Arranging someone by her side made him feel at ease.
Joanna Lawrence was aware of his concerns as well.
So, she didn’t refuse his arrangements.
Moreover, she didn’t want him to worry either.
She nodded, "Alright, but since you’re assigning your bodyguards to me, what about you...?"
"Of course, I don’t just have those two bodyguards."
Knowing she was worried about him, Ashton Heath felt his heart warm, and a softness filled his deep eyes, "You don’t need to worry about me. Even for your sake, I’ll protect myself."
Looking into his eyes, Joanna couldn’t help but be captivated by the tender emotion they held.
Arriving at the film crew.
Joanna was kissed by Ashton Heath in the car for a while before being let out.
She had just gotten out of the car and hadn’t walked far when she heard footsteps approaching from behind, and as soon as she turned around, she was pulled into the arms of the person behind her.
Noticing the familiar scent, she looked up in confusion, "Ashton Heath, how come..."
Before she could finish, the man gripped her jaw and kissed her aggressively and domineeringly.
Her lips were still swollen.
She had just been kissed so fiercely her tongue had gone numb while being held in the car.
As the man kissed her intensely once again, she couldn’t help but clutch his shirt collar and stiffen her jaw, a soft moan escaping from between their lips.
Ashton Heath kissed her deeply and forcefully.
He pushed past her lips and teeth, entwining her soft tongue with his in a tumultuous embrace.
This kiss was even more intense than the one in the car.
Joanna struggled to withstand his advances, putting her hands on his chest, trying to push him away.
This was the entrance and exit for the film crew.
There could be people walking by at any time.
She didn’t want to be seen kissing a man here.
But the more she tried to push him away, the tighter his arm wrapped around her waist.
"Mmm, Ashton Heath..."
Joanna began to struggle.
What was wrong with this man?
Why, all of a sudden...?
She could feel that something was off with Ashton Heath at this moment.
This kiss was too strange.
But the more she tried to break free of his embrace, the tighter he held her.
He even bit her lip with a hint of a punishment.
Joanna flinched in pain and furrowed her brows, her heart racing with panic.
A sudden screeching noise came from behind them as a car braked hard.
The sound of the wheels grinding against the ground was sharp and fierce.
Joanna felt even more panicked, opening her eyes and forcefully pushing the seemingly out-of-control man in front of her.
She was getting a little angry, and in her urgency, she bit him hard on the lip.
Ashton Heath let out a muffled groan in pain, and his arm around her waist finally loosened a little.
Joanna immediately pushed him away.
She covered her burning lips with her hand, glaring angrily at the man with equally swollen lips, exasperated, "Ashton Heath, what are you doing? What’s wrong with you?"
The man didn’t say a word.
Instead, he walked over, pulling her into his arms again.
As Joanna began to struggle, he bit her ear and whispered domineeringly, "Don’t move, let me hold you for a little longer."
"Ashton Heath, you..."
Just as Joanna was about to ask what was wrong with him, she looked past him and saw Maddox Allenson standing not too far away. She froze, swallowing her words.
So she thought, that’s why he was acting so strangely.
It must be because...
He must have seen Maddox Allenson early on.