The Wrong Woman

Chapter 81

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The door creaked open, and Suzanne glanced up from her book.

When she spotted Nathan entering with her meal, her face lit up in

surprise.

“Why are you suddenly the one bringing me food?” Suzanne asked as she stood up.

“I swung by to grab some things and figured I’d bring over the meal in Lucas’ stead,” Nathan replied calmly

He placed the meal and utensils on the dining table before walking over to the bedside table. He casually opened the drawer, and simply closed it without grabbing anything.

Suzanne was a little flustered by the towering heap of food before

her. She had no clue where to start.

Nathan approached with a grin. “Consider it Lucas’ way of showing

you some care.”

Suzanne furrowed her brows and gave Nathan a pleading look. “It’s way too much. I can’t possibly finish all this by myself.”

Nathan regarded her seriously as he uttered, “Don’t let the food go to

waste.”

Suzanne was stumped by his words. She had expected him to say

that.

After pausing for a moment, she quickly asked, “Have you eaten?”

“Not yet.” Nathan glanced at his watch on purpose.

Suzanne handed him the utensils with both hands and earnestly

pleaded, “Join me for a meal if you don’t mind. I can’t finish all of this

on my own.”

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hesitation, Nathan accepted

there are

her wrist and urged her to sit. “No worries. Let’s just share the same

She

looked at her bandaged hand. “Do you need me to feed

of omelet. “No worries. I can eat it on my

own.”

joined the meal. He moved a bit closer to Suzanne since they were sharing the same tray. It was quiet during

meal with a combination of heartiness

reserved and self-conscious in the presence of the man she

her eat so cautiously and at a rather slow pace, Nathan grabbed a tissue, wrapped a grilled chicken drumstick, and set

front of her.

she laid eyes on the

Nathan said with a bit

wasn’t too keen on meat and was thinking of

need more proteins to recover. Are

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want me to feed

drumstick and awkwardly explained, “It’s too

placed the drumstick into it. “Eat as much as you can and leave the rest for

a bit

point.

half-eaten drumstick?” Suzanne asked

He dropped his fork and grabbed a tissue to v

mouth. Then, he inched closer to her.

She stared into his eyes while

married for nearly two months. Usually, things like kissing and sleeping together are part of the routine. So, why the hesitation

Nathan teased.

without a hint of embarrassment. On the contrary, Suzanne felt her

on fire, and her cheeks flushed. scarlet. She shyly lowered her head to

brushed her

to skip a beat. Suzanne evaded his touch and focused on nibbling

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didn’t blush,”

easy on the teasing, not wanting to risk giving

in to temptation.