Chapter 22

Vanessa's pov

Suddenly, Andreas, looking at me intently, wrapped his arms around my waist. Our seats were next to each other, so he easily slipped his hand from under the coat draped over my back.

The moment his hand touched me tightly, I gasped. My eyelids opened wide to stare at the face of a man whose facial lines seemed perfect, with a firm jaw and eyes as beautiful as blue in a clear sky.

If I just stare at him, I might get sucked into the vortex of those eyes, drowning without being able to move. The only thing that woke me up was my heart pounding.

I glanced in the other direction, checking to see if anyone might have witnessed this and ended up making a scene later. I lowered my hand, trying to get his hand off of it, but while I was busy pulling his fingers apart, Andreas instead used the strength in his hand to lift me onto his lap.

The sudden movement made me settle on him in a panic, placing my hand on his chest in shock.

He looked at my panic casually, his eyes tracing t