The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 976:

A chilly breeze sneaked in through the window, prompting Gemma to sneeze. As she closed the window, she noticed Pierre still outside, cleaning the mud off himself. Seeing him reignited a dull ache in her backside from the earlier bump.

Pierre, feeling her gaze, paused and looked up.

Caught off guard, Gemma met his eyes and offered a small wave.

The wind tousled her hair, accentuating her delicate face and the faint blush on her ears, causing Pierre’s heart to flutter. Pierre quickly reminded himself of his professional boundaries and merely nodded.

Later that evening, Gemma began feeling slightly ill. Not wanting to worry Sheila, she took some medicine and went to bed. However, the sound of heavy rain disrupted her sleep.

may I take the night off? My grandson’s school bus had an accident, and

immediately concerned. “Of course! I’ll have the driver take

way to pick me up.” With Gemma’s approval, Sheila wiped her tears and noticed Gemma’s pallid face. “Miss Hampton, are you alright?

She retrieved a card and handed it to Sheila. “Here, this has a

attempted to refuse, tears brimming in her eyes,

chair. Outside, thunder rumbled and rain battered the windows. Suddenly concerned for

her surprise, as she reached the stairway, Gemma found Pierre entering, soaked yet carefully

relieved to see the plants were only wet but otherwise unharmed. “Thank

his own clothes. He

to return to her room. Seeing her wobble a bit, Pierre instinctively reached out to steady

deepening, the remaining bodyguards maintained their vigil