Adina stared at him at a loss. Then, she spoke again, “I‘m a married woman. I can‘t be yours. Please
raise another request. I just want to see your face.”
“I don‘t mind that you‘re a married woman. You can be my lover.”
Terry pressed his lips against her earlobe and spoke softly.
Adina‘s entire body shuddered. The local people were very open–minded. Without any legal restraints ,
married women could submit to other powerful men, and it was a common phenomenon.
However, Adina regarded such a culture with disdain.
Yet, Terry had proposed that she be his lover.
He could not possibly be Duke!
The man she loved could not possibly be so shameless.
Adina quickly took a step back. “I‘m sorry. I don‘t want to see your face anymore.”
Before she retreated, Terry grabbed her waist again. “Do you think I‘m a panda in a zoo that you can
come and see whenever you want?”
Terry exerted some force and pulled Adina into his arms.
He smelled her familiar scent, which made his heart flutter. He was losing control of his mind in Adina‘s
presence.
His hand slipped from Adina‘s back to her hip…
Adina‘s face turned cold. She attempted to kick him, but he grabbed her ankle.
His hands were covered with injuries. His bruised fingers scraped her fair and delicate skin, and she
felt as if she had been struck by an electric current.
Adina was ashamed of her reaction.
She strived to break her ankle free from his grasp, but Terry grabbed her calf and she fell into his arms.
“Stay with me for a night and I‘ll promise you everything you want.”
The man‘s low and cold voice was heard once more. His desire for her intensified.
“Dream on!”
Adina struck the man‘s arm with the back of her hand. However, the man‘s arm was as hard as bronze
and iron. He showed no response to her attack.
She gritted her teeth and narrowed her eyes. She raised her hand and grabbed the edge of his golden
mask.
She pulled his mask off his face.
And was greeted by the sight of a scar that took up half of his face from the corner of his eye. It was
hideous and gruesome to behold.
The next moment, Adina was stupefied.
It was Duke!
His eyebrows, eyes, nose, lips, and so on and so forth had appeared in her dreams countless times.
“Duke…”
Adina touched his face with her trembling hand.
Meanwhile, Terry looked as cold as ice. He quickly grabbed the mask from her and wore it on his face.
The golden mask flashed with a bright light and hurt Adina‘s eyes.
Her eyes stung, and tears almost streamed down her cheeks.
“Do you know what happens if you take off my mask without my permission?” Terry said ruthlessly.
Adina could not stop herself from crying.
Duke had never spoken to her like this before. Why did he have to treat her this way? Why did he not
recognize her?
Why did he behave like a stranger toward her?
Her crystalline tears streamed down her face, dropping on the carpet…
Terry had turned icy cold, but when he noticed that Adina was crying, he panicked.
“W–Why are you crying?”
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