Chapter 213

“Mr.

Walsh, this is far too precious for me to accept.

”

“It’s a present for my girlfriend, and hopefully soon-to-be fiancée.

Please, keep it.

” Domenic opened her clenched hand and laid the necklace in her palm, his seriousness only deepening her sadness.

Clutching the necklace tightly, Lindsey looked up into Domenic’s caring eyes with tears forming in her own.

“Mr.

Walsh, I’m sorry.

I can’t be your girlfriend or your fiancée, so I shouldn’t take this.

”

“Why? Didn’t we agree last night that…” Dominic’s brow creased with confusion.

She had ki*sed him with such fervor, so why was she rejecting him now?

Lindsey, usually fearless, found herself unable to confess her history to Dominic.

She hung her head, scrambling for an explanation.

“About last night…

I just wanted to show my gratitude for your support earlier.

”

Dominic’s gaze turned stormy and detached.

“Are you saying you ki*sed me just to say thanks, not because you have feelings for me?”

“That’s right.

”

“And if some other guy had helped you out, would you have thanked him the same way?” He scrutinized her eyes, trying to decipher her thoughts.

Lindsey was at a loss for words.

Tired of this discussion, she simply presented the diamond necklace to him.

Her eyes earnestly sought his.

“Mr.

Walsh, please don’t linger on me.

You deserve someone better.

This… This deserves to belong to someone else.

”

The glow of the red diamond, once a token of affection, now seemed mockingly out of place.

Dominic’s expression darkened.

He seized Lindsey’s wrists and pinned her against the sink.

His breath was icy, his normally composed eyes flickered with unrest, yet he maintained a rigid control.

His gaze drifted to Lindsey’s now pale lips, and he leaned in to ki*s her.

But she turned away abruptly.

Stray wet hairs clung to her face, her lips firmly shut.

Her refusal to ki*s him was unmistakable, not hidden in the slightest.

A rough laugh escaped him as he released her wrists and straightened up.

“Lindsey, I’ve got a business trip abroad.

I won’t be back for a while,” Dominic announced, his voice devoid of warmth.

Lindsey froze for a second when she heard Domenic was going abroad for work.

She blurted out, “When?”

“I’m leaving now.

” Domenic emerged from the bathroom, grabbed a black coat from the closet, and slipped into it.

That was when Lindsey noticed he was all dressed up, as if he’d waited for her to get back just to hand her the necklace before he left.

“And this necklace.

.

She glanced down at the red diamond necklace in her grasp.