A Touch of Sweetness novel (Finnick and Vivian) novel Chapter 3322

Megan was taken aback momentarily when she heard that. She drooped her head. The feeling that accompanied the wind now was that of loneliness.

She gazed sidelong at Jake's profile. “Are you in such a hurry?”

The brevity of this one night could not make up for the countless days in which they were apart. But he had work commitments, and she had previously maligned him...

Megan bit her lip, unwilling to indulge herself in any more willful utterances.

“Yeah. It's probably going to be like this for the rest of the month. Lots of stuff that needed to be attended to in the company recently.”

Jake drove them to a stop by a beach. He turned to regard the low-spirited Megan while the sound of the waves reverberated in his ears.

“You're obviously busy; yet, you tried to make time to come and see me. The way I misconstrued your intentions must have been hurtful.”

Megan opened the door and alighted alongside Jake. They walked in stride while the headlights behind cast off the darkness and shone the path ahead for them.

Jake held onto Megan's freezing hand and thrust it into his pocket. Beneath his curling long lashes resided a pair of placid and loving eyes.

Megan had never seen him this way, as he was always domineering and obstinate, eager to flaunt the control he wielded over her while being wholly unapologetic about it.

But as they walked along this dusky and secluded stretch of the shoreline, Jake showed that he had a more gentle and sensitive side to him.

“I'd say that it was not anger that I felt, but hurt. I was helpless and frustrated as I've never felt this misunderstood before.”

Until that point, Jake suddenly smiled. He looked to Megan beside him, and the warmth inside the palm of his hand felt as comforting as a hot towel laid upon her heart.

Apart from his slightly deplorable personality, everything else about the man before her was perfection manifested. Now that the better angels of his nature had revealed themselves, there was no way Megan would be able to resist his charms.

This, was an unwelcome development.