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 of valor” from

like a monk. He felt like a man sitting on a goldmine he couldn’t exploit, a bizarre

now,” Howard

Valor sighed heavily, shuffling out of the

felt a weight lift from her shoulders, finally able to relax.

first day here, you kissed me like crazy. How did you feel

went stiff. Slowly, she

just as eager then?” His words seemed to hover on the tip of his tongue

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She struggled to explain but didn’t know where to start.

a forbidden

“you’ll continue to live a nun’s life, but if you can’t help it, I’m here to… satisfy any cravings.”

legally husband

to

words only made her predicament

“Modern medicine says treating an ailment is like managing a

“I understand dopamine doesn’t ask for permission. I can be your relief.”

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

her lip,

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