The Wrong Woman

Chapter 128

People often claimed that unrequited love was an internal battlefield. Right at this moment, Suzanne couldn’t agree more.

She clearly missed Nathan so dearly with her entire being, but she was conflicted and afraid. She dared not even look at him openly, yet she stole countless glances at him from the corner of her eye.

She clearly knew that he held another woman dear in his heart, and it pained her to know that. She hated and resented the fact, yet she

could not bear to let him go.

She clearly yearned for him to be back, and she was both elated and anxious that he was, yet she feigned calmness and nonchalance. She put so much effort into it so that he wouldn’t notice any trace of her feelings for him, as though that would make her unrequited love less painful.

The moment Nathan stepped into the living room, Sally rushed ov excitedly. “Nate!”

Caught off guard, Nathan was trapped in her embrace. Sally clung tightly to his waist, frustrating him.

Nathan’s brow furrowed as he reached behind his back to pry Sally’s arms off of him. But Sally was persistent and refused to let go. “I missed you a lot, Nate.”

“Nate, why didn’t you tell me you were coming home today?” Florence smiled at him warmly.

Nathan greeted the people in front of him politely. Every one of them beamed brightly at him, expressing their concern.

His gaze darkened slightly when he failed to spot Suzanne amidst the

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crowd. Then, he took a sweeping glance across the room and finally spotted her not too far away in the dining room.

With one hand resting on the table, she lowered her head and ate her soup quietly. She treated his return as indifferently as a stranger

would.

All she needed to do was to raise her head just a little, and she’d be able to see him. But she wouldn’t even do so.

welled up within Nathan, further fueling his irritation. He pushed Sally away from him.

she stood on tipped toes and wrapped her arms around Nathan’s

from him. He said furiously, “Ms. Hoffis,

were worried and showe him with concern, asking Nathan where and how he was injured a how severe the injury

Nathan was injured, she froze, her spoon hovering over her bowl of soup.

was Sally crying and patting Nathan’s body all over, asking him if the injury

felt like she might break down if she saw a second more of Sally’s heart-wrenching and affectionate

her eyes away from him, Nathan instinctively glanced at her. All he saw was her coldness and indifference,

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him deeply disappointed.

he not elicit a response out of her even after he

to him, so he gave them

you want to have

responded softly, “No,

onto Nathan’s arm and said, “I’ll help you back to

coldly pushed her away and walked past the living room

Suzanne silently stirring her soup and Nathan’s cold attitude toward her.

feigned depression, her suicidal an her little acts of manipulation had worked like a charm.

and

and went into the study first. T second they set foot in the room,

gaped in surprise, unable to utter a word. The study was a me and resembled the room of a student

table, with red marks and notes scrawled across the pages. Someone had been studying very

walked over and flipped through the books. Psychology?

in the room. He saw a lot of books on

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didn’t belong to him. His gaze

Ways to Handle Toxic

Overcoming

“Foundations of Psychology”

as a smirk played on his face.

such a reaction from him. “General Morrison, should I tidy things