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."

hired him. to be her divorce lawyer. But from the way he talked, it seemed like she had asked him to make a

in the shadows. She shook off

him.

Henry asleep?" she asked, and he hummed a

you did; thank

stood in 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 step without consulting

filled with uncertainty. "Why did you make that statement without telling me? I never asked

his expression unreadable "You don't like that I did so?" he asked, removing his weight from the wall and straightening up. "I

lengths for me? Sometimes I cannot tell if you are being professional or if you are... Like right now, standing in my house at night, bathing my son, putting him to sleep, I don't understand. What do you want?" she

step closer to her till he was standing close enough for her to feel his breath, his gaze heated

surprise at his words. She had always seen Richard as her lawyer,

living room, she realized that there was more to their relationship than she had ever imagined. She knew what he meant but could not

stood frozen in 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

wrong.

absurd. He had always kept a cold face when with her.

a step back instinctively, trying to put some distance between them, but Richard advanced, closing the gap once more. His large 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,"

two years older than me, but there is no reason to now." The blatant sexuality in

"If I say no?"

without an ounce of shame. "I know you felt that spark between us too. Don't

did I run?"

not know me. You even broke it off without care, just

opened her mouth to protest further, to insist that she was not ready to be in a relationship so

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