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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Sally asked

he truly lost his

“Sally Hoffis, is this the only thing you’ve learned after studying abroad for ten years? Who taught

tell that Nathan was angry with her. She hurriedly backtracked and used

“I don’t have the time to kid around with you. Go to sleep immediately. Someone will

for me? What for?” Sally was

simply replied, “Think about it yourself.”

Sally’s home. He also arranged for the counselor

time he finished arranging everything, Nathan felt exhausted. He leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest.

younger. She had used to be cute, kind, and smart. Even though

she had a very

known her limits and how to read the room. In other words, she had been a little girl

Nathan wasn’t too sure

next morning, Nathan was the first to wake

“Suzanne, wake up.”

her ear. It was low

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“Suzanne, get up.”

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

was incredibly warm and cozy. She blinked

was staring back at her with a pained expression. His

immediately. It was only then that she realized she was half–sprawled

around his neck, and she had one leg pressed up against his crotch. It looked like she

his body like she got an electric shock. She sat up quickly and moved over in bed,

sorry! I–I didn’t mean to do it. I was

I’m so

and yet she was behaving like a little child who had done something wrong. She looked shy

dirty whore who didn’t deserve so much as

inexplicably felt empty all of

know if the tent in his pants was regular morning wood or if it had been caused by the feel of Suzanne’s body

as fuck

and responded coldly, “There’s no need to apologize.”

that Nathan had gone out to see

that, she immediately