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

gently. "I've been waiting for

frowned. "Stop this nonsense! Get off my

to rise and

forward, wrapping her arms

his, warm and inviting.

leave?" she whispered, her breath warm against his ear,

a fiery red glow. He had been alone all these years, but he was still a healthy, normal man. The medicine coursing through his veins raged

reason.

resistance and let her hands roam teasingly over his strong muscles through the

right now. I know you're struggling to hold back, but you don't have to fight so hard. I'm here. I've always

reached out and pushed her away, shoving her down onto the bed. "Do you know what you're doing? We

tried to

him by the neck just in time. "Why not? I love you- you know that, don't you? Aren't you feeling

Sweat beaded at his

him slowly shifted, morphing into

throat bobbed as he