stepped out and strode up to the door, covering the distance in a few long steps before ringing the bell.
It was Petra who answered. Her expression froze in surprise when she saw him standing there.
From that reaction alone, Sean could tell she had no idea what had happened between him and Charlotte tonight. Which meant Charlotte hadn’t told her.
“Good. That would make things easier,” Sean thought.
“Mr. Jasper? What brings you here?” Petra asked.
“I came back to surprise Lottie,” he replied smoothly.
Petra didn’t think much of it and let him in.
“Is she asleep?” Sean asked as they walked inside.
“She should be.”
They stopped outside Charlotte’s bedroom door.
“That’s all for now. You can go rest,” Sean said quietly.
Petra nodded. “Alright, I’ll turn in.”
Sean knocked on Charlotte’s bedroom door.
Charlotte, who had been lying awake, immediately sat up. Thinking Petra needed something, she slid on her slippers and opened the door.
The sight of that strikingly handsome face froze her in place.
Then the anger she had just managed to suppress flared up again.
“Lottie, it’s me,” Sean said quickly, his tone urgent. “I came to apologize and explain.”
She gave a cold laugh and started to close the door. “I don’t need to hear it.”
Sean caught the door with his hand, speaking faster. “Lottie, listen to me. Nothing happened between me and Zoe.”
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Her eyes were icy, her voice colder still. “Leave. I don’t want to hear your excuses.”
He stepped sideways into the room, shutting the door behind him in one swift motion, he wrapped an arm around her waist, turned her, and pressed her back against the door.
“Lottie, don’t send me away.” His deep, husky voice carried a note of pleading. “I flew back just to apologize. You should at least hear me out before passing judgment. You can’t just sentence me to death right away.”
She let out another cold laugh. “Then talk.”
Sean got straight to the point, telling her everything from start to finish.
By the time he was done, her fury had cooled–though not completely.
“I came back just to apologize and explain,” he said.
Her lips curved into a frosty smile. “You may be spared the death sentence, but that doesn’t mean you’re walking away unpunished.”
His voice softened, his gaze warm with affection. “Alright. Tell me what you want me to do.”
