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?

herself internally, yet she couldn’t muster the courage to face

reclaim what rightfully belonged to her and win the

it, she… wanted

red marks on her face, less swollen now.

study just now…

her head vigorously, Evelyn snapped herself out of her reverie.

on the bedroom door interrupted

displeased face greeted her as she opened it. “You locked the

door?”

“I’m going to sleep.”

lips. “Who told you

widened, and she quickly took a glance at

the door open and stepped

the door, he picked her up and pressed her against the bed. “You’re testing my limits. Not being a very

the playful glimmer had faded from his gaze, leaving behind an

up with an excuse, when her

sigh of relief. “L–Let me answer the phone first.”

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

eyebrow. He answered the call and placed the phone next to Evelyn’s ear.

are you?! You think you can just disappear for days?! You even took

her face, “Why are you calling? I don’t have time for your

still my legal wife!” His tone was

the bitterness in her heart, Evelyn responded calmly, “I’d rather have

She bit back a yelp, then looked up

at night! He was agitated now. “Damn it! Are you fooling around with other men? Where

none of your business. And the only way I’ll go back

curse on the other line, but Evelyn