Chapter 353: You Are Not Zachary!

Jessica began slipping out of her red dress until she was left in her underwear. She removed her stilettos and placed them beside the bed before sitting on the edge of the mattress.

The man barely moved, and she watched him closely, noticing only the back of his head.

“Zach… I’m here. Can you hear me?” she asked softly.

She climbed onto the bed, moving closer to him. At the same time, the man finally stirred. His shoulders shifted, and a low growl escaped his throat.

Jessica’s breathing quickened at his growl. The heat in her body kept growing, leaving her strangely restless. She couldn’t understand why she was suddenly having such difficulty thinking clearly, but she pushed the concern aside.

“Zach, it’s me. I am here, just for you…” She called him softly.

He moved again, turning his head slightly toward her. Jessica leaned forward, her eyes searching his face in the dim light. She was already imagining his reaction when he realized she had come to him.

Then she saw him clearly.

Her smile vanished.

“R-Riley…?”

The name escaped her lips in a broken gasp, and she immediately pulled back, too shocked to see that the man before her was not Zachary but Riley.

“W-Why are you here?”

Jessica stared at him, unable to believe what she was seeing. Her mind raced as she looked from his face to the room around her. She had come to Zachary’s presidential suite. How could Riley possibly be here?

“No. I can’t stay here…”

However, before she could move away, Riley lifted his head. His eyes were unfocused as he looked toward her, and his breathing was uneven. He looked as though he was struggling to understand where he was, his expression clouded by the effects of the drugs.

“Oh! You came…” he said in his hoarse voice. His hand reached toward her, catching her wrist before she could climb off the bed.

Jessica’s eyes widened, and she immediately tried to pull away.

“Riley, let go of me. You have the wrong person—”

Still, Riley pulled her toward him. Harder.

Jessica lost her balance and fell against his chest. She pushed at his shoulder, startled by the unexpected force, but Riley’s arms closed around her before she could get away.

“I feel so… hot…I need you…” he murmured, his voice rough and unsteady.

“Riley Sterling! Stop, God, damn it! What are you doing? This is so wrong!”

She tried to turn her face away, but he moved closer and pressed his lips against hers. The kiss was forceful and unexpected, leaving Jessica frozen for a moment in complete shock. She pushed against him, her mind struggling to catch up with what was happening.

‘No… You are not Zachary.’ She screamed in her mind, refusing to give him a chance to kiss her.

Unfortunately, the wine she had drunk was affecting her, making her feel overheated and her thoughts hazy. She felt confused and unsteady, and Riley’s touch only made it harder for her to make sense of what was happening.

“Ugh… Riley… stop… please stop it!” she managed to say, turning her head away.

But he barely seemed to hear her. Under the influence of the drugs, his movements were clumsy and uncontrolled, yet his grip remained firm and tight, leaving Jessica unable to escape.

Jessica’s heart pounded as she struggled against him. Fear began to replace the excitement she had felt only minutes earlier, and she desperately tried to push herself away from his body.

‘Where is Zachary? Why is Riley here?’

Her thoughts collided as she fought to free herself. Nothing about this made sense, and the room that had once filled her with anticipation now felt unfamiliar and threatening.

As Riley pinned her beneath him, Jessica turned her face away and pushed against his chest with all the strength she could muster.

“Damn it, Riley! Get off me!”

Her voice trembled through the dark bedroom, but the drugs had left him confused, and he seemed unable to understand the seriousness of her words.

Instead, he leaned in and slipped his hand under her. Before Jessica could react, he unhooked her bra, exposing her breasts.

“Riley, stop. What are you doing?” she asked, trying to push him away as he leaned toward her breast and tried to kiss it.

Jessica felt overwhelmed. The wine had left her body unusually hot, and her thoughts seemed to move slowly. She had expected to find Zachary, but now she was trapped in a confusing situation with Riley, someone she had never intended to be intimate with.

“You’re not Zachary,” her voice shaking. “I came here for him.”

Riley stopped playing with her breasts and looked up to see her in the eyes. He seemed lost in the effects of the drugs, unable to fully understand where he was or what he was doing.

Jessica’s confusion deepened as she struggled with her physical discomfort and the pleasure she felt when Riley touched her. For a brief moment, she stopped resisting, overwhelmed by the heat and the confusion clouding her mind.

Riley leaned in and touched her lips, but Jessica caught his hand and held it away from her.

“Riley, listen to me. Something is wrong. We need to stop. Huh!?”

Her words came out softly, yet she forced herself to hold his gaze. She couldn’t explain why her body felt so strange, and that uncertainty frightened her more than she wanted to admit.

Riley’s expression changed slightly. He rubbed his forehead and looked away, as though he was struggling to focus.

“Jess… I don’t feel right,” he muttered. “I feel so hot and want you now.”

“Riley, I—” Jessica swallowed, her heart racing. She had been so determined to find Zachary, but instead, Riley was here with her.

Now, lying in Riley’s arms, she began to realize that something far more serious had happened. She wanted him too as much as he wanted her.

Before she was able to do anything, Riley already leaned his head closer to her and kissed her passionately.