Chasing The Vengeful Villainous Heiress-Chapter 37: I don’t like seeing you all patched up

"What are you doing here?" Valerie asked, staring with a blank expression at Max who just entered the interrogation room in a police officer’s uniform.

"I already said I came to pick you up." He said, closing the door behind him but she couldn’t believe it, mostly thanks to the smirk on his lips.

’And if I refuse?’ she asked in her mind and her expression seemed to convey that question very well as Max frowned and said,

"There’ll be no other way to get you out of the station. I won’t let them." He threatened.

’Childish.’ she thought, slowly rolling where’s towards the other side of the room. ’Well, at least he’s not mad anymore.’

After the party, he still called like usual but she thought he might still be mad given that he had squeezed her hand quite hard and bruised it, and didn’t even ask to meet up during the week.

Her bruise...

Then, her eyes subconsciously went to his hands, and she remembered something. Her face almost heated up with a certain sensation so she turned her head away.

This was not the right time to daydream.

"Did you sneak in?" She asked him.

"I’d get arrested if I did." He said and sat opposite her, on the chair Dumitru had formerly sat on. "You’re free of charges, given you brought such solid evidence. I’m just here to serve as your driver."

"And they just let you without questions?" She asked in disbelief and he gave her a knowing smile. Of course, they didn’t.

What in the world did he say to the police officers that they let him wear their uniform and hand her over to him? Did they even know who he was? 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

She shook her head. He wasn’t going to tell her if she asked so she just decided to forget about it.

"Well, did you bring the keys along?" She asked, raising her cuffed hands. "These things aren’t exactly comfortable."

"I don’t know," he said, "You look pretty good with your hands cuffed. You look..." his eyes squinted in delight, brimming with interest. "...extra pleasing to the eyes."

Valerie silently shifted on her chair and turned her gaze away from him. This man... What was he doing by looking at her like that?

She had to change the topic.

"I’m waiting for my lawyer." She said and raised her head to see him leaning closer. It startled her for a moment and her heart skipped a beat, but then she blinked and asked, "What are you doing?"

Max had his eyes fixed on her patched face.

He caressed it gently and his thumb slid down to her lip. It was torn and a little bit swollen.

His displeasure was written on his face but there was nothing he could do about it.

"You’re one patient little one." He suddenly muttered and returned to his seat, crossing his legs. "I could’ve sworn you were trying to get revenge. Yet why does it seem like you’re the only one getting hurt?"

"It’s because I let them." Valerie answered causing his face to lightly twitch.

"I don’t like seeing you all ’patched up’. The only way I’ll be able to tolerate such a thing is if I’m the one responsible." He said and once again, Valerie recalled how she fantasied him strangling her.

She didn’t want to think about it but it was almost like she was slowly drowning in her desires while in front of this man.

Her eyes trailed down to his hands once more and she bit her already swollen lips.

"Why, isn’t that a naughty look?" She heard Max’s voice and snapped out of it, looking up at him.

Max stared at her with eyes of interest. And it made her wonder, at this moment when they were both alone in this interrogation room, did he desire her as much as she desired him? No, more importantly, did he want her as much as he hates her? Or was his hatred stronger?

"If I didn’t know any better, I’d have mistaken that look for an indication that you actually ’want me’." Max said with a cunning grin and she lazily raised her gaze to meet his. Well, he wasn’t wrong there. "Tell me, am I mistaken? Or do you truly want me?"

Valerie was silent.

A marriage that would last for as long as they lived. A marriage decided on because of the benefits. A marriage that she never expected. A marriage with the one who occupied more than half of her heart, but she never had the heart to confess to. This marriage...

This sort of marriage was not a normal one, but in this not so normal marriage, she felt there was one thing that was quite normal. It was the desire to consummate.

It might not be the same for Max but for her... Her lips curled up a bit and she licked the corner of her lips, rather seductively. She wouldn’t mind indulging in a bit of thrill with her handsome husband.

Max couldn’t believe what he just saw. Did Valerie just lick her lips? As in, act sensual?

But before he could actual act on her action, the door opened and Freddy walked in, diverting both their attention from one another as they turned their gaze to the door.

"Oh, uh. Sorry, I’m late." Freddy immediately apologized and Max turned his gaze back to Valerie, only to see her putting on her cold and indifferent expression once again.

Or was that just his imagination? He couldn’t really understand what he saw since he never pictured Valerie as such a person but if she really did that then...

"Hurry up and get the officer to get this handcuffs off me." Valerie said to Freddy and turned dhis gaze to Max, wondering if he wasn’t the officer with the keys. "Go."

"Ah, yes." He rushed out of there to get the keys and she turned her gaze to Max.

"I believe it’s time to leave." She said and got up but he stayed silent, thinking.

He was still trying to make light of what he just saw. She knew that was what he was pondering on but she was not going to make it easy for him and admit what she did.

"Is something wrong?" She asked and he raised his gaze to scan her face carefully.

’My thoughts must be playing tricks on me.’ he thought and shook his head. "None." He answered and got up. "Come, I want to take you somewhere once your hands are free."

"While wearing that?" She asked, referring to his uniform and he grinned.

"Would you have me walk around naked? I can do that, if you want." He said and her eyes twitched. This guy was crazy. He could just change back into what he wore before wearing the uniform. Why did he have to make things weird?

She shook her head, defeated.

"Forget it." She said and he opened the door for her.

"After you." She eyed him, wondering what he was planning this time.