Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1718

Steve arched an eyebrow in disdain. He did not even blink, his tone dripping with mockery. "Go ahead. Call the police right now. Let us see who they arrest when they get here. Me, or you piece of trash."

As the two men faced off, Sylvia's agony only intensified in Steve's arms. The drug surged through her in violent waves, feeling like thousands of ants gnawing at her bones. She was completely delirious, running purely on instinct to find anything that could cool her down. Her scorching hands slipped out from under the heavy coat, grasping blindly until her fingertips brushed against the cool skin of Steve's neck.

To Sylvia, that tiny sliver of ice was a lifesaving antidote. Letting out a desperate, soft whimper, she instinctively pressed her burning cheek against it. Like an animal in heat, she nuzzled greedily into the crook of his neck. Her soft lips ghosted over his prominent Adam's apple.

Steve's entire body went rigidly stiff. A jolt of electricity shot from the spot she touched, rocketing straight to his brain. His arms tightened involuntarily around her back and knees, and his breathing instantly grew heavy and scorching hot. This damn woman was going to be the death of him.

The class president, completely oblivious to the intense undercurrent between them, assumed Steve was just bluffing. "You think I will not do it? Do not move. I am calling the cops right now!" Refusing to back down, the man pulled out his phone and started dialing.

Weighing the pros and cons, the class president gritted his teeth and stepped aside to clear a path. However, out of concern for Sylvia's safety, he threw out one final threat. "You had better actually be her boyfriend! When she wakes up tomorrow, I will confirm it with her personally. If you are not, you will be facing a lawsuit! We have a whole room of witnesses here ready to help Sylvia sue you!"

An ordinary man might have been intimidated by the threat of a joint lawsuit. But Steve merely shot the man a chillingly cold look, adjusted his grip on Sylvia, and strode confidently out of the booth.