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

her bitterness and insecurity, Gwendolyn shook her head. There was no need for

body against his. Her innocent yet passionate kiss set the night

allowed her to spark the fire and stir

her eyes shimmering with

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

regret it, he murmured, his breath hot against her

shirt, her breathing quick and

life, she wanted to be reckless, to grasp what she desired

want to

be real

tension between them. Howard turned the

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

entwined,

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

flushed red, and she struggled to

her

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intoxicating aura, his fingers lightly tracing circles on her belly

hat fanned out, her eyes wide and

Chapter 200

he whispered almost inaudibly. His body tensed with desim

wanted their first time to be more than just a hurried disappointment.

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of relief and an inexplicable sense of loss washing

because Selina was

left hand in his, his voice low and suggestive. “It’s healed, hasn’t

Gwendolyn looked at him,

said with a stoic face, his words laced with an embarrassing

sink

protest, allowing him to handjob

her head away, she closed her eyes, refusing to meet his intense gaze or to see

wore on.

and flushed in the bed while Howard was satisfied, his voice husky with satisfaction, “Tll be late at the

Jarvis’s fraud trial?”

I can’t

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

would call her, chatting about family matters and

to decline such hospitality, Gwendolyn accepted the

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