Tangled Temptations

Chapter 289

Chapter 278

A photograph gently nestled into his coat pocket. With delicate fingers, Eloise smoothed it out for him, patting it down with care.

Harvey caught her eye as he withdrew the photo- It was Monika, the new intern at the firm.

He moved to the foot of the bed, loosening his tie with a soft chuckle. "All this fuss over an intern? Really, Eloise, you're making a mountain out of a molehill!"

"Just an intern?" Eloise walked over slowly, bending down to whisper, "Harvey, you've crossed a line! Do you really think I'm that temperate?"

Harvey laughed lightly, caressing her soft cheek.

Eloise didn't appreciate his casual demeanor, trying to dodge him. But his movements were swift, holding her slender waist, and his touch becoming playful and teasing...

"Is that so?

"What about you? Do you love me?

"When we're together, you call my name... Are you calling for me, Harvey, or for the man in your memories? Huh?

“Eloise, I'm just a stand-in, aren't I?

"Who's the bigger hypocrite here?"

...

Eloise felt a tight pang in her heart. With a cold laugh, she lowered her gaze. "Harvey, all your talk just boils down to one thing-you won't fire her! I need to know, are you keeping an intern around or a youthful regret? Harvey, you enjoy the benefits of our marriage while keeping her close... Who are you trying to fool?"

Eloise picked up the photograph. She shredded it right in front of Harvey.

He leaned back, his gaze clear as if he was seeing Eloise anew. After a while, he chuckled. "I didn't realize I married a fierce girl!"

With a pull, Eloise fell onto him. Their bodies were close and the atmosphere was palpable.

Eloise lowered her eyes and her voice turned cold. "I'm still within the forty-two- day recovery period after childbirth. Are you gonna be so horny?"

Harvey was in the mood for sex. Her words, however, left him deflated.

Of course, once everything was laid bare, there was no need to preten No need to mask himself, so he playfully pinched her cheek. "What can I do, Mrs. Horigan? I can't help being horny around you!"

Eloise pushed him away, straightening her clothes as she walked out of their master bedroom. That night, she didn't return to their bed.

Harvey knew she was in the guest room, or perhaps in the study, reminiscing about, "that old Harvey."

Yes, their marriage had problems. She loved her husband. As for him, he had no memories of her. They had been together for half a year, and he had tried, but he couldn't find anything resembling love.

A pile of shredded paper was on the floor.

Harvey thought that if he loved her, he would fulfill her request tonight. But he didn't love her. They were merely a couple sharing a bed with different dreams. Now, there was no need for pretense.

Harvey felt relieved. He thought marriage should be simple, like raising kids together, making love a few times on weekends when the mood struck. Talking about feelings, however, was exhausting!

a tantrum, she was serious. When he came home from social engagements, she

of the kids.

at

propping his chin on his slender middle finger. After discussing business,

to reality, managing a weak

some tips to

gently opened, and in walked a thin,

Harvey frowned.

"What is

of cake, saying shyly, "Attorney Horigan, today is my

it, placing it

of you!"

leave, biting her lip with a pitiful look. "Actually... Some colleagues are throwing me a birthday party, Attorney Horigan, Denise, I was

cursed inwardly at this scheming

And in the future,

Joan, let alone this young girl before him! He just... Joan was dead, and seeing someone so similar stirred some emotions. He just hoped this girl,

a fuss, he didn't fire

verge of tears. "Attorney Horigan, I didn't

"Get out!"

her face. The door closed behind

"You said it's the weekend, right? Order a bouquet for me!" He was

Denise smiled and agreed.

...

When Veronica heard about its effectiveness, she gave it a try. But after less than half an hour, she was worn out. She watched Eloise, still

set of poses. Their fitness instructor, knowing when

of skin lotion, gently applied it to her waist, and spoke self- deprecatingly, "I'm a woman who's given birth to two kids. If I don't

could only dream of. She gave Eloise's waist a couple of appreciative pats. Just as they were joking around, Eloise's assistant entered, speaking softly, "Ms. Laurent, there's a

nonchalantly, "Did

said she's called

slowly wiped off her

assistant opened the door

girl you told me about last time? No

"That's called a man's

her eyes in

with a very young girl. The girl was rather pretty, albeit a bit

envy. She even imagined how Attorney Horigan

a set of stretches, she turned her

the innocent beauty,

and there was a

these thoughts, Eloise

assistant handed over water and a towel. "Ms. Laurent, have

sips, and looked at Monika with a faint

know you dislike me, but you don't have to be so harsh! Nobody is attending the

birthday party? No

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