No Remarriage for us Stay Away by Livia Storm

Chapter 23

Chapter 23 Inviting Humiliation

"You're back?" Zachary asked.

Lenora paid no attention to him and went straight upstairs.

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Zachary's eyes darkened, his gaze trailing her figure until it disappeared at the end of the

staircase.

After sitting downstairs for a while, Zachary got up and went straight to the master bedroom upstairs. He pushed open the door but didn't see anyone in the room. All he could hear was the sound of running water from the bathroom. Lenora was taking a shower.

Zachary's Adam's Apple bobbed as he loosened his collar. He picked up a bathrobe from the wardrobe and headed to the bathroom outside to freshen up and take a bath.

Zachary returned from outside just in time to bump into Lenora coming out of the bathroom.

She had forgotten to bring her pajamas. Her hair was half-dried, and she was

only wrapped in a bath towel that hung from her chest, barely covering her buttocks. Her neck was graceful, her shoulders round and slender. The parts hidden by the towel were perky and full. Zachary seemed to be able to recall their touch. Her long, slender legs were ba Their eyes met.

Lenora immediately averted her gaze, heading to the wardrobe to fetch her pajamas. As she did so, she casually mentioned, "I'll be sleeping in the guest room tonight."

"Lenora, what's the meaning of this?" Zachary turned his head to look at her.

"It's no big deal. I'm just granting you two of your wishes," Lenora sneered, a faint scent of alcohol wafting from her.

Zachary leaned lazily against the doorframe. "Are you upset because I asked you to toast Susanna?"

"Did

you think I won't?" Hearing his nonchalant tone, Lenora raised an eyebrow.

She was upset about more than just the toast.

The way his &

his friends rallied around Susanna was particularly grating to Lenora.

"Sooner or later, you'll be referring to Susanna as your sister-in-law. Why fuss over this one time?

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assured. After the divorce, I will never refer to a third wheel like her as

"Lenora!" Zachary's face darkened.

you want

up and stepped forward. "You say Susanna is a third wheel. Then what about

had no idea how he ended up involving

her silence, Zachary spoke again. "Is he the one you like? Ever since I returned from my business trip, you've been rejecting me. You've been contemplating divorce

expected Zachary to turn the tables on her. She smirked with

stopped mid-sentence, her voice abruptly cut off. She

think? I think you simply can't explain anything. It's why you agreed to the divorce so readily. It turns out that Susanna and I

you

us or would you prefer

burst into

had been wounded by him to the point of

"Think what you will. I need to go back and

was simply too exhausted to engage in any further disputes with

turned around and walked

"You take the master bedroom, I'll sleep in the

ended his sentence, Lenora let out a startled cry. She was pulled

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Zachary quickly pulled Lenora

fine." Lenora shook her

towel fell

ran through

She was all flustered, hands moving up and down in a frenzy. "You... Stop looking!" she

couldn't help but feel a

naked body unintentionally, his Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily, and he found it hard to

up the

she met Zachary's pair of deep, dark eyes, as if they

Lenora was taken aback.

gradually enlarged, and his warm breath sprinkled

couldn't help but close

sense the darkness

the kiss never seemed

Lenora opened her eyes.

a few steps back. "I'm sorry,

the scene that had just played out in his mind. I almost leaned in for a kiss.

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