The Darling of the Paranoid Tycoon by Cheryl Rice

Chapter 123

Chapter 123

Worried, Harriet stood up. “Delbert, you stay here. I’ll check on things.”

But Delbert tugged at her hand, pulling her back into his embrace. “Don’t stir things up. We’re guests, and we should just sit here.”

Neither Harriet nor he knew how to cook, so barging into the kitchen would only disrupt Marc and Molly..

“Delbert, don’t you love me anymore?” Harriet pouted, feeling unjustly scolded. She curled up like a ball, looking forlorn.

“That’s nonsense,” Delbert said, unable to bear the sight of her distress.

He held her in his arms and soothed her with a soft kiss.

“Remember, no one else treats you as well as me,” he said.

“Then why did you blame me for stirring up trouble?” Harriet huffed, puffing up her cheeks..

Delbert was captivated by her cuteness.

despising me!” Harriet accused, hands on

in the host’s house?” Delbert explained with a helpless smile.

an excuse!” Harriet was not convinced.

want to see you

“Excuses!” Harriet grumbled.

Delbert was speechless.

Harriet

pressed his chin against Harriet’s head

by you are for me only. No

ears, she blushed

patient Delbert to the silent man from days

when they

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case. Her innocent and

eagerly come to

that it was on the table, panic gripped

turned colder. He almost blurted out, “Divorce? Not happening!”

the phone interrupted his impulse.

before

the caller