Chapter 1614

Over ten minutes later, Mason stopped his car outside Avery's place. It was 12:30 pm. The sun was shining just right, and it was lunch hour. But Avery and Mason had already eaten earlier. Avery unbuckled her seatbelt. As she tried opening the door to get out of the car, she realized that she couldn't open the door at all. She turned around. Looking at Mason, wide-eyed, she said, "Mr. Stone, the car door is still locked." Upon hearing her address him as "Mr. Stone", Mason lifted his right hand and placed it on the nape of her neck. He had been wanting to touch her since the time she'd turned to look at him during the drive. Over all these years, he had rarely felt like this or had an urge like this with anyone. When Mason put his hand on the back of her neck and pulled her toward him out of the blue, Avery lifted her head to look at him. As they looked into one another's eyes, she noticed that the look in Mason's eyes was gentler than before. He said, "Avery, I regret s