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.

was leaving, Erin struggled against Ian’s hold with newfound effort. In a low voice, lan warned, “For the love of God, stop screaming. You’ll make your mom come back here again if you

his hands

she hissed angrily, “Why are you in my

bedside lamp with one arm. The light illuminated his handsome and elegant features. He’d even changed his hairstyle to the recently trending one many international male models adopted. His lips curved in a

“Don’t you dare come in front of me now and act dumb! We

down. Don’t let your mom hear.” He placed his index fingers between her lips. Just when she was about to speak again, Ian interrupted, “I know what you’re about to ask me. Let me tell you, okay? I drove here 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

for her, he immediately lowered his head to kiss her and act on his thoughts, but Erin’s hand on his lips forcefully kept his attempts at bay.

of the night because I don’t want my mother to ask questions, but

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

cigarette he retrieved, Erin immediately said, “If you want to smoke, go smoke on the

my room!”

nonchalantly, “Erin, don’t you use that with me. Just like you said, we’re

bothered to deal with his attitude anymore. She

his private detective. Ever since he caught wind of Erin’s secret lover, he’d hired someone to investigate. Sure enough, they found out everything she had been hiding from him! And yet, Ian would never have guessed that

Azore’s tycoon, the ruler of

Erin, “If you dare speak of our divorce to your mother, I will not hesitate to tell her about your secret lover, Chandler Frost! We’ll see, then, which side she’ll be

stood and 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 where

past. I can’t turn back time, but I’d already broken up with Tracy. It’s you who refuses to give me

her. She struggled to calm the rising emotions within her. “That’s pointless now! We’re divorced

”

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 are well out of your league. To him, you are but another toy he can play with-”