Danielle sounded fierce but in a cute, almost playful way. There was even a hint of that obsessive edge.

Ross chuckled, pulled Danielle off his body, and wrapped his arms around her. “So Dr. Shelly, you’re into bondage play, huh?”

Teased like that, Danielle felt her cheeks warm up, but she kept up her tough act. “Quit dodging. Tell me, why’d you stay at the hotel for over an hour before leaving?”

Ross explained gently, “The person in charge of a project Jean Group’s trying to land is staying there. I went to talk business with him.”

Danielle pressed on, “And what about you and Emma? She’s definitely back for you. How do you plan to repay that huge debt of hers?”

“I’ve been compensating her materially ever since what happened to her,” Ross said. “Danielle, I’m not that kind of person. She saved me, and I feel guilty. But guilt won’t make me give myself to her in return.”

Because of his family, Ross had been cold by nature since he was a kid. He’d even been diagnosed with emotional detachment as a child.

“Later, when Janice came back from the countryside to take care of him, she gave him love. With treatment and his desire to find Shermaine, things got better.

That old story was tied to Ross fighting in illegal boxing matches when he was in college abroad.

When he was young, he seemed gentle and calm, but deep down, there was a wild streak that hated being controlled.

Now, as he’d gotten older, he’d learned to rein in his claws.

He was like Joshua. When they were young, they’d played around with all sorts of things, never staying out of trouble.

Back then, Ross’d gone to a bar with friends and accidentally crossed a local thug.

What was even more cliché, the thug had a girl he liked, but she liked Ross, so the thug came after him.

That night, he’d taken on over 20 guys from the thug’s gang alone. The thug held a grudge and plotted to have him chased down.

Emma had taken a hit for him in that incident. That was when her legs got ruined.

Ross went on, “I can give her the best material life, but when it comes to feelings, I won’t spare her a single bit, I’m just that cold.”

He was the complete opposite of Danielle.

Danielle was warm, gentle, and had slowly made herself right at home in his world, no holds barred.

As a doctor, she had the warmest heart for loving the world.

She was just as lovely as Shermaine and worth protecting.

He loved her deeply.

Danielle adored this two-faced side of him.

Even though she was a doctor, she could be pretty selfish, especially when it came to Ross. She gave him her love and wouldn’t let him spare a single thought for any other woman.

In that way, they really were perfect for each other.

Danielle thought, ‘If only Emma’s legs could be cured, that would be even better. If only Shermaine were here.‘

In return, she wanted all of his. She

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The thought of Shermaine made Danielle miss her a lot.

Back then, Shermaine had never told anyone she was pregnant. If she had, her and Joshua’s elders would have been up in arms.

“Ross, you did the right thing,” Danielle said, catching the clean scent on him. She kissed him. “You’re not cold at all. You don’t have to be gentle with me–

world, I’ll do that for both of us.”

Even though Shermaine wasn’t around, Danielle still wanted

They kissed on the couch wildly and lingeringly.

Ross‘ passion showed itself fully with her.

They hadn’t been intimate in a long time and now it was

The room was warm with heating.

find a good orthopedic doctor to check Emma’s legs to see if they could be cured

Ross‘ body had already reacted to her when Danielle had been toying with his Adam’s apple earlier.

His coat fell to the floor. Ross pulled off his tie and whispered in her ear, “Dr. Shelly, you wanted to play bondage, didn’t you?”

He put the tie in Danielle’s hand. “Here’s your chance.”