The Wrong Woman

Chapter 6

Nathan asked sternly, “Who are you trying to insult by sleeping on the floor?”

Suzanne was enveloped in his masculine scent. She felt like she was about to suffocate.

Her mind was in disarray as she stuttered, “I-I just thought that i-it wouldn’t be appropriate for us to s-sleep together when you’re in love with s-someone else.”

Nathan raised an eyebrow and smirked. “I have no feelings for you, so even if you were dancing naked in front of me, I wouldn’t spare you a second glance, let alone touch you.”

His words stung the most vulnerable part of her, crushing her.

She wanted to say something back in retort but choked up, afraid to reveal her feelings. She could only bite her lip in silence as her eyes grew misty.

Nathan was momentarily dazed as he gazed into her beautiful, teary eyes.

However, he swiftly laid back on the bed the next second and ordered, “Turn the lights off and sleep.”

Immediately, the voice-activated system in the room turned off the lights.

she stared into the darkness. Still, she quickly repositioned herself and laid

so even though they both occupied one end each,

struggled to fall

succumbed to fatigue in the late hours of the

…

morning, the sound of a phone ringing woke her

groggily and saw Nathan dressed handsomely in a

she was blinded by love, but he seemed to sparkle, no

phone and answered softly, “Good morning, Sally. What’s

other woman’s reply, but she could hear Nathan’s worried

up, feeling a pang of

out of her eyes, Nathan ended the call and

reined in her temper and said, “You promised me you would be a loyal husband. Being faithful is

families are close, and Sally’s my childhood friend. We’re just friends, so

other to the point of sticking close to

burning and her chest

turned around to leave, she cried out, “Nathan Morrison, can’t you

in

had been a long time since anyone called