No Divorce? The Billionaire's Love Chase! novel Chapter 477

A few minutes later, they were in the cramped front seat of the car.

York gripped Claudia’s hands, examining the cuts on her arms. His voice and his eyes were filled with undisguised pain. “You hurt yourself like this just to avoid causing trouble for Gideon. Why didn’t you come to me when you were in trouble?”

He challenged her, “In your heart, have I really lost all of your trust?”

Claudia forcefully pulled her hands away.

She reached for the door’s unlock button on the center console, but York easily blocked her.

A sweat broke out on her brow. “York, what in the world are you doing?”

His dark eyes were fixed on her expression. “First, I’m taking you to the hospital to get those cuts cleaned. Then, we’ll get the dress dry-cleaned, and I’ll go with you to return it to Hugh.”

Before Claudia could protest, he added, “Or, you can keep the dress, and I’ll go with you to give Hugh the thirty million.”

From the passenger seat, Claudia yelled in frustration, “York, you have no right to interfere in my private life! If you don’t stop, I’m calling the police!”

As she said it, she reached into her purse for her phone.

York’s long arm shot out and snatched it away.

Driven to her wit’s end, she lunged across the console into the driver’s seat, trying to grab the phone back.

In the struggle, York pushed her down, and she ended up straddling his lap. They were face to face, the position intimate and humiliating.

Claudia struggled to get up, but York’s arms held her fast.

Looking down at her, York’s Adam’s apple bobbed. “Claudia, I don’t want to fight with you. Just be good. I’ll take you to the hospital to treat your arm, and then we’ll go talk to Hugh and clear things up.”

Claudia held up her arm. “York, I hurt my own arm. It has nothing to do with you. And my business with Hugh is none of your concern.”

York’s eyes flickered. “This morning, I collapsed in the supermarket from stomach pain, and you could walk away without a second thought. But when you’re hurt, I can’t just ignore it.”

Claudia suddenly lowered her head and laughed.

Leaving him no room for negotiation, she pushed and fought with all her might.

In his urgency, York pressed her back against the steering wheel. His eyes, dark with a dangerous glint, fixed on her soft, red lips. “Claudia, you can only be mine!”

He leaned in to kiss her but stopped when he saw a pained expression cross her face.

He froze, carefully shifting her legs together and lifting her onto his lap as if she were a child. “Did that hurt your back?”

Claudia tried to pull away, but his arms tightened.

Her eyes reddened with frustration. “York, we’ve known each other since we were kids. You don’t love me, you don’t cherish me, but you won’t let me go, and you won’t let anyone else be good to me.”

She looked him straight in the eye. “How can you be so selfish? I truly regret ever knowing you, regret marrying you!”

“You’re cold and heartless,” she cursed. “You don’t deserve marriage. You don’t deserve a family. You deserve to die alone!”