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. There was no need for

her soft body against his.

a drawn sword. He allowed her to spark the fire

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

could refuse such words. And Howard was no exception in

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

her breathing quick and shallow.

she wanted to be reckless, to grasp what

want to have you.”

wanted them to be real

words acted as a fuse, igniting all the tension between them. Howard turned the

elegant fragrance, mixed with his aloof scent. The overly sweet smell that belonged to

lips and tongues entwined,

down, leaving it crumpled and hanging off her body. He kissed down her perfect

flushed red, and she struggled to

her lips

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fingers lightly tracing circles on her

her eyes wide and questioning as she looked

Chapter 200

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

be more than just a hurried

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and an inexplicable sense of loss washing over her,

his hesitation be because Selina

in his, his voice low

at him, puzzled.

it’ll be of good use tonight,” he said with a stoic face, his words laced with an embarrassing promise.

sink in, and heat flared across

protest, allowing him to handjob with

his intense gaze or to

wore on.

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

Jarvis’s fraud trial?” Gwendolyn inquired.

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

day. Eve would call her, chatting about family matters and reminding her

to decline such hospitality, Gwendolyn accepted

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