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

that, he removed his

the opportunity, she hissed angrily, “Why are you in

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

her eyes at him. She snapped, “Don’t you

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 to treat us to more

head to kiss her and act on his thoughts, but

get out and sleep on the couch right now! I’m not kicking you out in 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

he figured he still had a chance with her if Erin hadn’t

cigarette box from the pocket of his tux. Before he could light the cigarette he retrieved, Erin immediately said, “If you want to smoke, go smoke on the balcony in the living room.

my room!”

her before continuing to light his cigarette. Inhaling deeply, he replied nonchalantly, “Erin, don’t you use that with me.

bothered to deal with his attitude anymore.

detective. Ever since he caught wind of Erin’s secret lover, he’d hired someone to investigate. Sure

Azore’s tycoon, the ruler of the local business

darkness. He couldn’t help but feel uneasy towards her. Suddenly, he told Erin, “If you dare speak of our divorce to your mother, I will not hesitate to tell her about your secret

immensely. Abruptly, she stood and walked before him, her voice a low snarl. “Ian Sloan, are you.

it have for you 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 you who refuses to give me the chance to

waved 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

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separate ways? 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.