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

Gwendolyn shook her head. There was no need for

against his. Her innocent

her to spark the fire

bit at his lip, her eyes shimmering with

refuse such words. And Howard was no exception

it, he murmured, his breath hot against her

at his shirt, her breathing quick and shallow.

wanted to be reckless, to

to have

them to be real husband and wife.

a fuse, igniting all the tension between them. Howard turned the tables, his overwhelming presence pinning

The overly sweet smell that belonged to Selina quietly

tongues entwined, battling for dominance.

hanging off her body. He kissed down her

cheeks flushed red, and she struggled to keep

was nervous, her lips

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desire, creating an intoxicating aura, his fingers lightly tracing circles on her belly “You know, might

out, her eyes wide and questioning as she looked up at him, clearly

Chapter 200

His body tensed with desim yet teetering on the edge

time to be more than just a hurried

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be because Selina was

hand in his, his voice low and suggestive.

looked at

tonight,” he said with a stoic

meaning to sink

to handjob with her hand

to see the sensuality of his

wore

stiff and flushed in the bed while Howard was satisfied, his voice husky with satisfaction, “Tll be late at the Lopez’s baby’s christening tomorrow. I’ve told Cliff to take you there first.”

Jarvis’s fraud trial?”

can’t miss it.”

that 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. Chadwick. I can take care of myself. You

every day. Eve would call her, chatting about family

such hospitality, Gwendolyn accepted the

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