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

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

body against his. Her innocent yet

He allowed her to spark

lip, her eyes shimmering with emotion, her

words. And Howard was no

he murmured, his breath hot against her

her breathing quick and

life, she wanted to be reckless, to grasp what

to have you.”

to be

as a fuse, igniting all the tension between them. Howard turned the tables, his overwhelming presence pinning her down upon the soft bed.

aloof scent. The overly sweet smell that belonged to Selina quietly dissipated as if it

entwined, battling for dominance.

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

red, and she struggled

nervous, her lips

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desire, creating an intoxicating aura, his fingers lightly tracing circles on

her eyes wide

Chapter 200

His body tensed with desim yet teetering on

their first time to be more than just a

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of relief and an

hesitation be because Selina

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

Gwendolyn looked at him,

it’ll be of good use tonight,” he said with a

the meaning to sink in, and heat flared across her skin.

to handjob with her

closed her eyes, refusing to meet his intense gaze or to see the sensuality of his expression. His muffled groans were

night wore on.

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

it because of Jarvis’s

I can’t miss it.”

to attend a child’s christening. It was already considerate of him to appear. “It’s alright,

about family matters and reminding

decline such hospitality, Gwendolyn accepted the invitation.

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