Tangled Temptations

Chapter 187

Eloise was shaking with anger. She said furiously and helplessly, "Harvey, are you only happy when I have no friends or family around?"

Harvey scoffed. "Landon is your friend, huh? His feelings for you are so obvious, everyone knows!"

Eloise knew Harvey wasn't just joking around. If he wanted something, he would go all out. If he said he was going to go after Landon, he meant it. Eloise didn't dare to take the risk.

Landon was her friend, who helped her many times. She would rather drift apart from this friend than drag him down.

But she was filled with resentment! She hadn't done anything wrong. She just liked someone. If liking someone was a crime, then she would rather never have loved Harvey!

Eloise gave a bitter laugh. She said softly, "You don't love me. You're just mad that someone else might take what you like. Harvey... Love is not about possession. It's about letting go!"

Harvey said coldly, "Like Landon? If you don't want to have it, how can you call it liking?"

At least in Harvey's eyes, that was not the case. What he wanted, he had to have!

When Eloise didn't respond, Harvey took a step forward, reaching out to touch her face, but Eloise dodged.

"Now you won't even let me touch you?"

...

Harvey let go of her, adjusting his shirt in the mirror, meeting her gaze through the reflection.

The elevator door opened. Landon was standing outside, looking at Eloise with warm eyes. "Let me take you home."

Eloise stiffened a bit. She remembered Harvey's warning. Landon gently put his arm around her shoulder, whispering, "You're about to cry. Let's go home."

Eloise was a bit dazed. She gave Landon a look and ended up getting in the car with him.

...

at night, in the hotel

was standing under the dim light, watching Eloise get

wouldn't let me get close to you. Then... I'll just have to wait for

a cigarette at

at him and whispered, "Landon, we shouldn't keep

and she didn't want him to get hurt because of her.

back to her apartment. He leaned back in the seat, saying softly, "Eloise, I've liked you for a long time. I gave up once because I

and said, "Even if I might end up a

willing to take risks for her. If she were still a little girl, she would definitely stand by his side and fight, but she was

but she had also

He said, "Eloise, this is a man's business! I

how could Eloise not feel burdened? She went back to her apartment and sat quietly on the couch. Milo curled up next to her. Her phone was right next to her. She hesitated for

following half a month, she didn't see Landon. But in the financial news, she often saw Landon's Sleak Tech making headlines, mostly negative

inviting her out

in the afternoon, Veronica looked radiant as she sat across from Eloise. "You, a busy person, actually have time to find me. Is it

"Am

"Super transparent!"

heard from Riley that Landon's company is in bad shape, not only with assets but they also have some legal disputes. Landon is probably working

gave a bitter laugh. "Is this Harvey's doing behind the

and Landon is far from his match. But he just won't give up. Eloise, you should talk him out of

out of it. Landon had said, that even if he ended up a

then she smiled. "I will." Veronica squeezed

good because Landon was doing all this not to be with Eloise, but to vent his anger for her. The only

finishing her coffee, Eloise didn't take a taxi but slowly walked back to her

He sat in the car smoking, with the passenger door open,

Eloise hopped into

think I'd have you guessing my intentions? All I'm asking is for you to give me your word, quit seeing Landon and stop keeping in

aback. He set a trap, nearly

can't play that

moment, then scoffed. "I haven't even asked you to come back to me, to live with me. And