Mr. Sallow's Sinful Wife by Maisie Chasey

Chapter 154 How Can You Compensate Me?

After Nancy posed her question, she took a deep breath in an attempt to regain her composure. Strangely, a glimmer of unexpected hope flickered within her when she asked Nicholas. Nevertheless, she quickly dismissed this notion, thinking she must be losing her mind.

“Linda was filming here, and Luke wanted to come and visit her. I had just gone through a divorce and was feeling quite low, so he invited me to join him and unwind. As soon as I arrived at the hotel, I witnessed two distressed women crying and embracing one another. You happened to be one of them,” Nicholas explained with unwavering confidence. He displayed his remarkable storytelling skills, effortlessly shifting the blame onto Luke. It was a clever maneuver, leaving no trace of embarrassment.

Nancy found his explanation rather logical. After all, Linda was here for work, and her romantic involvement with Luke made his visit reasonable. Tentatively, Nancy began to believe his narrative and asked, “So, how did you end up in my room?” Suddenly, she struggled to break free from Nicholas’ grasp and demanded, “Let go of me!”

They were no longer married, so the prospect of sharing a bed was bewildering.

“I didn’t even want to come in the first place, Nicholas confessed. “However, a certain someone was intoxicated and insisted on dragging me into her room. She even asked me to stay the night, so I reluctantly consented, considering her inebriated state.”

Speechless, Nancy tried to fathom his tale, wondering. “He must be lying. Could I have acted so uncharacteristically when drunk?” Heragitation grew as she scratched her head. She then turned her intense gaze toward him and questioned earnestly, “You’re lying to me, right? Why would I invite a stranger to sleep with me?”

Clearing his throat, he retorted, “Am I truly a stranger?”

Overwhelmed by the situation, she decided to put an end to this conversation. She just wanted to leave. “Fine. I’ll concede. Let go of me. I want to get up.”

As Nancy attempted to get up, Nicholas’ handsome face suddenly loomed close, closing

gap to within an inch of her. “I spent the whole night sleeping with you,” he said. “My back and arms are sore. Don’t you think you should compensate me in some way?”

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His unexpected proximity left her breathless, and her heart raced. Her blush deepened as she nervously inquired, “Compensate for what? Her curiosity was quickly replaced by a realization, prompting her to push him away with a swift motion, creating some distance between them.

Observing her retreat like a startled rabbit, Nicholas couldn’t help but smirk and playfully quip, “So, you’re that afraid of me? Are you scared that I’ll eat you?”

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here, how about I treat you to a

the meal?” Then, her gaze fell upon her luggage, revealing a chaotic scene of scattered clothes. “Did you go through my suitcase?” she

urgent, as I was looking for a nightgown for you. However, you kept bothering me, so I didn’t have time to tidy up. He continued, “If you want, I can help you sort it out later after we finish our

Her luggage also contained some personal clothing, but it seemed pointless to argue about

fresh clothes, they left the room together, heading for the

clutching her hand as if Linda were her savior. Their mutual astonishment was evident. when they laid eyes

“Luke is here?”

here too?”

they stood in the elevator, two

hotel’s self-service breakfast. After the chance meeting with Linda, the women managed to secure a two-seat spot near the window in the corner. It was evident that

plates of food, Luke and Nicholas. seemed to realize the situation. They had no

newfound privacy, Linda and Nancy began to converse freely, with Linda expressing her astonishment, “I’m so surprised that Nicholas

too, but please choose your words carefully, Ms. Steward. He didn’t

obvious. Isn’t he here to see

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find he was brought

you, and

visit me. If he had such plans, he would have told me in advance. Based on what I see, it’s more likely that

can

did you two spend the whole night together?” Linda

blushed briefly and then

that case, he couldn’t bear to be apart from you, so he

couldn’t fathom any reason why Nicholas would have lingering