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

finished half an hour later, she realized that she had no clean clothes

window to dry before wrapping a

front of her, her face burning

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

by the sudden sight and didn’t

flushed cheeks and innocent eyes didn’t seem like an

on her exposed shoulders before trailing down her

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

a set of casual sportswear from his closet before walking toward the

her side, he stuffed the clothes into

clutched

his actions until she heard his

walk toward the bathroom.

he retorted, “Who was the one who asked to live together as

She was.

not suffer through a loveless marriage with a mistress involved.

door, Suzanne exhaled deeply, as if she were releasing

over her pounding heart before touching her flushed face in confusion.

emerged from

“Mr. Morrison, can we

for three years, her rationality told her that keeping this marriage going would

out another blanket before walking

was a nervous wreck. Her fingers clenched at the hem of her shirt as

spread out his blanket and lay on one side of the bed, closing his

replied, “Then, you better act the

agreed

expected such a direct answer. It left her feeling restless as she watched him

she grabbed her blanket and pillow and laid them