Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 57 The Standard Rules

Stunned, Erin quickly smelled her dress. Other than cigarette smoke, there was the scent of lan’s cologne. She gave Chandler a look and explained. “I went to look for my friend at a nightclub and bumped into my ex–husband.”

She couldn’t see Chandler’s face as he stood in the shadow, but she felt his anger. Worrying that he didn’t believe her, Erin added, “I’ll never marry him again! Since I’ve promised to become your lover for three months, I won’t look for other men within the period. Can you not suspect me so easily?”

Sensing indignation in her tone, Chandler narrowed his eyes and said coldly. “I’m not suspecting you, so don’t be so nervous. I

know you don’t dare to betray me because you can’t afford to bear the consequences.”

Chandler strolled to the door and said, twisting the doorknob, “Come to my room after you take your shower.”

After he left, Erin weakly caught her breath. She thought he was going to choke her again. She lay on the floor for a while, then got up and showered.

Half an hour later, she walked into Chandler’s bedroom.

The room was dimly lit, and the purplish light made the bedroom look sensual, if not for Chandler. With his arms folded behind his head, the man stared as she obediently came closer..

Seeing Erin in a conservative nightgown, Chandler frowned. “I forbid you to wear any clothes to bed from now on. Do you understand?”

Erin scolded inwardly, “Stupid psychopath! Do you think everyone is a flasher like you?”

“Say it to my face if you dare,” he sneered coldly.

where she was, he quirked his eyebrow and said, “How long are you going

under the covers as the air conditioning was always set to a freezing temperature. She couldn’t stand

held her to his chest.

he narrowed his eyes as he gazed at her and said as if making a promise, “Erin, I told you to be my woman for three months, and I would leave you alone when it’s time. Until then, as long as you obey me, I promise I won’t cause your

“Obey

other words, you must never defy

ask me to kill myself?

be an idiot.”

even bother to explain, she realized she shouldn’t have said that.

not allowed to have ambiguous relationships with other men. Second, whenever I want to

are indeed the type of rules reserved only for a secret lover. How demeaning!” she thought. She didn’t want to accept any of these three

place to negotiate with him. “In this world, whoever stands at the top of the food chain is the

to him, Chandler felt like a hunter who

murmured. “Relax. I want you to learn to enjoy this…”

and more bewitching. Chandler gradually felt uneasy. He thought of her letting out such an expression in another man’s arms and was racked by jealousy. He

were glazed over and unfocused, while her voice was

of

still young, and

couldn’t take it anymore and had fallen asleep. After tucking her in, he raised the temperature of the air–conditioning and went to take a shower. He then went to the study to make a call.

a medical kit. Chandler told him what he wanted him to do, and Alan nodded before following

Erin’s fair arms exposed, Chandler spun

room. Alan asked. “What’s

female assistant who