Chapter 230 Uncontrollable Heartbeat
Chapter 230 Uncontrollable Heartbeat
At that time, her mind wasn't clear, she was acting purely on instinct.
Later, because of the pain, she bit down hard on the man's shoulder.
After that, she didn't remember how it ended, how she put on her clothes, or how she ran out of the car in a confusion and panic..
It was chaotic.
Countless images gradually emerged from the confusion in her mind.
She didn't know what temperature the car's air conditioning was set to, but she wasn't cold anymore, even though her legs felt a bit chilly as Gabriel was unzipping her skirt.
In the darkness, their breaths intertwined, and the sound of their heartbeats echoed in their ears.
They were adults, in the car, in this confined space, where every heartbeat seemed out of control, as if announcing that nothing would stop.
Gabriel's hot hand gripped her waist, no longer separated by clothing.
Jessica locked eyes with him in the dark.
She lowered her head and kissed Gabriel, her hands tightly wrapped around his neck, holding him with a softness and courage she had never felt in her twenty-four years, embracing him, entwining with him, in an unprecedented intimacy.
But in a fleeting moment, Jessica suddenly remembered the excruciating pain from five years ago.
She paused on Gabriel's body.
"That..."
She murmured softly between their connected lips, with a bit of embarrassment and sudden hesitation. "Can we..."
"What?" Gabriel's hoarse voice was a stark contrast to his usual calm and restrained self.
Jessica suddenly pushed against his chest, pulling back a bit, her face flushed with heat, and said awkwardly, "Can we not do it in the car?"
Gabriel was confused.
She knew that calling a halt at this moment would really affect the mood of making love, but the memories of that night five years ago, though blurry, still cast a painful shadow over her.
It wasn't that she couldn't have sex with him..
At least, they could change the place.
"Wait, let's go somewhere else."
"At this moment, do you want me to wait?" Gabriel's voice was hoarse, his teeth clenched.
If he could wait, why would she have been so suddenly proactive in the car?
In his current state, he didn't seem capable of waiting.
Jessica paused, said nothing more, and wrapped her arms around his neck again, "Then let's do it here, it's okay."
Though she said it was okay, Gabriel could clearly feel her slight tension, no longer as proactive and relaxed as before.
He endured the pain, sighed, and his deep, sexy kiss fell on her earlobe as a form of comfort. "Let's go to my place."
Jessica felt a sense of relief, looked at him for a moment. "Can you hold on?"
"However long I hold on now, you owe me a hundredfold in return."
A hundredfold in return.
Jessica was awkward . Gabriel's kiss fell on her nose again, clearly struggling to control himself, but he still pulled her clothes up from her waist and draped his coat over her.
Then Jessica sat beside him, somewhat dazed, her hand always tightly held in his.
Wayne was summoned back by Gabriel's call, and when he returned, Wayne didn't dare look back, pretending to be invisible, and drove quickly to a hotel in the eastern part of Sunshine Bay City.
Wayne considerately parked the car in the hotel's underground parking lot, so that the two wouldn't be surrounded by people at the hotel's main entrance. After all, even wrapped in Gabriel's coat, Jessica still looked disheveled, and Gabriel, also disheveled from her actions, didn't look his usual composed self. Anyone seeing them would undoubtedly have thoughts.
Gabriel wouldn't let Jessica appear in front of others in such a state, regardless of what people might think.
Wayne didn't dare look back the entire time. He parked the car next to the elevator in the parking lot, opened the car door, and out of the corner of his eye, saw Jessica wrapped in Gabriel's coat as Gabriel led her into the elevator.
In the elevator, Jessica's mind was still on Gabriel's words about repaying him a hundredfold.
That hundredfold repayment wasn't the kind she was thinking of.
What used to be a large sum of money in her mind now made her legs feel weak.
She wanted to plead for mecy, saying, "Although this isn't my first time, I barely remember my first time, only the pain. I haven't had a boyfriend since giving birth to Danielle, so could you take it a bit easier? I have to shoot a scene tomorrow and need to conserve some energy."
But she swallowed her words, afraid of sounding too melodramatic..
After all, she was the one who initiated it today, and saying anything now would be pointless.
She sneaked a glance at Gabriel's face in the elevator, her heart pounding like a drum, fully aware that Gabriel wouldn't let her off tonight.
A sudden image of Gabriel without clothes flashed in her mind. She had seen him when he was severely injured at her house—his well-defined features, perfect physique, not an ounce too much or too little, everything about him was irresistibly attractive.
Not only had she seen him, but she had also touched him.
Gabriel was incredibly noble and handsome, exuding charm from head to toe. Every glance carried a deep, refined power, and his every move was a visual delight.
After all these years, and all she had been through—Eugene's moral decline, Stanley's shamelessness, Keegan's betrayal, the pain of that chaotic night five years ago, and the life-and-death moment of giving birth to Danielle.
Jessica thought she should have developed a psychological barrier against men.
But it seemed that ever since Gabriel appeared in her life, she had never felt the barriers she assumed she would have.
Instead, despite her clear-headed warnings to back off, she found herself falling deeper and deeper into him.
The elevator stopped, and neither of them spoke. Gabriel's strong arm led her out without hesitation.
As soon as they entered the room, before the lights were even on, Jessica felt a sudden dizziness sweep over her. Gabriel pressed her against the wall, much like how she had pinned him against the wall in the hotel before.
Their breaths intertwined, urgent and entangled, their kisses intense.
He was undressing.
Suit.
Tie.
One by one, the buttons of his shirt were undone.
Even in the dark, Jessica could see the fire in his eyes as he unbuttoned his shirt, burning her inch by inch.
She didn't know what about her could possibly attract him, nor did she understand her own allure.
But at this moment, he was incredibly tempting.
She leaned against the wall, motionless, until she felt a chill on her shoulder. As he kissed her, he hoarsely said, "You're blocking the card slot switch. Move a bit so I can turn on the light."
No wonder Jessica realized that the spot she was leaning against was indeed uncomfortable.
She didn't move, still standing there, even deliberately blocking the card slot switch to prevent him from turning on the light. She tightly gripped Gabriel's strong arm and softly said, "Don't turn on the light."
Gabriel buried his face in her neck, his hoarse, sexy laugh resonating. "Are you scared?"
