{"id":3315,"date":"2026-09-28T10:53:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/chapter\/he-never-noticed-me-until-i-loved-someone-else-27\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T10:53:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:53:40","slug":"he-never-noticed-me-until-i-loved-someone-else-27","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/chapter\/he-never-noticed-me-until-i-loved-someone-else-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 27<br \/>\nHe Never Noticed Me Until I Loved Someone Else novel Chapter 27<\/p>\n<p>As his contracted wife, bound by the immense benefits her family reaped from the Fuller Group, she knew this was an obligation she couldn&#8217;t refuse.<\/p>\n<p>Jarrod&#8217;s lips trailed down the column of her neck.<\/p>\n<p>Stella squeezed her eyes shut.<\/p>\n<p>Feeling his lips press harder against her skin, she was suddenly reminded of the obvious marks he had left on her just a few days ago.<\/p>\n<p>Her grip on the hairdryer tightened, and she whispered breathlessly, &#8220;Mr. Fuller, please be gentle&#8230; don&#8217;t leave any marks&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hearing this, Jarrod paused.<\/p>\n<p>He reached out with a long arm, gently prying the hairdryer from her tense fingers and setting it on the counter.<\/p>\n<p>Then, he gripped her shoulders and turned her around so she had no choice but to face him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How gentle do you want me to be, Mrs. Fuller?&#8221; Jarrod asked, a dark, dangerous amusement lacing his husky voice.<\/p>\n<p>The words dripped with pure seduction.<\/p>\n<p>Stella&#8217;s ears burned scarlet.<\/p>\n<p>Jarrod towered over her, his commanding physical presence completely overwhelming her senses.<\/p>\n<p>She decided to pretend she hadn&#8217;t heard him, keeping her eyes glued to the floor and remaining silent.<\/p>\n<p>But Jarrod wasn&#8217;t having it. He caught her chin with his fingers, forcing her gaze up to meet his.<\/p>\n<p>The scorching heat of his skin burned against hers. Stella stood rigidly, her back ramrod straight, terrified to move a muscle.<\/p>\n<p>Jarrod let out a low, dark chuckle.<\/p>\n<p>One arm clamped securely around her waist, while his other hand traced the line of her jaw. &#8220;Mrs. Fuller, that bite you gave me certainly wasn&#8217;t gentle. I think it&#8217;s time we settled that score, don&#8217;t you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It had been days, and he was still fixated on that.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing the undeniable, blazing hunger in his dark eyes, Stella instinctively tried to pull back.<\/p>\n<p>But the cold marble of the bathroom counter pressed into her spine. She was trapped.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2014&#8221; She frantically tried to explain, but the moment her lips parted, Jarrod crashed his mouth down on hers, swallowing her words completely.<\/p>\n<p>Stella&#8217;s mind completely short-circuited!<\/p>\n<p>Kissing was something couples in love did.<\/p>\n<p>For the entirety of their two-year arrangement, they had maintained an unspoken rule to completely avoid kissing on the lips.<\/p>\n<p>The last time she woke up hungover with a bitten lip, she was convinced she had chewed on it herself while freezing outside waiting for Logan.<\/p>\n<p>But now&#8230; why was Jarrod kissing her with such punishing intensity?!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-3315","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/3315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}