Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
Cornell’s face instantly darkened upon seeing this. He fixed his gaze on Audrey’s face, and his eyes turned red.
Caught off guard, Audrey lost her balance and tumbled backward. But then, Darryl caught her waist in time.
“Bitch, what the…” Darryl uttered subconsciously. He typically had no reservations about his words or actions and did as he pleased.
But he was tongue-tied right now. He had made out with countless women in the past. But now, only one thought raced through his mind.
Oh, shit! How could this woman have such a slender waist… And why did it feel so damn good?
Darryl’s gaze zeroed in on Audrey’s captivating face before him. Her eyes were bright, and her lips were irresistibly tempting. Words failed to do justice to her beauty, which transcended all descriptions.
“Damn it!” Darryl couldn’t help but curse vehemently in his heart.
How on earth could someone be this stunning? It was as if this woman had descended from the heavens and embodied every fantasy he’d ever imagined.
But before he could dwell on that thought any longer, Darryl was suddenly jolted by a searing pain.
Thud! While Audrey might not be as strong as Darryl, she possessed formidable self-defense skills. While Darryl was seemingly in a trance, she drove her knee forcefully into his lower abdomen. Then, without mercy, she stomped on his feet.
“What the hell! Damn it!” Darryl exclaimed in agony. His once-handsome face was contorted in pain. He desperately shielded his lower region, only to spring up on one leg, holding the injured foot in his arms.
Audrey glared at Darryl and bellowed, “You jerk!” She was furious, but her intensity seemed to be softened by the tender timbre of her voice, almost as if they were engaged in a flirtatious exchange.
Audrey turned to leave when she was met with a piercing gaze. The intensity in Cornell’s eyes bore down on her, nearly overwhelming her.
Her heart raced, and she left in a hurry.
When Darryl tried to catch up with Audrey, Cornell’s powerful hand bore down on him.
The door swung open once more and slammed shut with a resounding bang.
Darryl felt as though his shoulders were being crushed, and the pain was almost unbearable. A moment later, his legs gave way. He sank against the back of a chair, clutching at the faint sensation of Audrey’s touch in his palm…
After a moment’s thought, something clicked in Darryl’s memory. What an audacious woman Audrey was! How dare she call him a jerk! A man as handsome as him hardly suffered from a lack of female attention.
To think she regarded him as a ruffian? How ridiculous!
Outside the restaurant’s entrance, as soon as she settled into her car, Audrey dialed Erick’s number to inform him she was on her way back.
“Audrey!” Cornell’s quivering voice suddenly reached her ears.
Coincidentally, it happened at the exact moment Erick picked up her call.
Audrey didn’t quite catch Cornell’s voice clearly, but she turned back with bewilderment. She had lost part of her memory due to the car accident and didn’t remember Cornell. To her, Cornell was just the aggressive man beside Darryl she had met in the restaurant.
Standing from a distance, Cornell possessed a strikingly handsome face and an imposing stature. His narrow waist coupled with broad shoulders only added to his allure, making him undeniably attractive in anyone’s eyes. Audrey must admit, he was handsome.
Audrey had always considered Erick the most handsome man in the world.
But when she saw Cornell, she couldn’t deny that he had a different kind of appeal in her eyes.
“What’s the matter, Audrey?” Erick worriedly asked as there was no response from the other end of the line.
Audrey shook herself out of her momentary trance and replied, “It’s nothing. I just wanted to let you know I’m heading back. You don’t need to come pick me up.”
“Alright. Be safe. Text me when you get home.”
“I will,” Audrey assured him. After ending the call, she got into her car and instructed the driver, “Please take me to… Ah!”
A sudden, powerful jolt rocked her.
Before she knew it, Audrey was yanked out of her car and found herself falling into Cornell’s embrace.
“Hey!” the driver exclaimed in alarm. He tried to intervene and help Audrey. But seeing the imposing figure before him, fear silenced him.
Matteo witnessed the scene from another car and quickly approached, explaining the situation to the driver and leaving his business card before sending the driver away.
Meanwhile, Cornell acted brusquely and dragged Audrey out of the car.
Then, he picked her up and settled her onto the seat of his car.
Cornell’s grip on Audrey’s arm was so tight it felt like he might tear her apart. Unable to overpower him, Audrey thought of a way to defend herself and retaliated by kicking him.
“Are you out of your mind? This is kidnapping…”
Before Audrey could finish her sentence, Cornell seized her ankle and pulled her forward. He then forced her knees against his chest and, in an abrupt and unexpected move, kissed her passionately.
He moved so fast that Audrey had no chance to react.
“You. You… Hmm. “Her protests were silenced by the intensity of the kiss.
Cornell pressed her down onto the seat. His large hand gripped her jaw firmly, controlling her lips and teeth so she wouldn’t be able to bite him.
Meanwhile, Audrey fought back with every ounce of strength and tried to push Cornell away. However, he was an unyielding force. He pinned her down like a mountain, leaving her gasping for breath.
In her desperation, Audrey resorted to pinching Cornell with her sharp nails, which made him bleed. But Cornell seemed impervious to the pain. He maintained his unrelenting hold on her slender form and refused to let her go.
Oddly, Audrey noticed that his body was trembling.
After their violent kiss, Cornell lowered his head to her neck, and his lips trailed a path of kisses across her delicate skin.
Then, she heard him murmur, “Audrey, you’re finally back…”
His words left Audrey gasping, overwhelmed by a strong sense of familiarity.
As he continued to kiss her neck with fervor, she even felt the wetness of Cornell’s tears against her skin.
Audrey was baffled. Who the hell was this man?
Matteo had just entered the car when he saw Cornell pinning Audrey down and kissing her with unbridled intensity. The shocking scene prompted him to quickly raise the partition between the front and rear compartments to give them privacy.
Just before the partition closed, Cornell ordered, “Step on it.”
Matteo could see Cornell’s veins on his temples. Without asking for a destination, he stepped on the accelerator and headed to the Serenity Villas as fast as he could.
Meanwhile, Audrey remained in a daze, her gaze fixed on Cornell. Her eyes held a mixture of shock, revulsion, and bewilderment, and there was not a hint of joy or surprise.
The more Audrey stared at Cornell, the fiercer Cornell’s intensity seemed to grow.
Audrey felt a surge of fear as his hungry eyes bore into her. Her gaze darted around, desperately searching for anything to use as a means of defense. In desperation, she shouted, “You maniac! I don’t care if you’re good-looking or not. What you’re doing is against the law. If my brother finds out, he’ll make sure you regret it!”
Sadly for her, her protests merely fell on deaf ears. Cornell had no patience for such nonsense, and her threat made little sense to him.
For him, it had been a torturous five years without Audrey…
A simple kiss couldn’t show how much longing he had felt during while she was away.
With this thought in mind, Cornell instinctively reached out and cupped the back of Audrey’s head. Once more, his thin lips pressed onto hers with a fervent intensity…
Audrey seethed with anger. Although she had given birth to Janey, she couldn’t recall what it was like to kiss a man passionately.
She remembered feeling close to her husband, Kabir, but their intimacy had been limited to holding hands. There had been no passionate kisses or any other fervent encounters. Hence, she felt that Cornell was taking advantage of her, which was unacceptable.
Furious and anxious, Audrey didn’t hesitate and sank her teeth into Cornell’s lips.
The metallic taste of blood flooded her mouth.
Cornell clamped down on her jaw, his thin lips now stained with blood, which looked rather sexy. He narrowed his eyes and said in a cold voice, “You can bite me anywhere. Just not the lips, okay?”
With that said, he hoisted Audrey onto his shoulder and carried her into the villa. Yes, he carried her over his shoulder.
Audrey could tell that the man had an astounding physical strength.
Carrying a person on his shoulder seemed as effortless as picking up a chicken.
Desire burned in Cornell’s eyes. Kissing Audrey had done little to quench his thirst, particularly after five long years of solitary nights.
He longed for her, so much so that he wished he could merge her into his very being so that she would never leave him again.
The instant Cornell tossed her onto the bed, Audrey turned and hurled a lamp directly at his face.
Back in the car, she hadn’t been able to find anything useful.
Otherwise, she would have attacked him sooner. Go to hell, bastard!
The crystal lamp barely missed Cornell’s face, shattering against the wall with a resounding bang.
Fragments of the lamp scattered across the room, leaving Cornell’s otherwise handsome face marred by a bloody cut.
Unfazed by his injury, Audrey made a hasty attempt to flee. She was barefoot and seemingly oblivious to the broken glass strewn across the floor.