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.

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

it. With everyone watching, she stood on tipped toes and wrapped

appeared from behind Nathan and forcefully pulled her away from him. He said furiously, “Ms. Hoffis, please stay

to hear that. They were worried and showe him with concern, asking Nathan where and how he

hovering over her bowl of soup. Her heart clenched with worry for him. She reflexively

Nathan’s body all over, asking him

of Sally’s heart-wrenching and affectionate act, so she quickly

she peeled her eyes away from him, Nathan instinctively glanced at her.

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him deeply disappointed.

a response out of

who was speaking to him, so he gave

have dinner together?” Florence asked.

faintly and responded softly, “No, I’d like

“I’ll help you back to your room,

that.” Nathan coldly pushed her away and walked past the

attitude toward her. Sensing that things had reached a freezing point between the

suicidal an her little acts of manipulation had worked like a

and

second they

word. The study was a me and resembled the room of a student preparing for the

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

walked over and flipped through the books.

room. He saw a lot of

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His gaze was

Ways to Handle

to Overcoming Nasty People”

“Foundations of Psychology”

a smirk

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