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.

Seeing her standing where she was, he quirked his eyebrow and said, “How long are you going to stand there?”

the covers as the air conditioning was always set to a freezing temperature.

to his side and held her to his chest. Feeling that he had

her chin, 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.

“Obey

words, you must never defy

to kill myself? Am I supposed to do it as

be an idiot.”

didn’t even bother to explain, she realized she

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

demeaning!” she thought. She didn’t want to

it was not her place to negotiate with him. “In this world, whoever stands at the top of the food chain is the master, and whoever knows his

yielding to him, Chandler felt like a hunter who had caught

minutes later, he murmured. “Relax. I want

expression in another man’s arms and was racked by jealousy.

glazed over and unfocused, while her voice was tinged with disgust and

name, Chandler immediately let go of her

and he had only just

raised the temperature of

villa carrying a medical kit. Chandler told him what

fair arms exposed, Chandler spun around and pushed him

were back inside the room. Alan asked. “What’s the matter? You’ve changed your mind?”

assistant who can help you give the