Ryan swallows and looks away before his body loses control.
Full of affection, Ryan says in a deep voice, "Lily, don’t tell me you don’t know. You think what I did for you these years was just a gesture of help? "
Lily feels his breath and blushes like a tomato. She answers helplessly, "Weren’t you just helping me?"
"Yes, I was." Ryan says immediately, with his eyes filled with lust. This is the first time that he shows his feeling for her in such a direct way.
He pauses and then continues, "But there is also another reason."
Lily turns completely speechless and doesn’t even know where to lay her gaze. They are so close to each other, and all that she can see is his immaculate and exquisite face.
Ryan shapes a short haircut like he did three years ago, which may make other people look mundane but matches him perfectly and stresses his unruliness.
Lily always believes in her heart that this man is everything but mundane. He is full of glowing charm which can make every materialistic girl want a piece of him.
Beyond his handsome look, Ryan owns money and power. This is enough to make a woman fall in love with him. However, the first encounter between them can almost be depicted as bizarre, which is also why she tends to forget how excellent a man he is.
Why a man like him will give away three years for nothing?
"You know I am a business man, and I never give things away for no reason." He opens up with a grin, "During these years, you know better than anyone else how I treated you. Lily, I don’t want anything else from you. But you can’t fall in love with no one but me."
Panicked at what he says, Lily doesn’t know how to respond. She knows Ryan treats her differently from other women, but seeing he confess like this, she is at a loss about what to do.
Ryan is a mature man in his thirties. When he decides to ask for something, he must have prepared himself well. Lily is like a little lamb, and he resorts to the gentlest yet most cruel way to get her, which is lurking around, waiting for her to become defenseless and then devouring her.
Ryan leans closer to Lily and asks, "Do you understand?"
He not only speaks out his heart but also forces her to say yes.
Lily is more panicked and says, "Ryan, don’t do this…"
Her eyelashes keep trembling, "I…I am just grateful for what you did for me. I never thought of anything else."
"You didn’t?" He grins again, "How do you know that for sure? I didn’t even touch you."
"But I…"
Before Lily can refute, Ryan looks down and puts his lips on hers. Though they have been home for a while, his lips still feel cold. He doesn’t do more aggressive things and just tentatively kisses her like this.
His unexpected action makes Lily go blank. Before she regains consciousness, Ryan already stands up.
"Do you find me kissing you disgusting?"
Lily clenches her fists, with his sound all over her head.
This is a natural instinct which has nothing to do with age.
"You know clearly what Adair needs, so just give it a little thought and stop pushing me away, okay?"
When Ryan decided to keep Lily around before, he was not sure of why. He only thought this woman was special, but special how, he didn’t know.
After three years, his feeling for her keeps mounting, and watching her turning more and more fascinating, he can’t restrain himself anymore.
"Ryan, you know I can’t give you the answer you want. Why did you do so much for me?" Lily says with sadness.
In front of a man like Ryan, any woman will surrender. But Lily just can’t. Though she likes him, it is definitely not love. There is a huge boundary and she knows she can’t act irresponsibly.
"I was married and have a kid. You can do so much better than me."
Ryan frowns and stops her, "During my life, I never care about how others think of me. I knows clearly what I want. You don’t need to think about other things. I just want you to treat me like a real man."
Staring at Ryan’s charming face, Lily can’t believe the man who pointed a gun at her three years ago and starred her nightmare would confess his love for her one day.
What’s more unimaginable is that she feels lost in such a vibe.
Ryan holds down his impulse and moves back a step in the attempt to make her more comfortable, "I won’t push you to make a decision. Take your time. I can wait."
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