Chapter 73

"I'm not flirting with you, Kristel!" he denied after he processed Kristel’s meaningful words. Kristel frowned. "Then let go of me now!" She struggled but to no avail. Galvin acted as if he was deaf by ignoring her pleas. Instead, he reminded her, "I've mentioned it already, Kristel. I only wanted to protect you, so stop misunderstanding my actions!" A brief silence ensued before Kristel's crisp laugh echoed in the bathroom lobby. Galvin knitted his brows, displeased seeing how she laughed like a lunatic. ‘Is she making fun of me?’ He thought. Upon staring at the woman before him, he swallowed hard to suppress the desire to punish her as his eyes traveled down to her sultry lips and smooth neck. For unknown reasons, a strange emotion swelled in his chest—a sense of desire that he wanted to lock Kristel somewhere no one could have a glimpse of her. "Kristel, what do you feel for Noah? Are you really in love with him?" Galvin tossed a ridiculous question out of the blue, and Kristel felt