Can’t Win Me Back

Chapter 2157

"Let's not sleep in separate rooms tonight.Sleep with me,"

Amber said, her voice laced with forced flirtation.

She suppressed a wave of disgust, pain, and self-loathing as she invited Carl into her bed.

Her gaze, supposedly amorous, held a chilling undercurrent.

Her eyes darted toward Carl's chest, where his cross necklace hung.

She yearned to rip open his shirt with her eyes.

"Amber, what's wrong? Are you sick? Did you drink?" Carl asked, his voice hoarse and strained.

He swallowed hard, his hand touching her forehead with practiced restraint.

"No, I'm sober.I know what I'm doing,"Amber replied.Leaning in, she adopted a tender expression.

doesn't change us.We're already like husband and

to find the evidence

cost, even if

loomed over her; she feared

needed evidence that could destroy

woman, Amber.We have all the time in the world,"Carl said,

deep breaths,

you think I'm

as tears

love me but because you

"No, that's not it!"

shoulders,

Amber.I'm so in love with you that I can't bear to touch you.No one knows your hardships in getting here

him as if he were a

Carl hadn't pleaded with Jameson to marry her, she might have ended up in a mass grave long

part of her was touched, but it wasn't enough to absolve him of the crimes he'd committed