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 need

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

like a drawn sword. He allowed her to spark the

lightly bit at his lip, her eyes shimmering with emotion, her voice tender. “Mr.

And Howard was

regret it, he murmured, his breath hot against her skin.

at his shirt, her breathing quick and

wanted to be reckless, to grasp what she

want to have

to be

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

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

lips and tongues entwined, battling for dominance.

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

red, and she struggled to

was nervous, her

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lightly tracing circles on her belly “You know, might end up

out, her eyes wide and questioning as she looked

Chapter 200

with desim yet teetering on the edge of reason, and he

be more than

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an

be because Selina was

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

Gwendolyn looked at him, puzzled.

use tonight,” he said with a stoic face, his words laced with an embarrassing

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

protest, allowing him to handjob with

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

night wore on.

husky with satisfaction, “Tll be

of Jarvis’s fraud trial?” Gwendolyn inquired.

I can’t miss

child’s christening. It was already considerate of him to appear. “It’s

every day. Eve would call her, chatting about

such hospitality, Gwendolyn

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