Tangled Temptations

Chapter 209

Everything had ended, and the air was thick with discomfort. Especially for Eloise, she felt that their intense interaction was inappropriate. But they had done it,

nonetheless.

With sweat cooling on their bodies, she felt uncomfortable and decided to take a bath, but Harvey gently stopped her. "Stay with me a little longer."

Eloise complied. He leaned in, kissing the back of her ear, and whispered, "Stop giving me the cold shoulder, okay?"

He reached for his pants at the end of the bed, a small box tumbled out. Eloise had an inkling of what was inside. She tried to get up to leave once more, but Harvey grabbed her, and Eloise stumbled back into his arms.

Harvey took out a diamond ring. "Do you like it?" His gaze was intense as he waited for her response.

Eloise took the ring, attempting to slip it onto her middle finger, but it was too small. She chuckled. "It's too small. It doesn't fit."

Harvey's eyes deepened. "Maybe it would fit on your ring finger. Give it a try."

Eloise knew that Harvey rarely made such efforts to please women. If she wanted to seize the opportunity, she should have been overjoyed and accepted his proposal.

But that was the old Eloise.

Before that Valentine's Day, she would have never refused him. But now, even though he was still charming, her feelings were not the same.

Eloise was about to refuse, but she held her tongue. She remembered something important. They had been reckless that night, and they hadn't used any protection.

Eloise put the ring back in the box and closed it. She spoke after a moment of silence, "I'm not on the pill."

Harvey immediately understood her meaning. His handsome face turned a light shade of red. "There's no need for morning-after pills. I didn't..."

convinced. Even though she wasn't a devout Christian, she held a belief. If she were pregnant, then it was fate, and she would keep the

conceded. "I'll buy it for

Eloise nodded in thanks.

"Sometimes I think you're just using me. All

boldly got out of bed and headed to the bathroom naked. As

flared again. That little

headed downstairs to buy the morning-after pill. When he returned, Eloise had already

her a glass of warm water and opened the pill package for her. As Eloise took the pill,

continued taking the pill, the bitter taste spreading as it mixed with

in her ear, "Eloise, I want to be a father. I don't care whether it's a boy or a girl, but I'd love a little girl, especially if she inherits your brown hair and smooth

was a call from Parker. His tone was stern. "Harvey, you need to come back to Peterborough right away. Orlena swallowed three sleeping pills.

has a mistress, and she

...

pills were hardly a suicide attempt. But this was a situation that needed to be handled. He suspected that besides Max, Eloise was also a

"I need to go

her." Harvey paused, looking at her with a half-smile.

back on the bed, closing her eyes. Perhaps she was tired, and she seemed especially soft. Harvey couldn't help but lean in

so prim and proper! You clearly enjoyed it, too, but you had to pretend not to care. If I were to find someone else, you wouldn't be able to

It felt like old times. Eloise felt drowsy. Harvey seemed to notice,

have to go. Don't see Landon while I'm

...

back to Peterborough. As soon as he entered the Horigan family

and beautiful mother, Pauline, looked relieved

anything all