Chapter 173

It was a natural question for her to ask, but Cedric didn’t know how to answer.

What was the best possible response to that question?

No—before that, how was he supposed to interpret the fact that Harriet hadn’t avoided the kiss or run away? He had thought that what held her in place wasn’t Cedric Kailas himself, but the word revenge. But was that not the case after all?

His thoughts were tangled, and the words wouldn’t come easily. But if he just stood there like an idiot, that would surely hurt Harriet too.

“It wasn’t… part of a plan.”

Saying I did it because I like you felt too sudden. It might make him sound like the kind of man who kissed any woman he felt attracted to.

But he couldn’t just babble something foolish either.

He wanted to say something that wouldn’t humiliate Harriet and wouldn’t cause her…