Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 2531

Just as Adam was about to leap out of bed, Thalia immediately pulled him back down by the head, positioning him before her. "Guilty as sin?"

In that instant, he felt as if he had been wrongly imprisoned for ten years. He furrowed his brow, about to explain himself, only to catch a fleeting glint of mischief in Thalia's eyes.

A sigh of helplessness followed. "Stop messing with me, Thalia."

She obviously knew he was innocent, yet still insisted on teasing him.

Thalia, caught red-handed, still put on a convincingly indignant and aggrieved expression. "You're the one with another woman eyeing you, so how dare you tell me to stop messing with you?"

Adam's gaze darkened, considering how she had no intention of letting up. Without another word, he stopped trying to reason and shifted decisively, flipping her underneath him in one smooth movement.

His voice was low and rough as he locked his eyes onto hers. "You know there's no one else, so stop playing with fire."

Otherwise, he would have no choice but to prove it with actions…

Thalia looked up at the man who exuded the dangerous charm of a seasoned man and felt her heart flutter. Still, she refused to back down.

"Oh, resorting to brute force now just because you're losing the argument? How domineering… No wonder women are tempted."

Adam was so exasperated by her teasing that he gave up explaining altogether. Instead, he leaned in, determined to shut her up in the most effective way he knew.

Just as his lips were about to meet hers, Thalia pressed a hand firmly against his chest, stopping him in his tracks.

Gone was the deliberately provocative mischief from earlier. Her expression grew serious as she looked up at him and asked, "Aren't you curious who that person might be?"

Before he could answer, she raised a brow and tilted her chin toward the nightstand. "Remember who texted earlier?"

Following her cue, Adam instantly dismissed his playful demeanor. His expression tightened with sober clarity as he turned toward his phone.

He sat upright, brows furrowed, and argued, "No way."

That was that—nothing more.

Thalia had been with Adam for many years. Even though they had once been apart, she knew exactly what kind of man he was.

So, when she heard the approval and praise in his voice for that recipient, she didn't feel jealous. Instead, she picked up on the note of disappointment in his tone.

It was the kind of disappointment a mentor felt for their mentee.

She stopped teasing him and simply leaned in, gently wrapping her arms around his waist to comfort him.

"Oh, come on. It's not a big deal. We'll just have to resolve the matter. She took a wrong turn for a moment, and we'll just straighten her out. That's it."

As she spoke, she tilted her head and gave his cheek a soft kiss, then pretended to act all domineering. "Call me honey, and I'll promise to fix this for you."