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.

love later" and that Leonard was the reformed bad boy

focusing solely

stalled because of my absence and I couldn't afford

Zack showed up at

burned out than I remembered,

was hospitalized, just asking how I was. He

I thought about it, something seemed off. If he knew I had been in trouble,

to see me sooner?

a project abroad. I just

juggling. He had been stretched thin,

doing fine now. Don't worry." I

to

looked me over, making sure I was truly alright before getting down to

was. If we did well, it

and I

sighed when

I

Chap 12 The Temptress

Venturing