bChapter /bb469 /b

Megan linked arms with Charlotte as she led her down the hallway to the room they would be staying in that night.

“Here you go, this one’s yours,” Megan said softly, almost sounding a little guilty.

bCharlotte /bnodded. “Thanks.”

Then Megan nced at Sean and pointed to a room diagonally across the hall. “Sean, yours is over there.”

Charlotte paused for a moment.

Megan had deliberately arranged for them to stay in separate rooms.

Her eyes dropped slightly, but she said nothing.

Sean’s gaze turned cold. He gave Megan a sidelong nce and said “No need to go through the trouble. I’ll stay in the same room with Lottie.”

Megan’sshes fluttered. She rushed to exin, “But Lottie’s room is a single. It’ll be btoo /bcramped for two.”

This cruise ship had over a hundred guest rooms, each fully equipped and luxuriously furnished. There was even a helipad on the deck. Inside, the ship had everything–private cinemas, bars, dance halls, card rooms, billiards, and a massive pool at the stern.

There was no way they were short on space. Megan’s little scheme couldn’t have been more obvious.

Charlotte didn’tment, but Sean wasn’t about to y along.

He walked straight into the room, looked around, and said, “It’s not cramped at all. A smaller space feels cozier, right, Lottie?

“Put the luggage there,” he added, motioning to the crew.

Along with Charlotte’s suitcase, Sean had his own bags ced inside too–clearly nning to stay for the night.

Truthfully, the room was far from small. It was a luxurious king–size suite, more thanfortable for two. But Sean intentionally called it “cozy,” just to make it clear he had no intention of being separated from her.

Charlotte nced up at him, amused. She smiled and said, “It’s fine, Megan. He can stay with me.”

A flicker of disappointment crossed Megan’s face, but she pressed her lips together and nodded. “Alright, then.”

“Miss Stone, thanks for walking us to our room,” Sean said with a smile.

And with that, he shut the door right in Megan’s face.

“Was that polite?” Charlotte let out a softugh.

“I mean, who does that to the host?” she thought.

Sean’s lips curved into a smirk. “I said thank you. Isn’t that polite enough?”

“Oh, incredibly polite,” she teased.

“Forget her,” Sean said as he pulled Charlotte into kiss you.”

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His voice dropped to a low, maic tone. “I’ve been wanting to

Before Charlotte could respond, his lips were already

on hers.

The kiss was slow and deep, their tongues entwined in a lingering breathless tangle.

Outside the doorb, /bMegan stood frozen in ce.

bPetra /bremained expressionless. In a t voice, she asked, “Miss Signeb, /bwhere’s my broom/bb?/bb” /b

Megan finally snapped out of it and answered politely, “It’s over there. I’ll take you.”

“Alright.”

Megan wasn’t one to torget kindness.

Thest time she had been drugged, it was Charlotte and Petra who had saved her. ording to Charlotte, Petra had single- handedly taken down all the men involved. Megan had been shocked and grateful.

That was why she had invited Petra to her birthday cruise and even arranged a luxurious private suite just for her.

When the kiss finally ended, Charlotte was breathless.

She nced at the mirror and frowned. “You smudged my lipstick

Sean chuckled. “Just touch it up.”