Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 7 Divorce Papers

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye. When Erin checked her phone again, she saw Ian had called her several more times.

“Oh, come on. It’s not like my mom has the plague or anything! Does he have to be such a dick?”

She threw her phone aside angrily and hurried into the bathroom outside to shower. Chandler checked her phone when she shut the door behind her. For some reason, his spirits were lifted when he saw the missed calls were from “Jerkwad.”

He put her phone down, then headed to the bathroom outside. The one attached to the bedroom was larger, but he just wanted to use the smaller one. He strode in boldly and wrapped his arms around Erin from behind. This made her jump, and she spun around in his arms, looking up at him.

“What are you…”

He turned the shower off and looked deeply into her eyes.

“I want you to help me shower.”

Erin was lost for words. She turned away from him so she wouldn’t have to keep looking at his body. The sight of it made her mind replay what they’d just done, which made her heart and breathing race.

“You’re not disabled or anything—why should I help you? Anyway, isn’t there an attached…” Chandler pinned her to the corner of the shower before she could finish her sentence.

There was a trace of impatience in his tone as he said, “So you don’t want to? We can always go for another round.”

Erin gulped. She’d pass out if he had her again. She had no choice but to give in to him.

“Alright, I’ll do it.”

her arrogantly, a trace of amusement flashing in his eyes as he took in her conflicted expression, enjoying

…

Erin hurriedly ate something in the

Chandler said, “Hold it.”

some reason, she obediently swiveled to face

want?” She suppressed her rage at the thought of the photos he had

make sure not to let any other man lay a finger

but there was no missing the dominance

you think you are? What right do you have to boss me around? I don’t think there’s anything between us just

Chandler smirked.

it, huh? Alright, then. I’ll spread your photos all over the Internet

fists tightly. She wanted to

you want from me? Just tell me, alright?

get rid of him even if she wanted

you that you paid me enough to

some

insane. She was so close to taking her

and your

your mouth. I told you I don’t like it when

were so frosty that she shut up immediately. Her intuition told her she wouldn’t make it out of the hotel if she were to continue rampaging, but she was no

I paid you five million for an earlier transaction which we’ve already settled. We don’t owe each other anything for that. I hope you’ll exercise your professionalism in this and give me those photos. If you keep harassing me, I’ll have no choice but to employ legal methods to resolve

flashed in Chandler’s eyes at her calm refute. It seemed she truly didn’t know

sleeping with you ten more times. The time and place will be up to me to decide; all you need to do is show up when I want you to. If you don’t think this is an arrangement you can live with, go

was bluffing or genuinely fearless. Still, if she were to call the cops or

man of your word.” She was so infuriated that she immediately left, unable

he’d never played such an interesting game with a woman before. He suddenly found

“Kyle, I want you to acquire