Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

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Chapter 68 Refusing To Let Go

It was 11 pm when Erin finally arrived at her hometown, Southwrok County.

At home, she exchanged a few simple greetings with her mother, Cherry, before they each went to bed. Since it was also very late, Erin was exhausted. Her stepbrother, Gavin, had already gone to bed early as he had caught the flu. Her stepfather, Grayson, on the other hand, was working in the supermarket and would not return until approximately 1 am. Erin quickly washed up and went to her room to sleep.

At around 3 am, Erin thought she felt a pair of men’s hands sneaking around her body in rather inappropriate ways. The sound of the man’s heavy breathing snaked around her neck. When his hands continued to roam the planes of her body, Erin screamed in horror.

The curtains in her room were very thick, shrouding the entire room in complete darkness. She could not see the man’s face at all. Erin continued screaming until suddenly, the man clapped his hands in front of her lips and muffled her screams.

He growled in a low voice, “Stop screaming! It’s me!”

Something clicked in her mind. It was lan.

Meanwhile, there was a knock on her door. Cherry, still in her pajamas, anxiously asked through the door. “Erin, are you alright? What happened?”

Ian’s naked upper body pressed onto hers. Loudly, he replied, “Erin’s fine! You can go back to sleep. She just woke up from a nightmare.”

“Oh, alright. If there’s nothing else, I’ll go back to sleep.” Her mother left quickly, and silence descended once again.

a low voice, lan warned, “For the love of God, stop screaming. You’ll make your mom come back here

his hands from her lips.

opportunity, she hissed angrily, “Why are you in

and elegant features. He’d even changed his hairstyle to the recently trending one many international male models adopted. His lips curved in a smile as he spoke.” This is my mother–in–law’s house. Why can’t I

“Don’t you dare come in front of me

overnight. Your mother was the one who let me in. This afternoon, she called me and asked if I was coming back with you. She told me she wanted to treat us to more of our favorite dishes.” Ian’s eyes sparkled as he

about his feelings for her, he immediately lowered his head to kiss her and act on his

the middle of the night because I don’t want my mother to ask questions, but don’t you dare use this as an opportunity to lay your hands on me. If you touch me

Still, furrowing his brow in thought, he figured he still had a chance with her if Erin hadn’t kicked him out yet. He didn’t want to pressure her too much that night. Decidedly, he walked over to the

from the pocket of his tux. Before he could light the cigarette he retrieved, Erin immediately said, “If

my room!”

to light his cigarette. Inhaling deeply, he replied nonchalantly, “Erin, don’t

deal with his attitude anymore.

since he caught wind of Erin’s secret lover, he’d hired someone

Frost, Azore’s tycoon, the ruler

couldn’t help but feel uneasy towards her. Suddenly, he told Erin, “If you dare speak of our divorce to your

walked before him, her voice a low snarl. “Ian Sloan, are you. fucking insane? Who’s fault was it at first that led us

to keep holding onto my past affair? The past is the past. I can’t turn back time, but I’d already broken up with Tracy. It’s

away the cloud of smoke in front of her. She struggled to calm the rising emotions within her. “That’s pointless now! We’re divorced anyway. You should stop mentioning the past. Let’s just

”

Are you saying that just because you’re about to marry into a wealthy family? Is that why you’re cutting ties with me now? Erin Lane, stop acting like you’re stupid. You know as well as I do that men like Chandler Frost