Tangled Temptations

Chapter 339

When Harvey returned to bed, he noticed the steady rhythm of Eloise's breathing and knew she was awake.

"Can't sleep?" He leaned in to kiss her.

Eloise's body nestled against his. Her slender fingers traced the white pillowcase in the dim light. "You don't have to control yourself, you know. I'm not that frigid."

She could feel something, more or less

Harvey tightened his hold on her waist, remaining silent. He knew Eloise was somewhat responsive but if she had enough, she would stop. Unlike people truly in love, where enough was never enough.

They wished they could hold each other all night long. His body was cool, comforting against hers.

Harvey whispered gently in her ear, "Eloise, you can tell me anything. I'm your husband. You can tell me anything... and from now on, I'll listen. I won't do anything you don't like."

Eloise remained silent, so he had heard what she had said to her therapist.

Harvey was somewhat nervous. He was worried about triggering her by bringing it up, but after a while, Eloise responded, "Harvey, find me a new therapist, please. I'll go by myself from now on."

They had two children and had no plans to divorce.

Illness needed treatment, but as a woman, Eloise did not want her husband to know everything about her. Some wounds did need to heal on their own.

Harvey agreed. Before falling asleep, he whispered in her ear, "I'll take Linda for a run tomorrow morning."

Eloise's wounds were brutally exposed. She did not avoid it, but sought help from the new therapist Harvey found. There was some progress, but very little. Perhaps, as the doctor said, they needed to have another child, or they needed time.

and invited her out for

hotel patisserie, Veronica pushed a plate of pastries towards her with a playful grin. “Try this. It's their signature

"It's pretty good.

go. As she was doing this, Eloise watched her. When Veronica noticed Eloise's gaze, she touched her own face.

lips curled into a gentle smile. "Veronica, we've known each other for 12

Veronica was taken aback.

She touched her face delicately, finally understanding Eloise's sentiment. In their college days, Veronica was certainly

leisure. In recent years, after her marriage to Riley and the birth of their son, she often looked into the mirror and lamented that she was no longer as

couldn't let go. Even if he couldn't touch

familiar face stepped out

by her side, Ravenna looked

Eloise to still dare to go out. Wasn't she afraid of people pointing

could she do?

wearing a lavish fur coat despite the early autumn weather. She

soft

Ravenna just laughed. "Small-minded!"

old classmates! Veronica, you've put on so much weight after just a few years of marriage. Are you at 110 pounds now? Doesn't your second husband mind? And Eloise... Harvey is in his prime. Do you think he'll stay faithful to you? Do you

temper. She really wanted to smack

taking care of your own husband? Why are you always concerned about other

more offensive, but her arm was suddenly pulled. She looked up

a business suit, obviously here for a meeting, had a complicated

hadn't seen him in a long time. She

of the patisserie. His rough manner left Veronica stunned. She quietly said to Eloise, "See, this is what 'an eye for an eye' looks like!