Chapter 296

“Mr. Blackwood, can you… let go of me?” Cassandra Taylor struggled a bit but couldn’t shake his grip. Her cheeks flushed as she spoke.

“Sweet Cassie, this is just me returning the favor,” Damien Blackwood replied with a smile that was both charming and deliberate. “You grabbed my hand first. If I don’t react, won’t you think I’m too cold? Then you’d never dare take the lead again.”

“I so would!” she shot back immediately, still blushing.

“So, what you’re saying is—even if I don’t respond, you’d still go for it, huh?” He leaned in, voice low, practically brushing her ear.

Cassandra took a deep breath, trying to keep her cool. “I meant I wouldn’t have grabbed your hand in the first place if I’d known. It was an accident, okay?”

Before she could react, Damien stepped in front of her, one big hand pressing gently on her shoulder, pinning her against the elevator wall.

His other arm came up beside her head, a perfect ‘kabedon’ executed with smooth prec