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

shook her head. There was no need for further

fiercely, pressing her soft body against his. Her innocent yet passionate kiss set the night

allowed her to spark the fire and stir up the desire.

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

words. And Howard was no exception in

it, he murmured, his breath hot

his shirt, her breathing quick

once in her life, she wanted to be reckless, to grasp what

want to have

be real husband and wife.

them. Howard turned the tables, his overwhelming

sweet smell

and tongues entwined, battling for

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

flushed red, and she struggled

was nervous, her lips

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voice held a note of desire, creating an intoxicating aura, his fingers lightly tracing circles on her

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

Chapter 200

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

to be more than just a hurried disappointment.

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an

be because

left hand in his, his voice low and suggestive. “It’s

at him, puzzled.

good use tonight,” he said with a stoic face, his words

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

him to handjob with her hand

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

night wore on.

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

Jarvis’s fraud trial?”

I can’t

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.

her, chatting about family

decline such hospitality, Gwendolyn accepted the

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