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.

piled up, and tonight

dress, pointing to her

bring himself to scold her, to him,

her wrist, “Stop undressing. Any more and

naked!” she wanted to

have never painted anyone

her drink–induced blackout,

well be speaking to

thick, black marker pen into his hand, stubbomly insisting, “Paint! Right

at her

the smooth, pale skin,

it.” Gwendolyn, nearly limp in his arms,

down to see a vision of spring in

remembered this night upon waking, she’d surely die of shame. To have bared herself,

like the prim and proper lady she was

uncapped the market tossing the lid aside, and the thick nib touched her

eyes were hazy with the fog

as he

will you? I’ll forget,” she murmured, heavy with the scent of alcohol, leaning

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