Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband novel Chapter 255

This scene almost made Cornelia's heart jump out of her throat.

She instinctively ducked back, accidentally hitting her head on the car window behind her, blurring her vision with pain.

Cornelia held back the pain and looked at Marcus immediately. She was relieved that Marcus seemed to be asleep and completely unaware of what just happened.

Cornelia breathed a sigh of relief and gently patted her chest. Since Marcus didn't notice her dozing off on his shoulder, she decided to act as if nothing had happened.

As long as she didn't say anything, no one would know she had fallen asleep on his shoulder.

Just as Cornelia was trying to reassure herself, Marcus opened his eyes at some point. His gaze was fixed on her, which was a bit unsettling.

Cornelia stammered, "President Hartley, when did you wake up?"

He looked terrible. He watched her panicked state, she didn't even cry out when she bumped her head. He said, "Does it matter when I woke up?"

Cornelia knew by his cold tone and expression that he must have misunderstood her. He thought she leaned on him on purpose, that she had ulterior motives.

Cornelia felt there was no way she could explain herself. Nervously, she said, "President Hartley, I fell asleep and somehow ended up leaning on your shoulder. I didn't mean to fall asleep on you. I swear if I didn’t have any other thoughts about you."

Before she could finish, Marcus put a finger on her lips, "Try saying that one more time."

This intimate action made Cornelia stiffen in fear. She tried to back away, but the car door was closed behind her. She had nowhere to go.

Her face turned red, and she was on the verge of tears, "President Hartley."

He hadn't even done anything extreme yet he had managed to frighten his own wife to tears.

Cornelia sat there motionless. Marcus repeated, "I told you to move closer, didn't you hear me?"

His dominance forced Cornelia to move closer to him.

As she moved closer, he pulled her tightly into his arms. Her face pressed against his sturdy chest, she could hear his rhythmic heartbeat.

Cornelia panicked and began to struggle, "President Hartley, you can't do this!"

"What did I do wrong?" The gap in strength between men and women was evident. Marcus didn't let go, Cornelia struggled for a while, but was still held tightly in his arms.

Marcus didn't care. He squeezed the ointment onto his finger and gently applied it to her injury. The cool feeling of the ointment made Cornelia instantly feel the pain in her head lessen significantly.