Is Your Heart Really That Cold

Julian Sterling lowered his head and said by her ear, "We had so many beautiful days together. Don't you miss them even a little? You said we should separate, and just like that, we separated. Your heartlessness is painful."

Hearing Julian Sterling's deep voice sound by her ear, Claire Bennett's heart suddenly clenched tight.

She actually wasn't that heartless.

She was only forcing herself to suppress her emotions, forcing herself to cut ties with Julian Sterling. She hadn't expected him to appear in front of her again, move in across from her, and even help her secure H Company's investment.

Julian Sterling saw the emotions flicker in Claire Bennett's eyes.

He lowered his head and kissed her red lips.

Claire Bennett's pupils contracted as she looked at the handsome face magnified before her, clearly realizing that Julian Sterling was really kissing her.

His kiss was gentle and burning hot, the faint taste of alcohol spreading between their lips and tongues.

Claire Bennett had originally wanted to resist, but she steadily gave ground, completely unable to withstand it, and before she knew it, she had gone limp in his arms.

Julian Sterling cupped Claire Bennett's head and kissed her deeply, as if he wanted to make up for all the intimacy they had missed during this time. His kiss was passionate and domineering.

The room was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard. There was only their ragged breathing and the sound of lips and tongues entwining.

The temperature between them also gradually began to rise.

Claire Bennett's mind had already gone numb, and she could only follow Julian Sterling's rhythm.

A moment later, Julian Sterling released Claire Bennett. He looked at her with dark, heated eyes, then reached out, scooped her up, and walked toward the bedroom.

Originally, Julian Sterling had wanted to wait a little longer.

But when it came to Claire Bennett, he still couldn't hold back. He only wanted to be close to her, to knead her into his very bones and blood.

...

Late at night.

Claire Bennett lay on the bed with a blank expression, burying her face in the blanket.

Just now... she and Julian Sterling had actually...

She didn't know how it happened, but one minute they were kissing, and the next it had led all the way to the bed. What happened after that followed naturally.

They had slept together several times, and without any protection at all.

Claire Bennett wanted to slap herself hard. Hadn't they agreed to separate from each other?

But now they were still sleeping together. So what was this supposed to mean?

The sound of running water came from the bathroom. Julian Sterling was showering inside. At this moment, Claire Bennett had the urge to run out the door, but now that they lived across from each other, she would have to face this eventually.

She took a deep breath, planning to have a proper talk with Julian Sterling after he came out.

Ten minutes later, the bathroom door opened, and Julian Sterling walked out shrouded in steam. He wasn't wearing anything on top, and only had a bath towel wrapped around his lower body. A few droplets of water slid down his tight abs and disappeared into the towel.

Julian Sterling lived across the hall, and Claire Bennett didn't have any of his clothes here, so he could only come out like this.

Seeing such a feast for the eyes, Claire Bennett's face immediately flushed red.

Julian Sterling had a great body, and they had just done the most intimate thing possible, but she still didn't dare look too closely, keeping the shyness proper between a man and a woman.

He walked over to Claire Bennett, then lay down beside her and said gently, "Do you want me to carry you to take a shower?"

"No need." Claire Bennett hurriedly refused.

She felt they shouldn't be like this.

After hesitating for a moment and carefully choosing her words, Claire Bennett said, "Julian Sterling, we've already decided to separate. We shouldn't be doing this anymore."

Julian Sterling curled his lips into a light smile. "When I kissed you just now, you didn't refuse."

Hearing that, Claire Bennett lightly bit her lip.

Even though she said that, deep down, hadn't she also longed to be intimate with Julian Sterling?

So when he kissed her, she simply couldn't bring herself to push him away, which led to the current outcome.

Her eyes stung with bitterness. The truth was, she still liked Julian Sterling, but she could only guard her feelings and not let them show.

She hadn't wanted just this one moment of contact to make her collapse completely.

Seeing Claire Bennett rendered speechless, Julian Sterling felt even better.

He knew it. Claire Bennett still liked him. It was only because of too many other things that she had no choice but to give him up.

"Claire." Julian Sterling looked at Claire Bennett seriously. He kissed her on the cheek, then said, "Let's stop torturing each other. Let's get back together, okay?"

Claire Bennett's pupils contracted, and the hand under the blanket curled up tightly.

She lowered her eyes slightly and didn't speak for a long while.