Chapter 46

“It’s alright. I’ll try to manage the time,” Howard reassured her.

Feeling a lump of nerves in her throat, Gwendolyn blurted out, “Mr. Chadwick, I’ve got an idea.”

“What is…?” Before he could finish, he felt the warmth of her lips pressing awkwardly against his own. Her kiss was green and rushed, like a startled fawn, and it caught him off guard.

It was more of a clumsy nuzzle than a kiss.

“Gwendolyn, that’s not quite how it’s done. Let me show you,” he said, his voice muffled between gentle kisses. His hands cradled her neck in a dance of tender intimacy.

It was addictive.

He couldn’t tell if it was just a stopgap measure or if there was a devilish urge in his own heart.

The charged atmosphere felt as though they could tear off their clothes and have sex for three hundred rounds then and there.

“Hmph.” Waldo snorted disdainfully.

“This woman sure had a way of ensnaring rich guys.” he thought. “She was probably worried that Howard would abandon her once his legs healed. Poor thing miscalculated. Howard was on his deathbed.”

the flushed Gwendolyn, speaking with composed indifference, “Newlyweds, you know, I can hardly

Even with his injury,

Marina show

the door. Soaking in poisonous medicinal baths and indulging in lust was

prevent Howard from hastening his

closed behind Waldo, Howard turned to Gwendolyn,

on out now.” Gwendolyn helped him out

and began to wipe his body in silence, removing the toxic residue

as she moved to his chest, her fingers

with tension, Howard’s smile fading as memories surfaced. It was

care of

gripped her wrist firmly, looking into her tearful,

gold needles and sterilized them with alcohol before inserting them, one by one, into Howard’s

were steady, but with each needle, her heart ached a little more. A teardrop fell, landing on Howard’s

out of the blue?” asked

cleaned her tears, shaking

Doctors are supposed to

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255