Marrying His Nemesis: Kicking My Scumbag Fiancé Away!-Chapter 48: Clutching His Shirt Tight with Both Hands

Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Clutching His Shirt Tight with Both Hands

Seraphina Thorne instinctively tightened her grip on the clothes in her arms.

"Where did you get the room card?"

Realizing that Seraphina wasn’t asleep as Felicity Shaw had claimed, Adrian Chamberlain was a bit surprised.

Felicity Shaw, you fool, dare to play games with me?

With a swift turn, Adrian Chamberlain locked the door, tossed his coat onto the sofa, and tugged at his tie.

"No need to be nervous, I just want to talk to you properly."

"There’s nothing to talk about between us." Seraphina raised her hand toward the door, "Get out!"

His gaze swept over Seraphina’s bathrobe-clad body, landing on her freshly bathed and increasingly alluring face. Adrian Chamberlain’s Adam’s apple bobbed.

"Seraphina, after all the time we’ve spent together, why be so heartless?"

As he spoke, he approached Seraphina.

Buzz——

The phone on the table suddenly rang.

Seraphina turned, wanting to grab the phone.

Adrian Chamberlain charged over, snatching the phone before she could.

Seeing the words "Husband A" on the screen, guessing it was a call from Ethan Sterling, Adrian Chamberlain’s eyes instantly clouded with hostility.

"Husband?! It’s only been a few days, and you’re already calling him husband?"

"I call him whatever I like, it’s none of your business!" Seraphina reached out her right hand, "Give me back the phone!"

Adrian Chamberlain clenched the phone tightly, eyebrows furrowed.

"Did you and Ethan Sterling... sleep together?"

"We’re not as vile as you and Felicity Shaw!"

Seraphina reached out her right hand, attempting to snatch back the phone.

Adrian Chamberlain raised his hand, dodging her grasp, chuckling instead of getting angry.

"In the end, are you still jealous?"

Jealous?

Seraphina was momentarily stunned, then amused by him.

"Adrian Chamberlain, who do you think you are? Let me tell you, whether it’s with Felicity Shaw or the mayor’s daughter, I don’t care at all."

Coldly staring at the man in front of her, Seraphina looked disdainful.

"Right now, you... mean nothing to me."

"You like Ethan Sterling?"

"He’s more handsome than you, richer than you, treats me better than you. Why wouldn’t I like a man like him?"

"I don’t believe it!" Adrian Chamberlain sharply interrupted her, roaring with anger, "You’re lying, you must be lying. I know... you’re different from them; my Seraphina is different from other women!"

The man in front of her clearly had a few shades of hysteria.

Seraphina sensed the danger emanating from him and stopped trying to snatch the phone.

She sidestepped him, running past Adrian Chamberlain.

Grabbing her coat, she rushed toward the door.

"Seraphina!"

Adrian Chamberlain pursued her, catching her and pinning her against the door before she could open it.

"You were just talking out of anger; being with Ethan Sterling is just to spite me. You still like me, don’t you?!"

"Let go!"

Her arm ached from his grip, and Seraphina raised both hands to push him away.

"I’m not lying; Ethan Sterling is indeed better than you, and I do like him!"

Turning around, she grabbed the door handle, trying to open it.

The door was locked and didn’t open.

Seraphina tried to unlock the door, but Adrian Chamberlain had already lunged, grabbing her arm and hurling her back into the room.

Seraphina staggered back a few steps, crashing heavily onto the carpet outside the bathroom.

"Seraphina!" Adrian Chamberlain rushed over, holding her arm, "I didn’t mean it, did that hurt?"

Seraphina forcibly pulled away, "Don’t touch me with your filthy hands!"

Adrian Chamberlain stepped back, nearly stumbling.

He stared at Seraphina tightly clutching her bathrobe, looking at him with nothing but disgust.

Recalling how intimate she had been with Ethan Sterling before, jealousy and anger instantly consumed Adrian Chamberlain’s sanity.

"All these years, you never once kissed me, why did you kiss him?"

He rushed forward, pushing Seraphina, who had just sat up, back to the ground.

"You don’t like me touching you, but you like Ethan Sterling touching you, is that it?"

Watching him rip off his tie, Seraphina frantically scrambled up and dashed into the bathroom.

Before she could shut the door tightly, Adrian Chamberlain had already burst in, forcing the door open.

Seraphina retreated a few steps, falling into a corner of the bathroom.

"Not letting me touch you—today—I’m damn well going to touch you!"

Adrian Chamberlain pounced like a wild animal, pinning her down, lips diving for hers. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Seraphina dodged frantically, struggling against him.

Overpowered by his strength, escape was impossible.

Adrian Chamberlain couldn’t kiss her, so he started tugging at her bathrobe.

The man’s boozy breath, sticky wet lips pressing against her skin, and those clammy hands that made one’s skin crawl...

Seraphina felt as though she was back in high school, on that thunderous evening.

"Let go, don’t touch me... let go..."

She struggled desperately, but waves of dizziness engulfed her.

The sleeping pills Felicity Shaw secretly added to the mineral water had started to take effect.

Her vision blurred, and Seraphina’s struggles grew weaker.

Bang!

The locked room door was kicked open.

Before Adrian Chamberlain could rip off her last piece of clothing, Ethan Sterling charged into the bathroom.

He pulled Adrian Chamberlain off her, swinging a fist and smashing it into Adrian Chamberlain’s face.

Adrian Chamberlain staggered, bumping into the sink, blood gushing from his nose.

Taking a step forward, Ethan Sterling grabbed his arm and swung with another punch.

This punch was delivered with full force.

Adrian Chamberlain flew out, landing on the bathroom floor outside.

Ethan Sterling chased him out, pummeling and kicking him.

Adrian Chamberlain had no power to retaliate, crawling away in a pitiful escape.

Ethan Sterling’s peripheral vision caught sight of the glass ashtray on the table; he snatched it and swung it.

"President Sterling!" Sean Hale rushed into the guest room, saw the scene unfold, and hurriedly darted over, grabbing his arm to pull him away, "Calm down!"

"Get lost!" Ethan Sterling cursed, "Today I’m going to kill him!"

"President Sterling!" Sean Hale clung to him tightly, "If you kill him, you’ll be held criminally responsible too!"

"Screw off!" Ethan Sterling ranted like a madman, shoving him aside, and kicking the bloodied Adrian Chamberlain to the ground, "Even if I face jail time, I’m damn well going to kill him!"

Sean Hale yelled anxiously, "What about Miss Thorne?!"

Hearing the name "Seraphina," Ethan Sterling froze, his hand clutching the ashtray stuck in mid-air.

He turned to face the bathroom.

In a corner of the bathroom, Seraphina clung tightly to her rewrapped bathrobe, curled into a small ball, shaking uncontrollably like a fallen leaf in the autumn breeze.

Ethan Sterling clenched his teeth, swung his arm fiercely, and slammed the ashtray onto Adrian Chamberlain before storming into the bathroom.

He peeled off his coat and wrapped it around her, feeling her instinctive resistance at his touch.

"Let go of me... don’t touch me... let go..."

Despite her attempts to claw and hit him...

Ethan Sterling gently adjusted her coat, lifting her face into his hands.

"It’s me... Seraphina, it’s Ethan, Ethan Sterling, your husband... don’t you recognize me? Take a good look..."

Raising her face, Seraphina struggled to blink her heavy eyelids, finally recognizing the familiar face.

Her lips trembled, and she launched herself forward, clutching his shirt tightly.

"Why... why did you take so long to come?!"

Holding her tightly, Ethan Sterling felt his heart wrench.

"I’m sorry... your husband came late... it’s alright, Seraphina, I’m here now, don’t be afraid... don’t be afraid..."