Page 231 of In Love with a Cruel Billionaire

She blinked at the title. None of her students in GAYL, the exclusive all-girls academy she used to teach English in, had called her that. Then, her students liked to call her Ms. Yay. The memory made her smile.

“Professor?” Her younger companion peered down at her face with a curious smile.

Her smile widened. “Sorry. I was just thinking about my older students. They...didn’t call me ‘Professor’.” As they fell into step, Mairi following the student, she explained, “They called me Ms. Yay.”

“Miss Yay?” He was a little incredulous and still bemused.

Mairi almost giggled at the younger man’s surprise. “It’s sort of an expression, and they thought it was funny.”

Following him into one of the smaller buildings on the campus, she continued, “Like how, when I’m happy, I’d say, ‘yay, me’. And then when something good happens for another person, I’d say, ‘yay, you’ and...” She stopped, realizing she had been babbling.

“Well, I guess it’s my turn to say ‘yay me’,” Leon said as he opened the door to the clinic for her.

“It is?” she stammered.

Leon nodded. “Mm hmm...”

She had a feeling she shouldn’t ask, but she asked anyway, “Because?” She had barely finished speaking when Leon suddenly took her hand.

Before she could even protest, he was already pulling her inside the clinic. Her eyes flew to where he was holding her, his grip firm, his fingers incredibly warm.

He stopped moving just as her gaze flew back to his face.

His extremely handsome face, which she only noticed now.

She looked around anxiously, nervous that there’d be someone else. But it was thankfully empty. “Please l-let go.” She tried tugging her hand away, not wanting to take any risks, but the grip on her hand didn’t change.

“Let me tell you first why I’m happy, Ms. Yay.” His husky voice made her even more nervous.

“Yay me...” Leon said, “because I met you.” He released her hand, slowly, almost reluctantly.

“Yay me...because I’ve found a woman I want and...” His lips curved in a mocking smile as he saw the gold band shining on her ring finger. “I don’t let anything stop me from taking what I want.”

Her jaw dropped.

Was this really happening,Mairi wondered dizzily.

In front of her, the younger man took a step away. “Until we meet again, Miss Yay.”

And then he was walking away, leaving her staring after him.

Did that just happen?

In front of her, Leon suddenly stopped, spun back, and before she could react, he stalked back towards her.

His lips touched hers.

Mairi froze.

When Leon pulled back, he was smiling wickedly. “Sorry, Ms. Yay. I just couldn’t resist.”

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