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.

guiltily averted her gaze. Seeing her standing where she was, he quirked his eyebrow and said, “How long are

over. She quickly got under the covers as the air conditioning was always set to a freezing temperature. She couldn’t stand the cold, unlike

held her to his chest. Feeling that he had

making a promise, “Erin, I told you to be my woman for three months, and I

“Obey

“In other words, you

what if you ask me to kill

an

that he didn’t even bother to explain, she realized

standard rules you must obey: first, when you’re with me, you’re not allowed to have ambiguous relationships with other men. Second, whenever I want to have sex, you must yield

type of rules reserved only for a secret lover. How demeaning!” she thought. She didn’t want to accept any of these three rules, but she had no

world, whoever stands at the top of the food chain is the master, and whoever

to him, Chandler felt like a hunter who had

murmured. “Relax. I want you to learn to enjoy

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 suddenly choked her neck and asked. “Say it.

hardly breathe. Her eyes were glazed over and unfocused, while her voice was tinged

name, Chandler immediately let go of her neck and lowered

was still young, and he

hours later, Chandler had to stop because Erin couldn’t take it anymore and had fallen asleep. After tucking her in, he raised the temperature of the air–conditioning

Chandler told him what he wanted him to do, and Alan nodded before following him into

Erin’s fair arms exposed, Chandler spun around and

room. Alan asked. “What’s the matter? You’ve changed your

frowned. “Do you have any female assistant