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Chapter 447
Chapter 447:
He ignored his own locked seatbelt entirely. He twisted his massive frame across the center console with startling speed, threw his left arm across June’s torso, and cupped the back of her head with his large hand, pressing her face securely into the crook of his neck to shield her from the airbag and any flying debris.
“Are you hurt?” Crawford demanded, his voice a harsh, low rumble against her ear.
June coughed and waved away the white smoke. “I’m fine. I’m okay p>
Crawford pulled back just far enough to examine her face. When he found no blood, the protective panic in his gray eyes vanished instantly, replaced by cold, homicidal fury.
He shoved the deflating airbag aside, kicked his passenger door open with enough force to stress the hinges, and stepped out onto the asphalt.
𝖡𝗲 𝗽𝖺r𝘁 𝗼𝘧 𝗼𝘶𝘳 𝗰𝗈mm𝘶ոi𝗍у 𝗼𝘯
Behind them, the massive black Maybach sat essentially undamaged, its reinforced steel bumper barely scratched.
The rear door opened. Cole stepped out.
He was wearing a razor-sharp black suit, his face a mask of terrifying calm, but his eyes were completely unhinged — the look of a man walking out of hell with nothing left to lose. His gaze was locked entirely on the silver sports car.
June pushed her own door open. Her legs were unsteady from the adrenaline, but the moment she saw the Maybach, her blood ran cold. When she saw Cole walking toward them, the shock of the crash evaporated completely, replaced by a wave of pure, visceral disgust.
Cole stopped three feet away. He didn’t glance at the destroyed rear of the million-dollar car. He didn’t look at Crawford. His eyes, burning with toxic jealousy, moved slowly over June’s disheveled hair and pale face.
“What is this?” Cole sneered, his voice thick with venom. “Did the bankruptcy crisis at Apex Bio resolve itself so quickly that you now have time to chauffeur other men during business hours p>
June straightened her spine and met his gaze with absolute, unbreakable ice.
“This has nothing to do with you, Mr. Compton,” she said, her voice cutting cleanly through the surrounding noise. “You just committed vehicular assault. You could have killed someone p>
The formal title — Mr. Compton — landed like a slap. It ignited the last fumes of his rationality.
He took a sudden aggressive step forward, using his height to loom over her.
“Nothing to do with me?” Cole hissed, dropping his voice to a lethal whisper. “You seem to have forgotten the prenup you signed. As long as this marriage exists on paper, you are required to maintain absolute fidelity p>
He finally shifted his eyes to Crawford, who was moving around the rear of the car, and his lips twisted into a cruel smile.
“You step out of his sports car first thing in the morning,” Cole said, raising his voice for the benefit of the gathering crowd. “Where exactly did you spend the night, June? Has your asking price dropped so low now that you don’t have my credit cards p>
The insult was vile and deliberate — a public attempt to shred her dignity on a crowded street.
June’s hands curled into fists. Her nails bit into her palms. A surge of violent anger rose through her chest — but before she could open her mouth, Crawford exploded.