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 head.

him fiercely, pressing her soft body against his. Her

drawn sword. He allowed her to spark the fire and stir

lip, her eyes shimmering with

such words. And Howard was no

he murmured, his breath hot against her skin.

shirt, her breathing quick and shallow.

to be reckless, to grasp what she

want to

them to be real husband and wife.

Howard turned the tables, his

bedroom, with its delicate and elegant fragrance, mixed with his aloof scent. The overly sweet smell that belonged to Selina quietly dissipated as if it had never

lips and tongues entwined, battling for

of Gwendolyn’s dress was pulled down, leaving it crumpled and hanging off her body. He kissed

she struggled to

her lips trembling

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lightly tracing circles on her belly

eyes wide and questioning as she looked

Chapter 200

he whispered almost inaudibly. His body tensed with desim yet teetering on the edge of reason, and he called for a pause

wanted their first time to be more

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fluttered, a mix of relief and an inexplicable sense of

be because Selina

his voice low and suggestive. “It’s

at him, puzzled.

he said with a

for the meaning to sink in, and heat

to

her head away, she closed her eyes, refusing to meet his intense gaze or to see the sensuality of his expression. His muffled groans were clearer than ever, enveloping

wore on.

flushed in the bed while Howard was satisfied, his voice husky with satisfaction, “Tll be late at the Lopez’s baby’s

it because of Jarvis’s fraud trial?” Gwendolyn

can’t

attend a child’s christening. It was already considerate

day. Eve would call her, chatting about family matters and reminding her of

hospitality, Gwendolyn accepted the invitation.

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