The IVF Secret That Shook a Dynasty novel Chapter 407

Her mind went blank as her body instinctively recoiled, her back pressing against the seat. His handsome face loomed closer without warning, and then his lips were on hers.

Vivica was stunned. Her beautiful eyes flew open, darting back and forth in a flutter of nerves and shyness.

“Joseph, you…”

She tried to speak, but he cut her off with a firm, low command. “Close your eyes.”

Vivica immediately did as she was told.

For such a stern and serious man, his lips were incredibly soft and gentle. The light touch felt electric, sending a shiver through her heart. This was their first real, passionate kiss in public—the brief pecks they shared before parting ways didn't count.

They weren't in a private, sealed-off space. They were in a busy commercial parking garage where someone could walk by at any moment. Vivica had always thought that a man like Joseph, so meticulous and reserved, would never do something so out of character.

But here he was.

The tender entanglement of their kiss made her heart pound like a drum. She had no idea where to put her hands, finally settling for gripping the front of his shirt, feeling the steady, strong beat of his heart beneath her fingers.

Before this, their kisses had always been a prelude to making love, a means to an end for conceiving a child. For him to kiss her now, so unexpectedly, sent her mind racing with wild thoughts.

*Oh no, he doesn't want to… right here in the car, does he?*

The thought instantly killed the mood. She turned her head slightly, a small act of resistance.

Joseph stopped immediately but didn’t pull away, their faces still inches apart. “Did I hurt you?” he asked, his voice a soft, lingering whisper.

Vivica’s eyes fluttered, looking moist and vulnerable. “No… I just… we’re out in the open. It doesn’t feel right.”

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