Tangled Temptations

Chapter 259

Chapter 248

Brett stared at Orlena. She had changed, a lot. She used to be as radiant as a blooming rose, but now she was noticeably thinner. Her dresses were no longer the soft, delicate colors of before, but instead had taken on a more mature hue. She had transformed from a girl into a woman.

In that instant, Brett knew that he still desired her.

He focused intently on her face, whispering, "It's been a while, hasn't it, Orlena?"

Orlena lost control of her emotions more than he did. Her voice choked up, using all her strength to say, "Mr. Brett, it's been a long time."

Their dialogue continued back and forth.

Caught in the middle, Eloise found it difficult to handle. She picked up Linda, asking the driver and trustworthy nanny to take her to kindergarten. Linda was especially well-behaved, giving her a kiss, "Goodbye Mommy!"

Eloise also gave her a kiss, "Mommy will pick you up in the evening!"

Linda hopped down from her lap, holding the nanny's hand and obediently went off to school.

Eloise turned back around, coughing lightly, "I'll make some chamomile tea!"

Orlena seemed to rely on her, holding her back, "Eloise!"

Eloise smiled, "You two need to talk."

...

Brett looked at Orlena, murmuring, "Let's go in."

Orlena lowered her head and walked in, but as soon as she entered, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her into the bathroom.

The bathroom door closed, creating a small, confined space. And her back was pinned against the wall. Brett's arm was propped up above her head, his body trapping her. His faint scent of tobacco lingered, making her feel a bit dizzy.

For a long time, nobody spoke.

Finally, Orlena stuttered, "Let me go!"

Brett gazed at her, his voice low, "I waited for you all night!"

She stared at him sharply. Her eyes were full of tears, ready to fall at the slightest blink. So she didn't dare to blink. She didn't want to cry in front of him anymore. She'd struggled so much after they'd parted ways. Now, crying in front of him, what was that for?

Brett wasn't doing well either. He glanced towards the door, then back at her face, whispering, "Why haven't you been home in two years?"

Orlena offered a faint smile, "What does it matter to you? If I'm not home, it means I'm out having fun. What right do you have to question me?"

Fun.

Brett's gaze was inscrutable. He reached out and touched her face, but as soon as he did, her whole body started to tremble. Her teeth were even chattering.

"Do you dislike my touch this much? Have you found a boyfriend?" Brett asked.

pale. She stared at him, forcing a word

The force with which he held

asking, "Can you let me go

used to call me Brett!"

was when I was

...

bit, "Eloise

Brett let her go.

held the door handle, gritting her teeth to open it. Behind her, his voice rasped, "Orlena, do you really want us to part ways? We can go back to how things were. You call me Brett, and I'll take care

her. He thought, if she found a good man, he would

suppressing her emotions for a long time before finally whispering, "No

to Brockville to surprise him, only to be kidnapped. She was kept in a dark room for 36 hours, with no water to drink, and

believed that he would come to save

"I'm sorry, I don't know her." She was rescued later. She thought he had come, that she was still his girl. But

out, she wasn't the only

her to fend for herself, but used the chip to save another woman. She saw him take

she learned that woman was one of

Brett were

enchanting than her? Which of them wasn't

She

in, and it wasn't until late at night that he entered her room. His first

sofa, watching her

welled up in her eyes. She

back tears, she said softly, "Goodbye,

the last time she saw him. Brett couldn't bear it in the end. He wanted to give this innocent girl, who had wholeheartedly

before finally leaving. The moment the door closed,

used pregnancy test stick on the bathroom counter, with two faint pink lines. Before he came, she had thought about telling him that she was pregnant. But he said

...

When she came out, Eloise was sitting on the living room couch, with two cups of chamomile tea

she smiled gently, "Done talking? Come have

Orlena whimpered, "Eloise!"

broken. She had once loved this man so fervently, from beginning to end, but she was nothing more than a fling to him. The saddest part was she still loved him, but because she loved him, she couldn't

her lean on

to Orlena, and things he couldn't tell Eloise. In the end,

"Take good care of her! I'm going back

ever considered settling down?" Eloise asked

paused, his

the six months he was with Orlena, he had thought about it. Those times were too beautiful, intoxicating like a potent brew he couldn't resist. But what did it matter now? He couldn't bring

Brett answered, his voice

Eloise nodded, "Oh, by the way, grandmother is

the Horigan Mansion."

turned abruptly at this news, his

a sip of her tea, a faint smile showing on her lips,

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