Chapter 277

The artist’s studio of the Chadwick family’s villa was messy

Gwendolyn stirred awake, groggy and nursing a throbbing headache on the plush carpet that had substituted for her bed. The aftermath of last night’s revelry hit her like a freight train–every inch of her body ached as she propped herself up on shaking arms.

Tired. Sore. All over

Rubbing her bleary eyes, she arched her back in a languid stretch, and the knitted throw blanket slipped down, revealing her bare upper body.

She blinked in confusion. Why was she undressed?

Scattered around the floor were her sundress and undergarments, alongside a few scraps of tom fabric.

She nearly screamed.

Her body was responding in ways that spelled out a night of drunken debauchery. Had she really succumbed to a night of passion with Howard after too many glasses of wine?

Her memory was a foggy vold

Then her gaze caught the canvas on the easel, and she was thunderstruck.

Cheeks flaming, her whole body flushed with warmth.

What on earth was this?

the sketch of a woman, unclothed and spread out over the carpet, steeped in sleep. Every single detail was striking. from her

It was her!

bolder, more realistic, and more charged with emotion than

knowledge of art, Gwendolyn could tell that this was

be the extent

continued to stare at the

insult to injury, there was a small

to look at her own butt

simple sketch of a turtle with

was scrawled in bold letters, impossible to miss

the tattered remains of her dress, she wrapped the blanket around herself and

return to her room for a shower and a

bumped into a warm embrace.

in such a hurry?” Howard steadied

face turned an even deeper shade of red.

Mr. Chadwick, I reek of

look. “You don’t remember, do you? What a predicament, you took full advantage

the unspeakable had indeed

frustratingly, she had no recollection of

I’ll take responsibility,” she said, flushed with embarrassment.

you do

do that?” Howard asked, an edge of playfulness to his voice, fully aware she had misunderstood yet not

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255