The Wrong Woman

Chapter 5

The air around Nathan buzzed with danger. “Are you threatening me?”

Suzanne struggled to breathe, overwhelmed by his dominance. “Please don’t force me to do something I don’t want to.”

Nathan narrowed his eyes at her.

Her flawless, charming face reminded him of what Sally had looked like as a child.

In a daze, he gave her a meaningful smile. “I admit you’ve done a great job at making your face look like hers as a child. No wonder Grandma likes you so much.”

Hers as a child?

Suzanne wondered who he was referring to.

While she was distracted, Nathan calmly replied, “Alright, I agree.”

With that, he turned around and left with Cole.

Suzanne was dumbfounded by his reply. She didn’t understand what Nathan had agreed to.

Had he agreed to the divorce or to live together as husband and wife?

…

Night fell, and a gentle breeze swept through the room.

dinner to Suzanne’s room. After she finished eating, Suzanne found a book on

finished half an hour later, she realized that

hung them along the bathroom window to

in front of her, her

exposing his chiseled body. The faint scars on his body added to

the sudden sight

flushed cheeks and innocent eyes didn’t seem like an

landed on her exposed shoulders before trailing down her smooth legs.

Despite her numerous cosmetic procedures, her figure and appearance still looked captivating, but in a natural

throat and fetched a set of casual

he stuffed the clothes into her

clutched the clothes

was confused by his actions until she heard his command.

watched Nathan walk toward the bathroom. “What are you doing in

one who asked to

She was.

not suffer through a loveless

door, Suzanne exhaled deeply, as if she

held a hand over her pounding heart before touching her

15 minutes, Nathan emerged from the

nervously. “Mr. Morrison, can

for three years, her rationality told

closet and pulled out another blanket before

the hem of her shirt as she stared at him with teary eyes.

side of the bed, closing his eyes. “Not for now.”

replied, “Then, you better act the part.”

agreed without hesitation.

hadn’t expected such a direct answer. It left her

grabbed her blanket and pillow and laid them on