Tangled Temptations

Chapter 288

The following day, early in the morning.

In the dining room, only Harvey and Eloise were present. The maid, with a smile on her face, announced, "Mr. and Mrs. Horigan have taken the children out."

Harvey knew that his parents wanted to give them some privacy. Naturally, he accepted this offer and suggested to Eloise, "There's a concert at two this afternoon. After you feed Darrien, shall we go?"

Eloise quietly continued her breakfast. After a moment, she replied softly, "I'd rather stay home."

Harvey looked at her face and suggested, "The snow has stopped. Don't you want to go out?"

"Not really."

Harvey was taken aback. From the moment he was born, he was considered a golden child, proud and aloof. He had never been rejected by a woman before.

This woman was so hard to get.

He was slightly embarrassed and didn't insist further. Instead, he was planning to go upstairs to review some case files.

Just as he was about to get up, his phone rang. It was a call from Monika.

Harvey stared at the screen for a while, then looked at Eloise. He hung up the call.

The phone rang again. He hung up again and finally told Eloise in a low voice, "Once I confirm she's not in danger, I won't contact her anymore."

Eloise put down her cutlery and looked at him quietly. "How did she get off your blocked contacts list? Couldn't let go?"

"Eloise."

"Harvey, this time, she could be lying at the bottom of a hill, and next time, she might jump off a building. If you don't answer her calls, she'll use her classmates as messengers, and then you'll say it's a matter of life and death." Eloise smiled ntly.

She didn't bother to say more and got up to go to her room to read.

At noon, she didn't have lunch with him. In the afternoon, she practiced yoga in the basement. Her entire body was glistening with sweat.

Harvey stood at the doorway, holding her mobile phone. "You have a call."

Eloise was stretching her legs when she heard him. She thanked him and took the phone.

It was Veronica. She had heard some gossip and invited Eloise to go out and distract herself.

Eloise was somewhat reluctant. Veronica leaned on Riley's shoulder, gently touching her husband's nose, insisting, "These are all old friends. You're the most successful among us, with billions in assets, and children... Come on, there's a special guest."

Eloise laughed. "Who is it that's so important?"

Veronica wouldn't say.

Eloise wiped her sweat with a towel. "Alright. The same club, right?"

Veronica cheekily confirmed, then whispered, "Dress nicely. You won't regret it." Eloise couldn't help but laugh. Having a friend like Veronica by her side over the years was nice. She hung up the phone, feeling a bit better.

Harvey, however, had a gloomy expression. Even though he couldn't quite hear the conversation over the phone, he could guess the gist of it. Socializing, networking...

against the treadmill, displeased. "I asked you to go to the concert, and you didn't have time, but now Veronica asks you to go out, and you do? I'm coming with

continued her run, nonchalantly.

"You're taking me."

in

a few seconds, then turned and walked away. Attorney Horigan, after all,

...

seven o'clock in the

wear stockings, and her slender legs were smooth and shone faintly. She wore a fur coat over her dress and matching high

looked

voice raspy.

need, Baron is

to dress like this for a party?

a

heart, she was just a good bed partner, or the perfect daughter-in-law for the Horigan family. It had

turned and left without a backward

even Baron couldn't help but

look absolutely stunning tonight."

somewhat distracted. "I

they

she pushed open the door to the small banquet hall, just as Veronica had said, there were many old

her low profile, she

heard about Monika. She leaned into Eloise and whispered, "Why not just...

lighting, Eloise swirled the champagne

auburn hair back and laughed.

The atmosphere was perfect.

make out in the restroom,

familiar figure appeared before her, the voice also

Max. It had been a long time since

that had passed between them,

each other, and had hurt each other. Now, they could sit peacefully and have a drink,

you doing

doing well. How about you? Are you

there was nothing on them.

doing so well. Eloise, we are not young anymore. I won't beat around the

was willing to cook

Eloise, on

to meet Eloise. Without any avoidance, he said, "Harvey's lost his memory, hasn't he? He's forgotten he once loved you. Eloise, if it's too hard, consider me.

his gaze fixed

laughed. "Max, are you infertile? Is that why you're so desperate for someone else's kids? If you can't have children, go see a urologist. Or maybe

left to consider

ready to leave. Max grabbed her hand. It felt smooth

off. "I should've never

sincere, but he had long lost any credibility with Eloise. He marveled at

late at night, and Eloise was waiting at the

was the most beautiful relationship he had ever

In the elevator, she called Veronica, who was probably having an

both annoyed