Chapter 199

Gwendolyn lay in bed, her body ngid with tension, her fiets clenched tightly beneath the sheets

What intimate gesture could have left the scent of Selinas perfume lingering in the air?

A war, moist sensation began to form at the comers of her eyes

But she dared not ask for confirmation.

As she sensed toward rising to leave. Gwendolyn mustered up courage and grabbed his arm

“Mr. Chadwick.” Her soft and sandy voice rang out as she sat up and wrapped her arms firmly around his muscular torso

Howard turned to face her in the darkness, a light chuckle escaping him.

“I thought you were just going to keep faking sleep,” he said, his voice gentle and enticing as his long fingers caressed her smooth skin Gwendolyn boldly stood on the bed, her stance elevated as she reached out and wrapped her arms around Howard’s neck

Their eyes met

In that position, the air was thick with the unspoken promises between them.

Gwendolyn pursed her lips tight, the discomfort in her heart nearly unbearable.

She was tom between the fear of confronting him about Selina and the fierce desire to trust Howard.

The struggle within her was almost maddening.

Suddenly, her eyes, clear and glistening, filled with a reckless determination as she defiantly met Howard’s questioning gaze. “Mr Chadwick, my hand is nearly healed ”

Her statement was direct

The air between them hung heavy for a moment.

Howard’s hands clung onto her slim waist, his eyes getting darker. “Gwendolyn, do you get what you’re saying?”

“I do,” she whispered, her voice barely audible.

That night, they had come so close to crossing a line

He had said he wouldn’t hold back again once her hand was better.

“Gwendolyn, Im giving you another chance. Think it over, his voice had grown hourse with restraint, his body a testament to his self–control

insecurity, Gwendolyn shook her head. There was no

against his. Her

drawn sword. He allowed her

shimmering with emotion, her

man could refuse such words. And Howard was no exception in the

he murmured, his breath hot against

clutched at his shirt, her breathing

in her life, she wanted to

want to have

them to be real husband

acted as a fuse, igniting all the tension between them. Howard turned

with its delicate and elegant fragrance, mixed with his aloof scent. The overly sweet smell that belonged to Selina quietly dissipated as

and tongues entwined, battling

and hanging off her body. He kissed down her perfect neck, his long fingers tracing

and she struggled to keep up.

nervous, her

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aura, his fingers lightly tracing circles on her

bed, her hat fanned out, her eyes wide

Chapter 200

tensed with desim

their first time to be more than just a

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and an inexplicable

his hesitation be because Selina was back?

in his, his voice low and suggestive. “It’s healed,

looked at

be of good use tonight,” he said with a stoic face, his words laced with an embarrassing promise.

for the meaning to sink in,

protest, allowing him to handjob

intense gaze or to see the sensuality

night wore on.

his voice husky with satisfaction, “Tll be late at the Lopez’s baby’s christening tomorrow.

Jarvis’s fraud

can’t

a man of his stature didn’t need to attend a child’s christening. It was already considerate of him to appear. “It’s alright, Mr.

chatting about

to decline such hospitality, Gwendolyn

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