Chapter 712

With that, a dark, chilly smile curved his lips. Without warning, Gerald forced Alexa onto the bed, tearing apart her clothes. Her eyes went wide with shock, and she instinctively wrapped her arms around her body. "Gerald, what are you doing? Have you gone crazy?" Gerald gave a soft, mirthless snort. Her obvious refusal cut him like a knife. He laughed bitterly. "Yeah, Alexa. I guess I have gone crazy." Although he knew she had given her body and heart to someone else, he was still desperate to be close to her in this twisted benefactor arrangement, hoping it might make her love him. He was apparently fooling himself. She wanted no part of him now, not even physical contact. "Alexa, if I can't have your love, then at least I'll have your body." He let out a quiet sigh and gazed at her face, his gray-brown eyes revealing a trace of despair and conflict. Then, ignoring her frantic struggles, he took her by force. Having been without intimacy for so long, Alexa let out a muffled cr