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.

against his. Her innocent yet passionate kiss set the

sword. He allowed her to

at his lip, her eyes shimmering with emotion, her voice tender. “Mr. Chadwick, I want you.”

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

his breath hot against her

shirt, her breathing quick and

her life, she wanted to

to have you.”

wanted them to be real

the tension between them. Howard turned the tables, his overwhelming presence

The overly sweet smell that belonged to Selina

entwined, battling for

and hanging off her body. He kissed

cheeks flushed red, and she struggled to keep

nervous, her

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intoxicating aura, his fingers lightly tracing circles on her belly “You know,

her eyes wide and questioning as she looked up

Chapter 200

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

their first time to be more than just

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and an inexplicable sense of loss

be because Selina was back?

his, his voice low and suggestive.

Gwendolyn looked at him, puzzled.

with a stoic face, his words laced with

to sink in, and

didn’t protest, allowing him to handjob with

or to see the sensuality of his expression. His muffled groans were clearer than

night wore on.

voice husky with satisfaction, “Tll be late at the Lopez’s baby’s christening tomorrow. I’ve told Cliff

because of Jarvis’s fraud trial?”

can’t

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

call her, chatting about

such hospitality, Gwendolyn accepted

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