Finding Love in the Boss’s Embrace After Divorce

Chapter 9 Jealousy

Just as Evelyn was about to close her mouth, he pressed his thumb against her teeth, and she instinctively opened her mouth again, letting Huston play with her mouth.

Eventually, he had enough fun and withdrew his fingers. He grabbed a tissue to carefully wipe his fingers, and glanced at Evelyn, sitting in a confused daze.

Her innocence ignited his desire. However, they just had sex in the dining room, it’d be too much for her to handle if he f*cked her

again.

“It’s unbelievable your husband chose another woman. He probably hasn’t seen you in this light before,” Huston sarcastically

remarked,

Perhaps Huston didn’t intend to belittle her, but his words struck a chord. Embarrassed and angry, Evelyn wrapped herself in clothes and rushed out of the room.

As Huston watched her disappearing figure at the doorway, a wider smile played across his eyes. Not only was she as pure as a daisy, but she was also playing hard–to–get.

Evelyn headed straight to the room Huston arranged for her, locked the door, and threw herself onto the bed.

The thought of what had just occurred made her feel butterflies. She hurriedly got up and rushed to the bathroom, turning on the tap to splash her face.

The cold water cooled her, but only a little. When she looked at her flushed appearance in the mirror, she turned away.

What made her any different from Jerry now?

Despite her intention to divorce, she hadn’t followed through. By having sex with Huston, did she have ulterior motives beyond

escaping her marriage?

couldn’t muster

reclaim what rightfully belonged to her and win the lawsuit. But he wanted her body

it, she…

her face, less swollen now. She remembered how tenderly Huston had treated her wound

the study just

vigorously, Evelyn snapped herself out of

sound of knocking on the bedroom door interrupted her thoughts.

door. Huston’s displeased face greeted her as she opened it.

door?”

“I’m going

told you we’d be sleeping in

quickly took

the door open and

and pressed her against the bed. “You’re testing my limits. Not being a very

their eyes met, the playful glimmer had faded from his gaze, leaving behind an incomprehensible

up with an excuse, when

breathed a sigh of relief. “L–Let me answer the phone

her, but he didn’t release her either. He grabbed the phone himself, keeping her underneath

the caller ID, Huston raised an eyebrow. He answered the

you can just disappear for days?! You even took your IDs!” Jerry’s irritable voice echoed

“Why are you calling?

are, huh? We are still married, so you’re still my legal wife!” His tone was full of

in her heart, Evelyn responded calmly, “I’d rather have f*ck

She bit back a yelp, then looked up

scream just now all too well. And it was late at night! He was agitated

way I’ll go

the other line, but Evelyn hung