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.

Suzanne found a book on military strategies and kept herself entertained until late at

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

dirty clothes and hung them along the bathroom window to

front of her, her

taken off his shirt, exposing his chiseled body. The faint scars on his

was surprised by the sudden sight

Her visibly flushed cheeks and innocent eyes didn’t

shoulders before trailing

doctor’s skills. Despite her numerous cosmetic procedures, her figure and appearance still

cleared his throat and fetched a set of casual sportswear from his

stuffed

immediately clutched the

until she heard his

Nathan walk toward the bathroom. “What are

was the one who asked

She was.

not suffer through a loveless

entered the bathroom and closed the door, Suzanne exhaled deeply, as

heart before touching her flushed face in

minutes, Nathan emerged from the bathroom

up nervously. “Mr. Morrison, can

she had been pining after him for three years, her rationality told her

closet and pulled out another blanket before walking over to her bed. “It’s late.

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

and lay on one side of the bed, closing his eyes.

replied, “Then, you better

Nathan agreed

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

pillow and laid them on