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.

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

to take a shower. When she finished half an hour later, she realized that she had no clean clothes

her dirty clothes and hung them along the bathroom window to dry before wrapping a towel around her body and

front of her, her face burning instantly.

just taken off his shirt, exposing his chiseled body. The

surprised by the sudden sight and didn’t know

Her visibly flushed cheeks and innocent eyes didn’t seem

landed on her exposed shoulders before trailing down

numerous cosmetic procedures, her figure

cleared his throat and fetched a set of casual sportswear

her side, he stuffed the

clutched the

she heard his command. “Put them on.”

around and watched Nathan walk toward the bathroom.

one who asked

She was.

intention had been to seek a divorce, not suffer through

closed the door, Suzanne exhaled

her pounding heart before touching her

minutes, Nathan emerged from

stood up nervously. “Mr. Morrison,

after him for three years, her rationality told her that keeping

the closet and pulled out another blanket before walking

her shirt as she stared at him with teary eyes. Softly, she

lay on one side of the bed, closing his eyes. “Not for

“Then, you better act

Nathan agreed

a direct answer. It left her feeling restless as she watched him lie down.

her blanket and pillow and