Tangled Temptations

Chapter 376

Chapter 376

Eloise was flustered. Clearing her throat, she whispered, "Weren't you supposed to come by this afternoon?"

Harvey strode toward the hospital bed. Pauline stepped aside to let him sit down. Harvey tenderly stroked Eloise's face, saying outright, "Couldn't wait any longer; I had the doc give me a shot to ease the pain and here I am. Eloise..."

He cradled her face in one warm palm.

Their eyes met.

They had shared a dream, and seeing each other now felt different. There was so much to say, yet it was hardly the place, especially with little Linda staring wide- eyed from the bedside.

But Harvey couldn't help himself. Whether it was their parents or children, what did it matter? He wanted to kiss her.

Leaning in, he kissed his wife gently. She resisted instinctively at first and was surprised, but then Harvey took her hand, holding it gently before deepening the kiss.

Parker was losing his composure. Were young folks always this forward? He blushed, motioned to his wife, and ushered the kids out, including the curious Linda. The room quickly quieted down.

After a long kiss, Harvey buried his handsome face in the crook of Eloise's neck. In a low voice, he asked, "Has the doctor been by? How's the baby doing?"

"The baby's fine."

Eloise gently caressed his arm, feeling the muscle loss, then moved to his neck and chest. Harvey caught her hand, his voice husky. "Even if you want it, I can't."

Her delicate fingers paused on his lips. Her husband loved her, but was never quite serious.

Their eyes locked. Finally, Harvey let it out, "Eloise, I've missed you so much!" Those seven days she was unconscious felt like an eternity over flames to him. How could Eloise not know? He had lost weight. Dhe could see it, and it pained her. But sentimental words weren't her style. She only remembered that Harvey had pulled her from the abyss at great cost to himself.

Gently, she pulled him onto the bed. Her voice trembled slightly. "Harvey, take care of yourself. When you're better, let's go visit the apartment."

He agreed.

And then they lay side by side, heads touching.

By lunchtime, Harvey's leg was giving out again. The doctor had to attend to him urgently, and... well, he was temporarily in a wheelchair, needing at least a month to recover fully.

Eloise's health, too, was improving day by day. Particularly, the baby was strong and resilient.

In the afternoon, Eloise stood before Harvey and let him caress her swollen belly. She suddenly asked, "Are we really going to call her Stephanie?"

Harvey smiled slightly. "Don't you like it?"

As his hand moved, he became even less appropriate. Eloise could feel it. She couldn't help but remember the dream where, at 20, she'd had sex with him. Even

if it was only a dream, that sensation lingered in her body.

She blushed and held his hand. "Ease up, Harvey."

Harvey truly desired her. With her condition and his frostbitten leg, they had limitations, but there were always other ways.

as he peeled back her gown. Her slightly rounded belly

touch her but hugged his neck and whispered softly, "The 20-year-old

a flirtatious thought. Besides, those dreamy encounters

hotly, "An innocent 20-year-old can't compare to you, Ms. Laurent. That's just an unripe

into him, exploring his body. He'd lost weight, and it pained her. Finally, with her cheeks aglow, she gently unbuckled

voice was a

his ear, "Quiet, Harvey, I want to take good care of

so she would indulge him. Anything

the hospital room, passion

before Eloise playfully complained

wrapped his arms around her from

and surely the baby felt something. She said nothing, and Harvey understood. His hand rested on

sit in the wheelchair. "The doctor said it's best for

didn't take it

...

half-past two, Harvey lay down with

"Mr. Horigan, some

to see Ms. Laurent."

awake and

bodyguard went to fetch the

"Why bother with

me to rest, but they've come all this way. It would be rude not to see them. Besides, was that chandelier falling really

shook her head lightly. "Harvey, I don't believe

but he pinched her

opened, and people began to enter. Ms. Olea, Tiara, the director, and a

so many people

found a seat beside the hospital bed, she

slightly.

had been scrambled, and was still fuzzy around the edges from a mild concussion. The details of the incident were

to her. His voice was a

anchor in the chaos.

let something slip that Harvey evidently didn't want Eloise to worry about. She began to hem and haw, avoiding the

Olea, and understanding dawned

weak and didn't press the matter. Soon, the room cleared out, leaving a heavy silence in

to the floor-to-ceiling windows, gazing out at

Denise walked in, pushing the door open with a soft

and gestured for Denise to wait outside. Once the door clicked shut, he rose and approached Eloise from behind gently gripping her shoulders. "He got hurt trying to save you.

the first round

with one

teams from

severe. He was facing at least half

then, there

pained silence, her heart aching. After a long moment, she murmured, "The locket

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