MISTAKE 159

Chapter 159: Richard's desire.

By the time Emma was done in the kitchen, Richard had already put him to sleep. She scrolled through her phone while she waited for him to dry himself off. Now on the net, she could read the comments made about her..

She noticed that at first people cursed at her. Then their tune changed quickly. Many bad comments seemed to have been deleted too.

"Emma, you have suffered," one comment said.

"It really is bad luck to marry a scumbag," another said.

"What scumbag? Her luck was horrible; she married a family of scumbags."

"That witch even laid her hands on that child. And that is her own grandson."

"I sell shoes. One dollar a pair. DM me for details"

"Why do I feel there is more to this? Why hate your own grandson this way; is he not her grandson?"

"In the comment above, people like you are a problem. Even if what you are saying is true, does that mean she can harm the child?"

"Why had no one told me there was such good drama here? I was busy watching movies and

missed this."

lawyer. But from the way he talked, it seemed like she

She

him.

asked, and he

you did; thank you, "she

her living room, her phone in hand, staring at Richard with a mix of confusion and gratitude. She couldn't comprehend why he had taken such a drastic

did you make that statement without telling me? I

he asked, removing his

professional or if you are... Like right now, standing in my house at night, bathing my son, putting him to sleep, I don't

closer to her till he was standing close enough for her to feel his breath, his gaze heated and intense. "Are you sure you don't know what I want?"

eyes widened in surprise at his words. She had always seen Richard

that there was more to their relationship than she had ever imagined. She knew what he meant but

shock, Richard's words ringing in her ears. She had just finished tucking her son Henry into bed mere moments ago. The little boy was finally asleep after fussing for what felt like an eternity. Emma had thought the difficult part of her evening was over, but Richard's unexpected and completely inappropriate declaration proved her

wrong.

in a romantic sense. The idea was utterly absurd. He had always kept a cold face when with her. He had never hinted once that this had crossed his mind. Yet the look in his eyes told Emma that he was deadly serious about his

hand found her waist, his grip firm but not painful as he pulled her body flush against his own. Emma's heart raced with a mix of fear and an unmistakable frisson of something else she didn't want to name. "Richard, this isn't appropriate," she protested weakly. "Henry is in the other

enough, don't you think? You rejected me in school because you were two years older than me, but there is no reason to now." The blatant sexuality in his tone made her shiver. What

"If I say no?"

know you felt that spark between us too. Don't try

I

would find out about us, so you acted as though you did not know me. You even broke it off without care, just because you were afraid people would talk," he reminded

to insist that she was not ready to be in a relationship so soon. She wanted

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