The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 1157:

But her eyes were clouded with alcohol’s haze, her long, damp lashes fluttering like butterfly wings, silently speaking of unspoken desires. This very look had completely bewitched him three years ago. He had showered her with endless indulgence.

After a while, Cliff swallowed his anger. With calculated coldness, he wiped away her tears and lifted her into his arms. “Did you eat anything tonight?”

His show of restraint only emboldened Laney further. She draped her soft arms around his neck once more, her gaze lingering on his lips. “You look so much like Cliff, but not quite. When I kiss him, he is never this compliant and never lets me have my way.”

Cliff fell silent, regretting that he hadn’t stopped her earlier. It would have spared him from these maddening words and her reckless actions.

Laney leaned over, her alcohol-glazed eyes dreamy. “Can I kiss you a little longer?”

“No,” Cliff replied icily.

refusal. “I can, right?” she murmured before pressing her

crashed over her, tears sliding down

breaking into a

heart shattered like glass. Raw, consuming desire overwhelmed him, threatening to break

veins stripped away his restraint. Cliff seized her chin, forcing her lips apart as

him weakly several

he couldn’t heed

his stubble grazed her sensitive skin. She pushed him away suddenly. “No,

words snapped Cliff

clothes, shrinking from his touch and gaze. “Just lips