Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 124

Chapter 124 The Temptress

Aside from the injury on his palm, Leonard seemed to be doing well.

The pills that Lily bought were imported. I heard one pill cost about 300 dollars, which explained why it worked so effectively.

As for me, I had to go for regular checkups.

When I was finally discharged from the hospital, Emma and Jil surprised me with a huge banner at the hospital entrance that read "A Warm Congratulations to Eva on Her Discharge. May You Be Blessed and Free From Harm Forever!" I quickly pulled on a hat and mask, pretending not to know them, but they caught me anyway.

Leonard, on the other hand, seemed quite amused. He even carefully packed up the banner to hang it at home.

It looked like the kidnapping had hit a reset button on our relationship. Things felt like they did when we first got married. Everything was perfect, except for the fact that we weren't very good at having sex.

After resting at home for a few days, I returned to work, only to find out things had changed.

Almost everyone greeted me with respect. The looks of disdain were gone.

I was no longer viewed as the gold digger. Instead, I had become Mrs. Harmon, the woman Leonard risked his life to save. The office gossip now leaned towards the idea that I was Leonard's one true love. his first love.

were a perfect example of "marrying first and falling in love later" and

ignored the gossip, focusing solely

my absence and I couldn't

showed up at the company,

thinner and burned out than I remembered, his eyes carrying the weight of

was hospitalized, just asking how I was.

something seemed off. If he knew I

to see me sooner?

sorry, there were issues with a project abroad. I just got

Zack had been juggling. He had been stretched thin,

see, I'm doing fine

to

I was truly alright before getting down to

did well, it could open doors for future contracts, and

and I

sighed when

I

Chap 12 The Temptress

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