Rural Belle & Three Heirs

Just as Grant was plotting his revenge, Chloe turned around and tugged at his sleeve, pouting. "Grantie, please let me go check on them..." Chloe's voice was filled with pleading and innocence, like a little kitten that had made a mistake.

Grant's gaze remained icy, trying to maintain his stern demeanor, but Chloe didn't give up and continued to act coyly.

"I'm good friends with Zara and Rena. You can't let me get a reputation for abandoning a friend in need, can you?" She gently tugged at his sleeve, her voice soft and sweet, like a feather gently brushing across his heart.

"Grantie..." Chloe called his name again, with a hint of a coquettish drawl in her voice, completely hitting Grant's soft spot.

Chloe's soft words made Grant feel as if his head was filled with fluffy cotton, his thoughts becoming hazy and indistinct. He felt a wave of helplessness wash over him, the sternness and coldness in his heart instantly diminishing. In his mind, the echo of her sweet, tender "Grantie" persisted.

If Chloe had chosen to confront him with stubborn defiance, Grant might have been able to harden his heart and grab her to teach her a good lesson. However, faced with a Chloe who was softly pleading with innocent eyes, Grant found himself completely ensnared in her gentle trap.

But with her acting all cute and pleading, Grant was completely at a loss. It was undeniable that he had a weak spot for Chloe's coquettish behavior.

Even though his heart had softened, Grant still had to put on a stern face. He looked at Chloe with a cold expression. "You want to go check on your friends? Fine. But you messed up, and you need to be punished."

Chloe's heart started racing at Grant's words. Punished? How?

This was his car, and they were both sitting in the back seat. Grant's driver was in the front. Surely, Grant wouldn't do anything to embarrass himself in front of his driver, right?

He's the president of the Martin Group. He wouldn't do anything to damage his reputation.

With that thought, Chloe's courage grew, she looked Grant in the eye and said, "So, how do you plan to punish me?"

Just as Chloe finished speaking, the driver pressed a button, and a partition slid down from the car's ceiling, separating the front and back seats.

The space in the back was now very private, and Chloe started to panic.

Grant, seeing Chloe's panic, smirked. He leaned in close to her.

He pointed to his cheek and said, "Kiss me. Keep kissing me until I'm satisfied, and I'll let you out. Otherwise, I'll have the driver speed away, and your friends' fate will be none of my concern."

Grant's shameless behavior completely crossed Chloe's bottom line. Since she was a child, she had been negotiating business deals with Nicholas and had never been blackmailed.

However, Grant seemed to have found her weak spot and always managed to manipulate her with precision.

"You..." Chloe was getting frustrated.

Seeing that Chloe wasn't giving in, Grant didn't mind. He crossed his arms and looked at her nonchalantly. "Alright, if you don't want to kiss me, that's fine.

Nicholas entrusted you to us, the Martin brothers, but he didn't entrust your friends to us. We're responsible for your safety, not theirs. Let them fend for themselves.

I've heard that fans can be pretty irrational. They might do some crazy things for their idols.

Like beating people up, disfiguring them. I think there was even a murder last month. Scary stuff..."

Grant knew exactly how to manipulate Chloe. He deliberately said those words to let her understand the seriousness of the situation.

Sure enough, under his alarming words, Chloe gave in.

She couldn't risk her friends' safety.

So, she looked at Grant's smug face and gave him a quick peck on the cheek, like a bird pecking at grain.

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Grant's lips curled into a slight smile.

But it had been days since he had a deep kiss from Chloe. There was no way he was going to be satisfied with just that.

He started to play dirty. "That's it?"noveldrama

"What else do you want? You said to kiss you." Chloe's face turned red as she awkwardly said the word "kiss."

Grant argued back. "Do you call that a kiss? Just a light touch... That doesn't count."

Seeing Grant's stern face, Chloe was flustered. "But I don't know how to kiss... Grant, don't be unreasonable..."

Worried about her friends, Chloe was on the verge of tears. Seeing her genuinely distressed, Grant decided to stop teasing her.

He lifted her chin and planted a firm kiss on her lips, like stamping a seal.

After a moment, he said, "Remember, that's a kiss..."

Chloe stared at him, stunned. She thought, Grant had kissed her, so he should let her go check on Zara and Rena now, right?

But the next second, Grant knocked on the partition, and the driver sped up, the car shooting forward like an arrow.

Chloe panicked. "Hey, didn't you say you'd let me out to save my friends? Why are we speeding up? Grantie, you're not keeping your word. I hate you. Let me out!" Seeing Chloe so anxious, Grant couldn't help but laugh. He pulled her into his arms.

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He whispered to her, "Your friends were taken by my people. I assure you, they're safe.

You don't need to worry about them."

Chloe didn't believe him and was about to say something when she received messages from Zara and Rena in their group chat.

Zara: [Guys, I'm safe. I'm in Liam's car right now.]

Rena: [Guys, my boss has taken me away.]

Seeing these messages, Chloe realized Grant had played her.

Hehad used her concern for her friends to make her kiss him.

He was just as bad as his brothers.

Snuggled in Grant's arms, Chloe looked at his smug face and felt a surge of anger.

He had bullied her, and she needed to find a way to make him pay, or he'd keep

playing with her.

With that thought, Chloe pulled away from Grant's embrace. She put on an innocent

and cute expression, gazing at him with deep affection.

As soon as Grant met her watery eyes, his heart skipped a beat.

"Grantie..."

Grant felt a shiver down his spine, sensing something was off.

"Can I kiss you?" she asked softly.