Chapter 358

"What's wrong? Don't tell me you don’t agree. Are you unwilling to be my woman?" "No… it’s not that. I just think… it’s so sudden." "I don’t think it’s sudden at all. Come on, hurry up and take it off!" Serena Parker stared at him, utterly shocked, her face full of disbelief. "Take… off?" "If you’re not going to take off your clothes yourself, are you expecting me to do it for you? You’ve always liked me, haven’t you? Then prove it. If you’re willing tonight, I promise I’ll marry you! Even Clara Howard won’t matter to me anymore." Serena froze, completely blindsided. She hadn’t thought he was being serious. But with the words already out there, how could she backtrack now? She slowly slipped off her jacket, revealing the tank top underneath. "Nicholas, I think… maybe we should go outside, get a hotel or something. Staying here… makes me a bit uneasy." "Uneasy? What’s there to feel uneasy about? Didn’t you go to all those lengths before trying to catch my eye and get my attention? I did