Watching Will clamber up from the ground and dash towards the car, Jessica laughed as she engaged the reverse gear, stepping on the accelerator.
Will lunged and missed as the car roared backward for two meters before neatly turning around to rejoin the path and then slowed down after dashing forward a few meters.
Sensing the car lacked power, Jessica pressed the gas pedal again, but instead of accelerating, the vehicle slowed down even more and finally, as if gasping for air, came to a stop.
Through the rearview mirror, as she watched Will catching up, Jessica stomped on the accelerator once more, only to find the car remained immobile.
After turning off the engine, Jessica tried to restart it and her gaze swept across the dashboard, only to see the fuel tank’s red light already on, infuriating her so much that she slammed her hands on the steering wheel.
Could it be, this guy is so broke he can’t afford gas?
Will ran over, grabbed the car door, and swung it open to sit in the passenger seat.
Looking at Jessica’s angry face from the driver’s seat, he glanced at the steering wheel with confusion and then smirked.
Great, the car is out of gas; does she plan to walk all the way back on such a long journey?
Seeing his smug expression, Jessica brusquely pushed the car door open and fished out her cellphone from her pocket.
Seeing her intent to call for help, Will muttered a curse, leapt from the car, braced an arm on the hood, vaulted over the vehicle, and snatched her phone in the process.
By the time Jessica turned her face towards him, Will had smoothly pocketed her phone into his suit’s inner pocket.
This guy, does he think he can get away with this?
Biting her back teeth in anger, Jessica clenched her fist and swung it at Will.
Having been away from the city for so long, if ’Duke’ found out how carelessly she acted, she’d definitely be in for a scolding...
Having had too much to drink, Jessica was almost sober now, but her body’s reactions had been sluggish for a while; her punch had only reached midway before Will caught it, and knowing his state wasn’t any better, he immediately counterattacked, using his advantage in height and weight to pin her against the car.
Jessica pushed him twice without success, extremely angry but helpless, she eventually gave up.
"What do you want exactly?"
He had called her out, competed in drinking with her, brought her to this remote place, and wouldn’t let her leave—what was this guy thinking?
"Do you have some sort of motive?"
She hadn’t figured it out, had she?
"I..." in the heat of the moment, Will blurted out, "I like you."
Jessica narrowed her eyes and then let out a light laugh.
"You like me? Bullshit!" She took a breath, studying Will’s face before her, a scrutinizing look in her blue eyes, "You must have some motive, is it... did ’Duke’ send you... mmm—"
In his anxiety, Will suddenly leaned in and kissed her.
Feeling his lips on hers, for a few seconds, Jessica’s mind went completely blank.
Then, she came to her senses and violently turned her head to avoid his kiss.
Will didn’t care; he continued kissing her, not minding whether it was on the lips or cheeks. She didn’t believe he liked her, so this should convince her, right?
Her face and neck were quickly wet from his kisses, and after several unsuccessful attempts to dodge, Jessica turned her face back to see him close up. She didn’t hesitate, opened her mouth, and bit down hard.