Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 683

Early the next morning, as soon as the bedroom door swung open, James was already there waiting. He stood tall in the hallway, still wearing an apron, a breakfast tray balanced in one hand. His eyes were careful, almost hopeful.

“I made breakfast. There’s pumpkin oat soup, those corn sushi rolls you like, and sea salt pastries.”

Before he could say anything more, Emmy’s pale hand reached out from behind the door, dragging a suitcase behind her. The smile on James’s face faded in an instant.

Emmy didn’t look at him. She pushed past, pulling the suitcase along, her face completely unreadable.

James reacted without thinking. He grabbed the handle of the suitcase, panic flickering in his eyes. “Emmy, what are you doing?”

She stopped and stared down at his hand. “Let go.”

“I’m not letting go.”

He held on tighter, his voice small and stubborn, almost childlike in his desperation.

Emmy finally looked up at him. Her almond-shaped eyes, usually warm, were now cold and sharp. “Let go.”

He didn’t move.

She tugged at the suitcase, but he wouldn’t budge. After a second’s pause, she leaned down and bit his hand, hard. James sucked in a sharp breath, pain etched across his face, but he still wouldn’t let go.

Emmy tasted blood in her mouth before she finally released him. Red bite marks bloomed on the back of his hand, tiny beads of blood forming along the edge.

Still, he refused to let go.

Emmy gave a humorless smile and simply let go of the handle herself. It didn’t matter. The suitcase was just filled with clothes and toiletries anyway.

Her face was still swollen. There was no way she could go back to Moonlight Bay and risk her mom seeing her like this. She owned a few places around the city, but none were really ready to live in. A hotel would have to do for now, at least until her face healed and she could face her family again.

She didn’t give James another glance as she headed for the entryway.

“Emmy!” His voice was raw.

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