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.

to Suzanne’s room. After she finished eating, Suzanne found a book on military strategies and kept herself

finished half an hour later, she

washed her dirty clothes and hung them along the bathroom window to dry before wrapping

froze at the sight in front

chiseled body.

sight and didn’t know how

furrowed his brows at her. Her visibly flushed cheeks and innocent

landed on her exposed shoulders before trailing down her

her figure

a set of casual sportswear from his

he stuffed

immediately clutched the clothes

confused by his actions until she

around and watched Nathan walk toward the bathroom. “What

retorted, “Who was the one who asked to live together as husband and wife?”

She was.

not suffer through a loveless marriage

bathroom and closed the door, Suzanne exhaled deeply, as

held a hand over her pounding heart before touching

Nathan emerged from the

nervously. “Mr. Morrison, can

rationality told her that

over to the closet and pulled out another blanket before walking over to her

shirt as she

side of the bed, closing

“Then, you

Nathan agreed

expected such a direct answer. It left her feeling restless

and pillow and laid them on