Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0096

Chapter

0096

I found Nicholas' advice quite reasonable because that was exactly what I was experiencing. However, his presence felt oppressive.

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I hand toward him, and he just raised an eyebrow and smirked. "What are you doing, Mrs. Hawk?"

His dark expression now was a far cry from the man who had asked me to take him home under the streetlight two nights ago.

I awkwardly withdrew my hand and stood up. If he had glanced down, he would have seen the hideous state of my newly grown thumbnail. Despite our many intimate encounters, he had never noticed these details.

I took a deep breath to push aside my turmoil before asking him, "Nicholas, can I see your phone?"

was taken aback by my words. His stern expression was tinged with a hint of contempt as he said, " Get straight

to blackmail me. I want to check your

It was so fleeting that I almost

Claudia of such things? This is not a pleasant subject. You're talking about naked photos like it's

asked me to get straight to the point, but now you don't

"I don't entertain

calmly. "Nicholas, if you plan to use those photos to threaten me, I'm not afraid of you. I just hope you'll reconsider because I don't want someone like you to taint my past." "Past?" Nicholas's

with my gaze. Our relationship was indeed a thing of the past, and my

on this issue. "Nicholas, I promise not to pursue

you stop

As he pulled me into his embrace,

beg me not to target Neal

"Who is your present then? And what if you target Claudia? Has she lost a hair because of you? Mrs. Hawk, are

hand away. The pain in my

And don't you think using your status to target Neal is crossing