The Abandoned Wife

"I would say I'm pretty easy on the eyes. Getting to sleep with me isn't that much of a loss for you." He tucked a finger under her chin and lifted it so that she was looking right at him. "You truly are a delicacy. I

hope you won't forget me anytime soon."

As he spoke, his hand began to slide down Aubree's neck, and he started to bend down until he was hovering right over her.

She snapped back to her senses and pushed his hand away with a scowl on her face. "Get out! Don't make me repeat myself!"

The man chuckled amusedly at her angry look and actually began to walk out.

Soon enough, Aubree was left alone in the hotel room

She began to look around her, trying to recall what had happened last night.

No matter how much she tried to make sense of her surroundings, she just couldn't remember what happened.

assumed that someone had been hired to assault

someone who could be hired. In fact, he looked more like

felt a little more relieved at that. Maybe it really was just a drunk

transpired,

her waist, she got out of bed and was about to put her clothes back on

The man had returned.

in shock and quickly wrapped the hotel

was holding. "You must be exhausted after everything that happened last night, Ms. Pearson. I went to buy some

with shame and anger. "Stop looking

He obediently turned around.

nonchalantly placed her breakfast on the table before beckoning for her to come

only had time to properly tie the robe around herself. Still, she felt

who I am?" she asked, looking

not that hard to figure out. Is there a single person in Horington who doesn't know about you and Mr. Farwell?" Aubree's face

man shrugged, unfazed, before laying her breakfast

with a frigid

happened last night couldn't be undone, and that man had already told her that he knew about her and Lucian's relationship. She suspected that the worst-case scenario was that he wanted to take advantage of her when