Chapter 849

• Liza spun around quickly, only to find herself cornered as the man advanced toward her with a slow, deliberate pace. Each step he took felt like a silent challenge, leaving her with no room to retreat. Before she could react, she was backed against the wall, trapped in a narrow space.
• She lifted her gaze, meeting his intense light brown eyes. There was something unreadable in them—a mix of amusement and curiosity. The corners of his lips curled slightly into a knowing smirk as he leaned in just enough to make her heart race.
• Liza’s breath hitched. A wave of familiarity surged through her, unsettling and unexplainable. Instinctively, she lowered her head in an attempt to avoid his piercing gaze, but his warmth was impossible to ignore. It surrounded her, pulling her into the moment despite her best efforts to remain composed.