The Wrong Woman

Chapter 14

Nathan left the room and walked down the corridor before he reached his study. He turned on the lights and called Sally.

He had come all the way here so that he wouldn’t disturb Suzanne, who was already fast asleep.

When the call connected, Sally’s saccharine voice sounded at once. “Nate, why aren’t you here yet? I’m scared!”

Nathan felt tired. He asked her gently, “What are you scared of?”

Sally tried using her coquettish voice with him. “I’m just really scared, okay? Just come here and stay with me!”

“It’s

Nathan looked at the clock and saw that it was 11:00 pm, so he rejected her straight up. too late, so it’s inappropriate for me to be there. I’ll send someone to guard your door, okay?

“There’s nothing to be scared of. Just go to sleep. I’m taking Suzanne back to Phoenicia early tomorrow morning.”

Sally immediately pouted and said unhappily, “Isn’t Lucas supposed to be dropping her back? Why do you have to do it?”

Nathan sat down at his desk and held his head in his hand. He explained patiently, “She’s my wife, so I need to be a good husband to her. It’s the very least I can do for her.”

Sally sounded anxious on the phone. “But Nate, she’s dirty! You can’t sleep with her!”

Nathan’s face turned dark. He frowned as he replied sternly, “Sally, you can’t talk badly about other people behind their backs like this. Everyone’s past should always be respected.”

Sally burst into tears at once. “Nate, you’ve slept with her, haven’t you? I heard that she has STDs. Do you think you might have contracted it from her?”

Had Sally been someone else, Nathan would have lost his temper by now. But she was Sally Hoffis, the woman he’d had a crush on for more than a decade.

Nathan just remained calm and explained patiently once more. “Sally, whether I sleep with her or not has nothing to do with love.

away. Don’t

“I don’t love her. So it goes without saying that I wouldn’t sleep with her think too much about it. Also, don’t talk bad about other people like that anymore.”

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then?” Sally asked teasingly, trying to make

This time, he truly lost

turned low as he chided her. “Sally Hoffis, is this the only thing you’ve

Nathan was angry with her. She hurriedly backtracked

said sternly, “I don’t have the time to kid around with you. Go to sleep immediately. Someone will be guarding your door tonight. Tomorrow morning, Cole will arrive with a

counselor for me? What for?” Sally was

replied, “Think about it

his subordinates to send someone to guard Sally’s home. He also arranged for the

leaned back in his chair and

to be cute, kind, and smart. Even

had a very cute and likable character, especially when

how to read the room. In other words, she had been a little girl whom everyone loved and admired from

wasn’t too sure

the next morning, Nathan was the first to wake

“Suzanne, wake up.”

man’s magnetic and captivating voice in her ear. It was low and hoarse and tugged

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“Suzanne, get up.”

felt someone nudging at her arm. Only then did she finally stir awake.

a broad and firm chest that was incredibly warm and cozy. She blinked sleepily as she

was staring back at her with a

thoughts cleared immediately. It was only then that she realized

and she had one leg pressed up against his crotch. It looked like she was

she got an electric shock. She sat up quickly and moved over in bed, apologizing profusely

sorry! I–I didn’t mean to do it. I was asleep, and I had

sorry, I’m so

behaving like a little child who had done something

a dirty whore who didn’t deserve so much as

Nathan inexplicably felt empty all

or if it had been caused by the feel of Suzanne’s body against

as fuck

and responded coldly, “There’s no

remembered that Nathan had gone out to see Sally the night before. She didn’t know when he had come

thought of that, she immediately felt upset