Tangled Temptations

Chapter 307

Harvey gripped the steering wheel with one hand.

His cell phone was pressed to his ear. Eloise's voice rang out from the other end, "Harvey, you went to see my mom?"

"Yep." His voice was uncharacteristically gentle, bearing no resemblance to the ruthlessness he expressed last night.

Eloise hesitated before finally saying, "We're divorced, Harvey. You should stop bothering her."

Harvey chuckled lightly. He retorted, "So, I can't visit my ex-mother-in-law? I think she was quite happy to see me."

Eloise was at a loss for words at his audacity. After a moment, she sighed, "Fine. If it makes you happy."

She was about to hang up when Harvey quickly added, "I'm sorry about last night."

Eloise didn't respond.

Harvey's voice softened. "I just got carried away when I saw that old piano. We used to play it together, remember?"

Eloise froze. He was talking about the past.

Hearing Eloise's sharp intake of breath over the phone, Harvey chuckled. "You forgot? It was Christmas Eve."

Eloise's grip on her phone tightened, her fingers turning white. She abruptly hung up.

...

As soon as she hung up, her phone started ringing again. Assuming it was Harvey, she didn't want to answer, but the phone kept ringing.

Looking at the screen, she saw it was Veronica. Feeling a bit guilty, she quickly picked up. "Veronica. I'm sorry."

Veronica feigned annoyance. "What were you doing? I've been trying to reach you. Come drink with me."

Eloise agreed, planning to give Veronica her share of the dividends.

Half an hour later, Eloise arrived at a well-known pub. The place was fantastic, Veronica had reserved a small private room with an unbeatable view of half of Peterborough.

Eloise handed the check to Veronica. She glanced at the amount. It was much more than she had expected. Veronica was surprised. "Dwight is quite capable."

Eloise took a sip of her cocktail, smiling lightly. "Blake is in charge now, Dwight just gives some advice here and there."

Veronica thought of Dwight and felt a pang of regret. She then asked about the actor named Oliver. "He's quite a catch. I checked; his personal life is not scandalous, and his family background is simple. You sure you don't want to be with him?"

Eloise simply shook her head while swirling her glass. She gazed out at the bustling city lights outside the window, her eyes slowly becoming misty.

Veronica could guess who Eloise was thinking of and sighed inwardly. The one Eloise had always loved was Harvey.

To lighten the atmosphere, Veronica feigned annoyance. "Ever since you took over Everest Technologies, you've been too busy for me."

Eloise gave a small smile. “Linda and Darrien need to be taken care of."

"But what about when you go on your business trip to Southern River tomorrow? What will happen to the kids?"

"I'm sending them to their grandparents' house for a week."

·

The next morning, Eloise took the kids to their grandparents' house.

Today was Saturday, and Linda was excited to go back to the Horigan Mansion. She even put on her prettiest dress. She missed her dad.

Noticing Linda's excitement, Eloise couldn't help but smile. She ruffled Linda's hair. "When you get there, make sure you play with Daniel, okay?"

Linda had already hopped into the back seat of the car.

A few chauffeured cars drove to the Horigan Mansion, arriving there by nine. The Horigans were already waiting.

After Linda had a little chat with her grandparents, she ran into Harvey's arms, asking him to pick her up.

Harvey gave her a kiss and looked at Eloise. She was dressed simply for her trip, in light-colored casual pants and a turtleneck sweater. Over it, she wore a light wool coat.

Harvey casually asked, "What time is your flight?"

"Eleven."

Harvey's gaze intensified. After a moment, he said, "I'll drive you to the airport.”

Eloise saw his intent and declined softly, "That won't be necessary. The company has arranged a car to pick me up."

Harvey was somewhat disappointed.

tangled up with him, so she chatted briefly with Pauline. Despite Eloise's divorce from Harvey, she still had

Harvey was playing with Linda

for half an hour before the company car arrived to pick her up. As the black business car pulled up, Gerald

to ask Eloise,

glance. Gerald was the vice president of

helped Eloise into the car. He then turned to Gerald. “Eloise has a weak constitution, so I hope you can take good care

in his words, Gerald responded with a smile, "Don't worry, Attorney Horigan,

wasn't satisfied. He gave

got into the car. Once they had driven a fair distance, Gerald

say no. But she knew Gerald's feelings for her and

smile. He was a

At the Horigan Mansion.

a baby, Darrien spent most of his time sleeping and was taken to the baby room by

after a while, he

"It's just a business trip. What

Harvey was

She crawled into Harvey's bedroom, her little body sprawled on top of him, as soft

patted her little head,

Parker was sipping coffee, and upon seeing

"To the

an air of sophistication, "I recently consulted with

eyes widened. Had

in disapproval. "You've run out of options, haven't you? To think you could

·

arrived at the Southern

because she developed a fever in

she was, promptly fetched a stethoscope. She intended to diagnose

screen, her heart softening.

bed, her cheeks flushing abnormally. She was clearly

Eloise no longer needed to put up a front. Her eyes fluttered shut, her long eyelashes trembled gently, and she retorted, "Harvey, are

about you. I left Everest Technologies to you not because I wanted you to

This was the second time he'd said something ambiguous. It made her

eyes closed, her breathing became erratic, and her cheeks were reddening

there was a knock on her hotel room door. She could vaguely hear Gerald's voice. "Ms. Laurent, I've bought you some

She whispered,

screen went dark. Harvey's face darkened. Why could

hotel room? And why were they alone together? Where

to

go. Moreover,

head, saying, "I'm going to see Mommy. Be a good girl and listen

generously offered, "Take this with

it to treat Mommy."

adorable. Harvey picked her up, pressing a tender kiss on her forehead. "I will not only cure Mommy's illness, but I'll also

Denise to arrange a private jet. Parker teased his son while taking care of his granddaughter, "Harvey, you're going all out to woo your wife, aren't you?" Harvey responded

concern. "Then you should hurry. Linda and Darrien are in good

room was knocked. She had no energy

it was Gerald. "Gerald,

Gerald...

so inclined, they could catch glimpses of her bare skin. Was this how she greeted Gerald in the middle of the night? Harvey felt a surge of anger, but Eloise was

collapsing. He caught her as she swayed, carrying

bed.

alert, recognizing him. As she sank into the soft mattress, Harvey didn't leave. Instead, he held her with one arm and quickly removed his jacket with the other. Their foreheads touched. "You're burning up." "None of

very well it wasn't just the change in climate.

he had his way with her on the piano. She'd

was

was inappropriate, considering

hoarse. "Why are

He dialed a number on

you. You're

Simple and straightforward.

was too unwell to argue. She

made a call. "It's me, Harvey. My wife's not feeling

check on

a few polite exchanges, he ended the call. When he looked at Eloise again, she was watching

eyes were watery, tinged with a soft red

her, playing with her brown hair. It was as if he was teasing a little girl.

closed her eyes, murmuring, "I just thought. even though you've lost your memory, you still interact with people in the same way." Harvey's gaze darkened.

often reminisce

Eloise didn't deny it.