Tangled Temptations

Chapter 283

Eloise pulled her coat tightly around herself, a slight smirk playing on her lips. "How I treat my husband? What business is that of yours, Ms. Monika?"

Monika bit her lip, her naive demeanor reminiscent of an innocent school girl. "You're his wife, Eloise. You shouldn't always be flitting about, making a spectacle of yourself, and embarrassing him!"

Eloise let out a cold laugh. "What's this, has my husband been complaining to you? Has he been telling you what a hard life he has, how unhappy he is with a wife like me?"

Monika tried to speak. Eloise cut her off, her voice frosty. "Before you even begin to lie, think about the consequences!"

She took a couple of steps forward, leveling her gaze at Monika. "You've barely made it out of the water... if I were you, I'd cherish my current life, instead of constantly fantasizing about using your looks to seduce someone else's husband!"

Monika's lips trembled. "You've been investigating me?"

Eloise brushed off her coat. Dealing with a girl like this was easy for her, but for the sake of Harvey, she'd hold back a bit.

Monika, humiliated, protested, "Mrs. Horigan, you're too domineering!"

She added, "Harvey won't like a woman like you!"

Eloise gave a hollow laugh. "And what type do you think he'd prefer? A woman who cheats and sleeps around, or a young girl who seduces men, smokes, drinks, and scams money?"

She knew Harvey. When he was young, he liked Joan's fiery temperament. As he matured, he started preferring obedient and clever women, especially those who were submissive in bed. Of course, he didn't mind a bit of excitement every now and then. Harvey had always had high standards.

Eloise's smile faded. "Ms. Monika, I'm giving you one last chance! From now on, stay away from me and my family, including Harvey!"

"My patience has its limits!" With that, she signaled to Baron to open the car door. Baron, ever the gentleman, bent to open the door. Eloise found his unusual subservience amusing and annoying at the same time, shooting him a stern look. The bodyguards also got into other cars. Several luxury vehicles departed one after the other.

Monika was left standing in the chilly night, shivering in her thin dress.

She had miscalculated the situation. She thought Harvey, being the man he is, would fall for the allure of a young girl and easily share a bed with her. But not only did he refuse to sleep with her, he barely gave her the time of day!

She had no choice but to turn to Eloise.

Eloise turned out to be more cunning than she'd anticipated. No matter how much Monika provoked her, Eloise never retaliated. If Eloise didn't act, how could she play the victim and win Harvey's sympathy?

Eloise got into the car without a word. She felt somewhat nauseated.

in the driver's seat, prattled on. "It's normal for a man like Harvey to attract women, but that girl really lacks

turned away, murmuring, "She's

really did share some good

for a moment, then

"What does it matter if he knows that Joan hurt us? He didn't experience it firsthand, he can't understand!" That was why he was so easily swayed to

feeling down and didn't say

hour later, the car pulled up in front of the Horigan Mansion.

figure

around herself. "Back

each other for a

and perfume on her, a unique combination that made her all the more enticing. To him, Eloise was like a ripe

you can't handle

a weak laugh and closed the car

at the party, but

be

her hand.

an irrelevant

as a bullhorn, added, "Some woman named Monika, kept going on

taken aback. Had Monika approached Eloise again? He tried to explain,

is a connection in itself! Otherwise, why would she be so obsessed with me? Harvey, I don't care whether you're still attached to Joan, or you pity this little girl... I'm telling you, if she dares to harm a single hair on any of our family members, I'll

that, she strode towards the mansion. She would not allow

pulled out a cigarette and lit it. Baron sidled over, shamelessly asking for

while, Harvey asked casually, "Has she

and every time it was you who couldn't resist going back

who initiated it? Harvey exhaled a cloud of

loves you too! Those few months when you slowly lost your memory, she really struggled." Remembering those times, Baron

the atmosphere was warm and joyous. Brett had come over from Brockville, ostensibly to see the kids, but everyone knew he was using the opportunity to see Orlena. Their relationship was unclear and had been like that for over half

and gave him a gentle hug. "Uncle

to Parker. "She's had quite a bit to drink!" Parker chuckled. "Our Lou is quite the heroine these days! She's quite influential among the women, a bit more so

agree, darling?" Pauline wasn't one to be jealous of her daughter-in-law. She doted on Eloise even more, personally instructing the help to bring her a hangover remedy, a bowl

"Mm-hmm. It was just

having the servants set up a poker table. He was keen

slightly intense gaze. As he walked in, he caught Brett touching her face. Even though he