Chapter 80

Valor was no fool and figured it all out soon, taking a deep breath.

With his explosive investment schemes, Howard had played the big guys for fools, and with a miracle doctor like Gwendolyn at his side, he was playing coy, a wolf in sheep’s clothing indeed.

His eyes bulged as he stared at Howard and Gwendolyn. “You… you two…”

“What about us?” Howard’s tone was menacing.

“You’re… a match made in heaven,” Valor stuttered, shaking like a leaf. “Mum’s the word, I swear. Not a peep.”

It was a pity that he’d recently sworn off women himself. His mother was trying for a sibling to secure the family lineage.

“I won’t tell a soul!” Valor raised his hand as if taking an oath. “Or may I be cursed with no heir to carry on my name, my entire lineage wiped out!”

On the spot, Howard drafted a non–disclosure agreement.

It demanded Valor abstain from sexual intercourse for three months and keep Gwendolyn’s medical talents a secret, or he would give out all the Peterson family’s properties to Howard.

With tears in his eyes, Valor signed the dreaded agreement, consoling himself that it was only for three months.

Gwendolyn handed him a clean towel. “Mr. Peterson, you might want to clean that lipstick mark on your face.”

murmured, erasing the “marks

a man sitting on a goldmine he couldn’t exploit, a bizarre mix of

now,” Howard said

go,” Valor sighed heavily, shuffling out of the

her shoulders,

“On your first day here, you kissed

Slowly, she turned to

hover on the tip of

1/2

but didn’t know

stammer, a forbidden thought rose in

a nun’s life, but if you can’t help it,

legally

hurried to clarify. “I’m not that…

words only made her

raised an eyebrow. “Modern medicine says treating an ailment is like managing a flood. Better to channel

“I understand dopamine doesn’t ask for permission.

had always been a model of restraint. But the more he held back, the more potent his desires became after being provoked, ready to burst forth

there, biting her lip, feeling utterly

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