Breaking Mr. Cold (Giselle and Donovan) novel Chapter 285

Seeing Donovan stubbornly dig in his heels and willfully deaf to her hints, Giselle shut off her hair dryer after her hair was half-dried.

"Don't you understand what 'leave' means?" she spat, "Or do you want me to call the cops on you for trespassing?"

Her hostility didn't seem to faze him at all. He simply treated it as her throwing a tantrum. "Move into my place today," he said in a low, steady voice.

"You're insane!" Giselle snapped. Then, she realized something ironic.

After enduring hell itself, her mind had stayed clear, yet the man before her seemed to have lost his completely. There was something disturbingly unhinged in the way he looked at her.

Still, Donovan patiently tried to persuade her to move into his villa. To him, the place had everything—a bunch of housekeepers, chauffeurs, and bodyguards.

It was also a secure neighborhood, which made it the safest place for someone who had just gone through a kidnapping. The only way he could breathe easy again was if she lived under his watch.

"I'm marrying Gideon," Giselle told him plainly, without any trace of spite. "We're filing the paperwork next week and settling down for good. I have zero interest in rehashing the past with you, so do us both a favor. Control yourself and stop these childish games."

Hearing that, Donovan remained eerily calm and unnervingly still. "I won't let you marry him," he said. His voice was quiet, but absolute, as if the matter had already been decided.

Giselle let out a cold laugh. "And who do you think you are?"

"These past months without you, every minute was torture. I admit it. I love you and need you back," he said.

"Everything you ever schemed to get from me—marriage, money, affection, my body, my heart—name it, it's yours. You had the strength to return alive, and I have the power to give you everything."

Hearing his confession for the first time and seeing the raw emotions on his face, Giselle felt a sudden warmth spread through her chest. Her heartbeat raced uncontrollably, and for a fleeting moment, her thoughts scattered…

But when Donovan leaned in again, intent on claiming her lips, she snapped back to reality. She shoved him away, disgust flashing in her eyes.

"Donovan, do you seriously think agreeing to marry me is some kind of reward?" She sneered, leaning against the wall. "I can get what you're offering from any man, especially Gideon. He outclasses you in every way, so give me one good reason I should settle for you."