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.

...

night, in

the dim light, watching Eloise get into Landon's car. He

me get close to you. Then... I'll

sensed it. He lit a cigarette at the red light, took a drag,

him and whispered, "Landon, we shouldn't keep in touch."

gotten to that point yet, and she didn't want him to get hurt because of her. He deserved a good life and giving

the gas, taking Eloise all the way 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 saw that Harvey liked you, and I gave up because

at her and said, "Even if I might end up

hadn't promised anything to Landon, but he was willing to take risks for her. If she were still a

to apologize to him, but she

a man's business! I chose to do this, so you don't

up next to her.

month, she didn't see Landon. But in the financial news, she often saw

called Veronica, inviting her out for

as she sat across from Eloise. "You, a busy person, actually

"Am I that

"Super transparent!"

ordered a cup of coffee, took a sip, and whispered, "I heard from Riley that Landon's company is in bad shape, not only with assets but they

aback. Feeling helpless, she gave a

of power and connections, and Landon is

said, that even if he ended

silently for a long time, then she smiled. "I will." Veronica

good because Landon was doing all this not to be with

coffee, Eloise didn't take a taxi

apartment building. He sat in the car smoking, with the passenger door open, as if

her, his gaze focused. Eloise hopped into the car, eyeballing the road ahead as she

stubbed out his cigarette, a smirk playing on his lips. "You got a soft spot for Landon, don't ya? Do you really think I'd have you guessing my intentions? All I'm asking is for you to give me your word, quit seeing Landon and

audaciousness took Eloise aback. He set a trap, nearly bankrupting Landon's company, just to keep her away from

You can't

her with a stare, quiet for a moment, then scoffed. "I haven't even asked you to come back to me, to