"I've been tolerating you since last night," Howard's sharp gaze shot a wolf-like coldness. He aggressively pinned the woman beneath him. "Stay by my side and think about other guys; do you know you're insulting me?"
"I... I didn't mean it that way. What I think has nothing to do with you. Where's the insult?" Jessica looked at the enraged man, perplexed, trying to push him away, but she couldn't budge an inch.
"What do you mean, 'nothing to do'?!" Howard's eyebrow twitched. He reached out and caressed Jessica's face. A moment ago, it was a gentle stroke, but the next second, he squeezed tightly. "Do you dare say it again?"
Jessica shivered and whispered, "No... we agreed that we wouldn't cling to each other, that we wouldn't hold each other responsible."
"Damn it," Howard said. He lea
