Chapter 39

Curiously, she accepted his word. Anna detected an incorruptible aura of inner strength about him, despite his status as a powerful billionaire who had become a multimillionaire before the age of thirty and with enough sexual appeal to attract any woman.

Perhaps that was something he'd gotten from his granddad. In her mind, maybe she was wishing that to be true. With his arm around her, she felt safe, and as his light, musky aroma filled the air, she felt an overwhelming need to open up to him. She had been her aunt's lone protector for nearly a year, and she felt the burden of that responsibility.

David bowed his head, his eyes meeting hers through his thick lashes. I am an excellent listener,” he argued.

How long are you going to keep harping on this? She sighed and informed him with her hands clasped.

“Twenty years ago, my aunt was expecting a baby from her lover. As they had done numerous times before, she was five months pregnant when they sailed into Jeju Island for their esc