Getting Him Hooked: Mr. Freeman’s Indifferent Sinner Wife

Chapter 289

She had liked John’s voice before. It was deep and magnetic, but now she was frightened.

“John, what are you doing? Get up.”

However, John did not get up but hugged her. “Olivia, let me hold you for a minute.”

The sudden gentleness made Olivia uncomfortable. Smelling faint alcohol, she hurriedly pushed him away. “Are you drunk?”

“Hsss.” John frowned as he covered his chest.

Olivia immediately remembered John’s injury and reached over to check it out. “Did I touch your wound? It’s not bleeding, is it?”

John suddenly held her hand. “Let’s talk, okay?”

There was a touch of pleading in his voice, which made Olivia even more

uncomfortable as she scrambled to withdraw her hand.

“What do you want to talk about? We have nothing to talk about.”

His indifference, how he hurt her, and bits and pieces of the past were on her mind.

She could not forget them.

mean for you

head as she said, “What’s the difference between wanting me

“Dorothy can’t die.”

over her as she could not help sneering

‘How cheap am I?’

spoke gently to her, and she was moved, thinking he would

he was so gentle

up at him, her eyes full of disappointment. “Dorothy killed my parents and hid their remains. Do you think I

and John was startled.

mockingly

Dorothy’s side. Whatever she did, you believe and

let me explain. But you believe everything

“I’ll look into it.

really going

you’ll look into it, you’ll know

that said, she looked up, trying not to let the tears

she cried. She did not want John to think she

it. These things don’t matter anymore.

move. His deep eyes

look into

out a shaky breath and snuffled. “John, how unsure are you of yourself