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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accepted the

the room. “I’ll see if there are any clean. utensils left. We can split

and urged her to sit. “No worries. Let’s

surprised. She

“Do you need me

a bite of omelet. “No worries. I

own.”

a sense of relief and joined the meal. He moved a bit closer to Suzanne since they were sharing

savoring his meal with a combination of heartiness

seemed a bit reserved and self-conscious in the

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

front of her.

when she laid eyes on the big

Nathan said with a bit

She wasn’t too keen on meat and was thinking of a good excuse to give him.

to a serious tone. You need more proteins to recover. Are you going

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me to feed you?”

awkwardly explained, “It’s too

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

sound a

point.

drumstick?” Suzanne asked instead, wondering if it would

He dropped his fork and grabbed a

mouth. Then, he inched

into his eyes while

we’ve been married for nearly two months. Usually, things like kissing and sleeping together are part of the routine. So, why the hesitation over sharing a chicken drumstick with

Nathan teased.

of embarrassment. On the contrary, Suzanne felt her heart

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

sudden blush?” Nathan playfully brushed her

sensation ran through him-causing his heart to skip a beat. Suzanne evaded

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didn’t blush,”

easy on the teasing, not wanting to risk

in to temptation.