Selena did not pay attention and sat on Eric’s lap all of a sudden.

She was startled. Just as she was about to stand up, a pair of large hands wrapped around her waist from behind. Her body tingled all over as if an electric current passed through her.

Her face turned completely red in an instant.

“Eric, let me go!”

If he had not said that, she might just hit him, but he was still injured because of her.

If she hit him again, the wound might be bigger, and Eric would not let her go.

Eric leaned into the back of her neck. His warm fragrance instantly enveloped her, but he did not seem to be forcing her to do anything.

On the contrary, he sounded a bit relieved and tired.

He said in a deep voice, “I didn’t say this to frame him. He must have said bad things about me, right?”

Selena chuckled and endured the numbness behind her ears. She forced herself to escape from such seductive masculinity.

“You’re so petty. Zach didn’t say a single bad word about you and even praised you for