Tangled Temptations

Chapter 287

Once she finished speaking, Eloise hung up the phone. She directed the workers, and in less than half a day, a suite was ready.

Everything was arranged, and Eloise took a breather on the couch.

In the afternoon, she didn't see anyone. She was in her private space, going through the diary that Harvey had left her, her eyes moist.

She missed him. She missed the love they shared ...

At four in the afternoon, a black Bentley slowly pulled up, and Harvey stepped out.

Parker and Pauline had left the house with their children, the mansion now eerily quiet for the holiday season. Harvey asked a maid, his voice slightly hoarse, "Where's Eloise?"

Knowing they had quarreled, the maid hesitated before replying, "She's upstairs."

Harvey nodded and slowly made his way upstairs. He was still wearing the same clothes from a few days ago, unwashed. He was usually very neat and would have showered first, but he was too eager to see Eloise.

Harvey easily found Eloise. Under the dim light, she was fast asleep on the couch, looking soft and peaceful.

Approaching her, he noticed a glisten at the corner of her eyes. Had she been crying?

Feeling guilty, he leaned over to kiss her.

Eloise woke up. Her long eyelashes fluttered, then her gaze met his. After a moment, she sat up and softly asked, "You're back?"

Harvey detected a note of indifference in her voice. Looking around, he noticed the warm and snug decor of the room - clearly, it was meant for a long-term stay. He murmured, "You're mad at me, but you can't bear to leave me, can you? You haven't moved out, which means you still care about our marriage."

Eloise slowly closed the diary. Her expression was icy as she chuckled coldly, "Attorney Horigan, you are overestimating yourself. I stayed for Linda. Surely you haven't forgotten about Linda's condition, have you?"

Linda had autism, so Eloise was only maintaining this

soft, "That's it. You

treating him like a stranger. Just a few days ago, she was in his car, asking

he grasped Eloise's wrist to prevent her from escaping. He wanted to kiss her, but

"Don't touch me."

again. Suddenly, she

black hair was clearly

the hair couldn't be from some mistress. The only possibility was that it came from the time Monika suddenly hugged him at the hospital when

it from that

Eloise scoffed, "How disgusting."

Monika's ploy to drive a wedge between her and Harvey, but Harvey had

"I don't know when it got there.

was clever, subtly bringing up their children. Eloise smirked

found her smirk unbearable. He wanted to kiss her again, not wanting to see her look

the room. Eloise's palm was stinging. She had had

he came to his senses, his face darkened. He sternly said, "Eloise, that's a life we're

voice was soft, almost ethereal, "So her life is a life, but mine and Linda's aren't? Harvey, do you think I'm

voice echoed sharply. He wouldn't let

the gentlest tone, she voiced the harshest words, "She better not have any more ill intentions, or else... Attorney Horigan, I wouldn't

to some extent, understood her meaning. He stared at her, his heart pounding. After a while, he murmured, "Eloise, is this the real you?

at him. "Then consider me a

jaw. He left the room, slamming

went to his master bedroom to shower. He moodily took off his coat and, seeing the stray hair, threw it into the trash without a

that half of it was empty. Only his suits and shirts remained, and Eloise's beautiful dresses were gone.

joking. Physically, she was still living in the Horigan home, but in her heart, their marriage was

stared at his face in the mirror. He couldn't help but