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. There was

kissed him fiercely, pressing her soft body against his. Her innocent yet passionate kiss set

He allowed her to

shimmering with emotion, her voice tender. “Mr. Chadwick, I want

words. And Howard was no

don’t regret it, he murmured, his breath hot against her skin.

shirt, her breathing quick

to be reckless, to

to have

to be

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

with its delicate and elegant fragrance, mixed with his aloof scent. The overly sweet

entwined, battling for dominance.

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

red, and she struggled to

was nervous, her lips

10:45

His voice held a note of desire, creating an intoxicating aura, his fingers lightly tracing circles on her belly “You know, might end up

the bed, her hat fanned out, her eyes wide and questioning as she

Chapter 200

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

first time to be more than

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an inexplicable sense of loss washing over her,

hesitation be because Selina

his, his voice low and

looked at him,

with a stoic face,

a moment for the meaning to sink in, and heat flared across her

protest, allowing him to handjob with

her eyes, refusing to meet his intense gaze or to see the

night wore on.

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

because of Jarvis’s fraud trial?” Gwendolyn

I can’t

understood 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

every day. Eve would call her, chatting about

to decline such hospitality,

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