The Heartbreak Prescription by Glazed Snow

Chapter 720

Ida had a soft, delicate face that was strikingly beautiful.

She was brimming with confidence. Tonight, she was sure she would win Horace over.

Horace was working late in his study. Now that he had decided to give his life for Brittany, there was a mountain of work demanding his attention.

Soon, a sudden heat flushed through his body. He reached up and tagged at the buttons of his shirt, yet the warmth wouldn't subside.

He stood and retreated to his bedroom, where he took a cold shower.

Instead of cooling him down, the cold water only seemed to fan the fire burning inside him. The heat grew stronger and more relentless.

Dressed in black silk pajamas, Horace sat on the edge of his bed and reached for his phone, intending to call his assistant.

Just then, the edge of the blanket on the bed shifted, and Ida slipped out from under the covers. She was fresh from her bath, her cheeks flushed pink. Her eyes glimmered with tender longing as she looked at Horace.

"Horace..." she called out softly.

of heat coursed through Horace. His Adam's apple bobbed as he demanded in a low,

"I've been

Get off my bed right

to

her arms tightly

his, warm and inviting.

go. Do you really want me to leave?" she whispered, her breath warm against

fiery red glow. He had been alone all these years, but he was still a healthy,

reason.

and let her hands

to his ear, she breathed softly, her voice dripping with temptation. "You must be burning up right now. I know you're struggling to hold back, but

down onto the bed. "Do you know what you're doing? We

to

don't you? Aren't you feeling it too? I want to give myself

Sweat beaded at his forehead as veins throbbed across his tense

shifted, morphing into

as he