Chapter 282. Desperate

CYNTHIA's P O V

‘‘I… I want that. I want to spend time with you, please…’’ I said, after hearing what he had just told me.

Yet, much to my disappointment, he shook his head. ‘‘No…’’

I had no choice but to seize that priceless opportunity because I knew that spending time together would one day pave the way for significantly more. ‘‘Please, I won't try to do anything...,’’

‘‘No… Since you first had the idea of seducing me, I've been asking you to quit flirting with me, but every time we're together, all you do is the complete opposite of everything I've asked you to stop doing. I get that you're used to people never saying no to you, but unfortunately, I'm not one of them…’’ Jake admonished me resolutely while looking me dead in the eyes with an icy expression.

‘‘That's because I know that you want it too, but you're desperately holding to this 'faithful to Tori' act, which is why I take matters into my own hands, so that you won't need to worry about feeling g