And The Daddy Is… The Infertile Guy?!

Chapter 274

“Paint on me.” Her voice was s

soft tinged with a pouty defiance.

Howard’s breath hitched, his gaze darkened, “Are you sure?”

He hadn’t picked up a brush since he was ten.

“Of course!” Gwendolyn’s eyes brimmed with tears, her voice breaking as she spoke, “Is it only Selina you want to paint? I’ve seen it all

Tears streamed down her face, her weeping figure epitomizing sheer misery. With a crying tone, she accused, “Right here, you painted so many of her! She was naked! And she had Candy come over to collect them, just to embarrass mel Mr. Chadwick, I hate you.”

Howard’s eyes were a deep well of darkness, his voice icy, “I have never painted another woman’s nude.”

Clearly, Selina had done more than just sneak a camera into the bedroom to catch Gwendolyn changing into her lace slip dress. She had also planted something in the studio, scheming vile things behind closed doors.

“You’re lying! You did paint her, I want one too!”

Gwendolyn let her emotions run wild, weeping bitterly. She loved Howard, yet so many around them did not want to see them together.

up, and tonight they spilled

her tattered dress, pointing to her backside, “Paint

her petulance unchecked. Yet Howard couldn’t bring himself to scold her, to him, she was endearing in her distress.

wrist, “Stop undressing. Any more and you’ll

she wanted to defy

never painted anyone

him–after her drink–induced blackout, she wouldn’t remember

be

thrust a thick, black marker pen into his hand, stubbomly insisting,

pointed at her backside.

the smooth, pale skin, questioning.

in his

looked down to see a vision of spring

she’d surely die of shame.

like the prim and proper lady she was known to

lid aside, and the thick nib touched her lower back. The

Chadwick, did you really never paint Selina?” Her eyes were hazy with the fog of drink, but she

was husky as he replied, “Never”

murmured, heavy with the scent of alcohol, leaning against