Tangled Temptations

Chapter 280

Harvey suddenly had a realization. What Eloise was trying to preserve, above all else, was her two children, not him.

This discovery made him feel a little uncomfortable. He looked down at her tender face as if seeing another version of himself reflected in her features- A version of himself with all his memories intact.

He didn't compromise with Eloise, but the next day, he found himself driving back to the Horigan Mansion.

The evening was setting in, casting a gloomy hue on the world.

Instead of heading inside immediately, Harvey leaned against his car, lighting up a cigarette and taking slow drags. The smoke rose, blurring his face.

The Horigan Mansion was full of children, and the sound of their laughter and chatter echoed through the halls. It was lively, but to Harvey, it felt foreign.

After finishing his cigarette, he walked into the living room. There was a new child

in the room, a little boy who was undeniably handsome. The boy was sitting on the sofa, looking a tad detached, with toys scattered around him.

Just as Harvey was about to ask about him, Eloise came over with a tray of freshly baked cookies. She knelt down in front of the boy and said gently, "Luca, these are just out of the oven. Give them a try!"

The boy, with a slightly awkward expression, grabbed a few.

"Do you like them?" Eloise asked, patting his head.

"They're good!"

Linda approached, snuggling up to Luca. "Luca, Mom added lots of milk to these cookies! Will you come over again tomorrow?"

The boy's face turned a little red as he nodded.

Harvey frowned. No matter how he looked at it, Luca seemed like a little groom being raised by the Horigan family!

Linda's little groom!

He felt he had to talk to Eloise about this. Once the children were finally asleep, Harvey knocked on Eloise's door. "May I come in? I need to talk to you about Linda."

Eloise was always willing to discuss their children. She glanced down at Linda sleeping in her arms and whispered, "I'll come to your room in a bit."

A moment later, she pushed open the door to his bedroom. The room was dimly lit, creating a somewhat enchanting atmosphere.

Harvey had already taken a shower, now wearing a simple white bathrobe. His well-formed body made even this casual attire look good. As Eloise sized him up, he did the same to her. He smirked, "You're dressed so conservatively. Are you afraid I'll make a move?"

Ignoring his comment, Eloise sat down on the sofa opposite him and asked softly, "What about Linda did you want to discuss?"

Harvey cut straight to the chase. "Who is Luca to the Horigan family? Who is he to Linda? If I'm not mistaken, is he AB-negative?"

Eloise gave a faint smile. "You've figured it out!"

The air grew thick.

dressed in a soft pink sweater dress, appearing soft and gentle, but

living, breathing person! Not an object for you to trade! Eloise... how

accusing her of being immoral. Eloise wouldn't take the fall

though it was late at night, she made a call to her assistant, saying gently, "Ms. Natalia, could you go to the office and get file number 1 from my safe. Yes, bring it to the

instructions, Eloise hung

later, Natalia arrived with the file and left once she had handed it over. Eloise took

Harvey was taken aback. He was a legal professional, but he had never imagined he would do something

It was him!

had injected 200 million into Luca's father's

one who had

was the one who had decided that Luca should accompany Linda

up!

start to finish, it was him... or

gaze to look

she murmured, "Harvey, as much as I don't

himself. His love for Linda ran deep, and

now was logical and

up; she

stood in the darkness, her silhouette

hundred different ways, but he couldn't find the words because Eloise looked so desolate.

began to fall outside the

was warm thanks to the heating, but a thin layer of fog had formed on the window. Eloise reached out with her slender fingers, lightly tracing patterns on the fogged-up glass, her

wasn't the Harvey she knew. Their souls just couldn't

together, engaging in sexual acts, she always felt

over, wrapping his arms around her slender body from behind. He pressed his face against her ear and asked in a low voice, "Was he really that great? What made him so special,

be the old him, but he felt a

have once been in bed with another version of

flushed cheeks, her intoxicating voice, all because of another man! It

slightly. "Do you

cheek to her ear, then down to her neck. His

After a long while, she leaned against his warm neck and whispered, "If you

grew deeper, Eloise left. She left a tape for Harvey, asking him to

bedroom, Harvey, clad in nothing but a robe, leaned back on his king-sized bed, idly flicking

was gripped by the scene unfolding on the

sexual encounter with Eloise; he was seated in his study, while Eloise attended to him with

video, his long legs were stretching and flexing

heart felt like it was about to leap out of his chest. He saw another version of himself, tenderly pulling at Eloise's long

hearts breaking in

blue light flickered in the

Harvey had