Chapter 3 Her First Kiss

"Where is she, Selena?" Ethan urged as they entered the empty hotel room. They had already searched every corner of the place, yet they still saw no sign of Sylvia.

"I don't know." Selena sniffled, glancing from side to side. Throwing her shaky hands up in the air, she furrowed her eyebrows.

"Do you think she escaped?"

"How about let's go to the balcony and have a look?"

"If it wasn't for me, Sylvia wouldn't have..."

Selena took a shaky breath. "Now that the director is unconscious and she's gone, what am I going to do?"

Ethan clasped her shoulder, pulling her close to him. "We'll find her, okay? You won't be involved in this matter."

"What if she didn't mean to do it? You have to promise me that if we find her, we'll protect her okay? We'll keep her safe."

Ethan slowly nodded. "Okay."

Upon hearing their conversation, Selena became even more panicked. It was as if her entire body had been thrown into the ice cellar with the amount of chills running down her spine.

She wasn't the one who had done it. Selena was wholly responsible for the crime!

But now Selena placed the crime on her head.

Ethan was supposed to be Sylvia's fiance, but after her Cathy's intervention, he became Selena's.

Ethan loved Selena deeply, so there was no way he would believe Sylvia was innocent.

He and Selena came back to the room to erase her fingerprints.

The coldness in her heart settled, and Sylvia felt as if she had been enclosed under her very own coffin.

Everything in her life had once belonged to her, yet now, it was all taken by Selena.

Was she really meant to live as a scapegoat? To rot in the cell all her life?

Sylvia clenched her fists. It was Selena who had hurt the director, not her, so she wasn't going to take the blame. And she was going to make sure that they all paid for their mistakes.

No one would dare frame her because she wasn't going to let them. She wasn't going to be that scared girl who would let herself be threatened by the Qiao family any longer.

Joey, Selena, Cathy, and even Lucas had absolutely no right to interfere in her and her mother's life. There was no way she was going to take this all in.

Now that she was given a second shot, she would let them all taste the price of betrayal.

Shaking her head, the fire in her eyes had been extinguished as she turned to the man right in front of her.

If they couldn't find her in that room, then they would certain turn this hotel upside down just to search for her.

They would certainly leave nothing unchecked.

This hotel was wholly owned by the Li family. Ethan, being their youngest and most favored son, would certainly try his best to search every room here unless the room belonged to someone more powerful and influential.

There was no way she was returning without an actual alibi.

And the man beside her was her best choice.

The decision might have been insane, but she had nothing to lose. This man was her only chance out of this.

Sylvia had a pair of round cat-like eyes. Whenever she gazed at someone, it would make him feel as if he was the only one in her eyes. It was perfect for capturing anyone's attention, and it was even more perfect for seducing the man in front of her.

Clutching her upper arms, she gazed up at him innocently. "It hurts."

Hearing her coquettish groan, his smile widened even further.

There was something about this woman that interested him.

Just now, he had heard everything from the room next door. If he had heard it right, then the woman in front of him was the Sylvia they were talking about. Moreover, she was even suspected to have hurt the director. He wasn't dense. It was obvious that the woman was using him as some sort of alibi.

'She's bold, ' he thought, impressed by her confidence.

Loosening his hold on her chin, he took two steps back and sat on the wide bed. With his hands pressed on the edges, he leaned back and waited for her to make the next step.

Being stared by this man felt surreal. Even her heart seemed to think so as it raced in her chest. Her heartbeat was so loud that she could swear the entire hotel could hear it.

What the hell was she going to do? One look at this man, and it felt as if she had reverted to her schoolgirl self.

Shaking herself from her reverie, she held herself together. The first thing she should do was get out of their suspect list.

After a long while, she finally stood up and walked briskly towards him. As he stared up at her, she let her fingers trace the outline of his forehead while her thumb grazed across his plump lips.

"Mr. Zhan, will you do me a favor?" Her soft and charming voice echoed across the room, and she leaned in closer. They were so close that their lips were almost millimeters apart.

She flashed a seductive smile, which made his heart skip a beat.

She turned from a frightened rabbit to a siren.

He liked it.

"Oh? How can I help you?" He smirked.

"Well..." Stunned by his sudden forwardness, she found herself at a loss for words. The pine fragrance entered her nose, and her entire mind had gone haywire.

He wrapped his arms around her slender waist and pulled her even closer. Her warm skin rubbed against his cold body, sending ripples of pleasure through both of them.

'Oh my God!

Is he putting some kind of spell on me?' she thought, swooning at the sight of his dark eyes.

'How could one man be so fucking seductive?'

If she hadn't been worried about getting caught, then she might have been more appreciative of the hunk right in front of her.

"What are you thinking about?" Ryan asked in a soft voice.

He lowered his head, looking like a lazy leopard who had just woken from his slumber.

In a daze, Sylvia murmured, "If it weren't for the wrong place and time, I would..."

"What would you do?" he asked.

Sylvia didn't seem to be in her right mind as she answered, "I would make you mine." Ryan flashed a wide grin as he pulled her into his arms.

The close contact made her shiver as her gaze fell on his soft pale lips.

She closed her eyes and approached him, her lips pressed against his.

Sylvia stiffened.

'Am I actually kissing him?'

she thought, feeling as if the entire thing had been a dream.

The soft touch of her lips left him stunned. He could only stare at her to see what she would do next.

However, after waiting for a long time, she still had her lips pressed against his.

'Doesn't she know what to do next?'

Although he was confused, he didn't say another word.

'My first kiss!'

Now, being with the man of her dreams, she found that she couldn't really describe her mood. This was amazing, yet, it had also left her hungry for more. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she deepened the kiss.

At this point, she might as well wing it.

Her reaction was definitely within his expectations as he pushed her deeper against his lower waist.

After sharing a deep kiss, their breathing had lost its stability. Even Sylvia had to rely on his hold to avoid falling back on the floor. Her first kiss was definitely one for the books.

When she finally pulled away, she could only stare at him with glazed eyes. Her lips were parted and her cheeks were flushed. It would take a fool to take his eyes off her.

Seeing such a beautiful woman in front of him, his eyes darkened almost completely. Without another word, he hurried his head into her neck, breathing in the sweet scent. His lips brushed against her collarbone, and she shivered under this hold.

"Aren't you seductive?" he murmured, gnashing his teeth.

Ryan looked like a predator snatching up his prey.

Sylvia groaned and wriggled under his touch.

It seemed that the romantic air between them had finally reached its breaking point as both of them waited for their next move.