Talented Heiress: A Rose With Thorns

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The next morning, Nancy slowly opened her eyes and moved her sluggish body. She wasn’t fully awake yet when she suddenly felt a man’s hand around her waist. She was instantly jolted

awake.

When she saw that it was Jacob holding her, she first breathed a sigh of relief. But her relief was instantly shattered as her face drained of color.

How could this have happened? Nancy felt her body ache all over, and the events of the previous night slowly came back to her.

“Jacob, go easy on me…‘

As she recalled what had happened, Nancy’s face flushed red with shame. She wished she could find a hole to crawl into. She shouldn’t have agreed to go to the banquet with Stanley. Then, this wouldn’t have happened!

“Awake?”

Jacob had already woken up, but he stayed in bed, enjoying the warmth of her in his arms.

He instinctively reached out and stroked her head. His dark eyes filled with tenderness as he recalled the wild night they had shared.

“Does it still hurt?”

A blush crept across Nancy’s cheeks as she shot him a furious look.

Jacob was caught off guard by her glare. He glanced at her nervously, his eyes filled with sincerity. Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

“Nance, I’ll take responsibility for what happened last night-”

Before he could finish, she interrupted him coldly. “We both know this was an accident, so let’s not talk about it anymore.”

She didn’t want him to be with her because of what happened last night–out of a sense of responsibility.

“Nance…” He didn’t understand why she seemed even angrier than before.

She ignored him, picked up her clothes from the floor, and quickly put them on. With a bright smile on her face, she turned to him. Her next words were a cruel blow.

“Jacob, don’t worry. I’m not interested in older men like you.”

His dark eyes flashed dangerously at those words. The temperature in the room seemed to plummet.

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Nancy was a little scared, but she still mustered her courage and said, “We’re done. Let’s pretend we never met.

”

He was so furious that his temples throbbed, and he nearly ground his teeth to dust. Were all young women so irresponsible these days?

Having slept with him, she dismissed him due to his age. Then, she went a step further by pretending to be strangers.

Nancy could feel the fury radiating from Jacob. Though she didn’t quite understand, she instinctively chose to run.

“Let’s pretend we never met and cut all ties!” With those words, Nancy, despite the soreness in her body, ran out of the room.

Jacob instinctively got up to chase after her. But as he pulled back the covers, he realized he was completely naked. By the time he picked up his scattered clothes, she was already gone.

Fifteen minutes later, Jacob emerged from the room, fully dressed.

Jack was already waiting respectfully at the door. With Jacob radiating such a dark mood, he

couldn’t shake the feeling of dread

“Mr. Murray…”

Jacob’s handsome face was marred by a heavy, menacing bearing that made one’s blood run

cold.

“Find out who spiked the champagne last night.

Jack gave a respectful nod of assent. “Yes, Mr. Murray!”

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