Chapter 68
Chapter 68
A faint scent of cedar and tobacco drifted toward her.
It was so familiar it felt embedded in her bones.
Winter’s finger froze over the floor button. She barely had time to react before she stepped quickly out of the elevator.
But in the next second, Chris’s hand clamped firmly around her wrist.
“Where are you going?” His voice was low and rough.
Her expression turned cold. “What do you want now? If you’re here to sign the divorce papers, fine. If it’s anything else, leave p>
He didn’t let go. Instead, he pulled her back into the elevator and pressed the button for her floor.
The doors slid shut.
Winter struggled hard, and this time he didn’t tighten his grip. She jerked free and backed against the elevator wall.
She had never thought her floor was particularly high. But now she felt as though time itself was stretching with every floor they passed, making it seem as if they would never reach her destination.
The moment it reached her floor, he would surely follow her out.
Before William returned to the film set, he had arranged bodyguards for her in case Chris showed up again. She had no idea how Chris had managed to avoid them and enter the building.
Winter quickly pulled out her phone and dialed one of the bodyguards.
Before she could speak, a calm but urgent voice came through the line. “Ms. Scott, Chris brought several people with him. We’re handling it p>
It was exactly as she feared.
“Stay safe, ” she said as calmly as she could.
She hung up and gripped her phone tightly.
Chris’s eyes flicked to her call screen. The second name listed was Zac.
He let out a faint, humorless laugh, removed his glasses, and slipped them into his coat pocket.
When the elevator doors opened, Winter didn’t step out. Instead, she pressed the button for the lobby, sending the elevator back down.
She stayed inside, knowing that under the surveillance cameras, he wouldn’t dare do anything reckless.
She was wrong.
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Chris reached over and canceled the lobby button. With his other hand, he grabbed her wrist and yanked her into his chest, his eyes burning with a dark fury.
“Since when are you this close to Zac p>
“What are you implying?” Her face went pale with humiliation.
The meaning behind his question was obvious. Chris was clearly suspecting something between her
and Zac.
His gaze locked onto her reddened eyes. “Zac’s feelings aren’t something you get to play with. Stay away from him p>
Anger surged through her. She shoved him with all her strength.
“You think I’m using Zac to get back at you?
“Chris, are you insane p>
His back hit the elevator wall with a dull thud. He gritted his teeth and let out a muffled groan, cold sweat forming on his forehead.
For a split second, she remembered the night William had kicked him in the back. They had said he was injured.
She forced herself not to look at him.
The doors opened again. She stepped out and hit the close button.
As the doors slowly slid shut, her furious profile disappeared from view.
Chris leaned against the elevator wall and exhaled slowly. A faint smile curved at the corner of his mouth as something crossed his mind.
When Winter reached her apartment door, she was about to slip her phone into her bag when she realized the bag was not with her.
After dinner, she had gone to the restroom. Zac had picked up her bag, and when they left the restaurant, he must have forgotten to give it back.
Her work ID was inside.
She unlocked her door and opened her contacts to call him.
Soft footsteps sounded behind her.
Her hand froze mid–swipe. “Chris, we’re already p>
Before she could finish, a hand wearing a black glove reached around from behind her. A white handkerchief was pressed tightly over her mouth and nose.
A sharp, sweet chemical scent filled her lungs.
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