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 wife, aren't we?

desperate to find the evidence

the cost, even

sense of impending doom loomed over her; she feared neither she nor

evidence that could

time in the world,"Carl said, his eyes filled

took deep

I'm filthy, don't

as tears welled up in her

but because you pity me after all

"No, that's not it!"

gripped her shoulders,

one knows your hardships in getting here like I do.I will never force you to be intimate with me.And I'm only marrying you to protect

at him as

marry her, she might

her was touched, but it wasn't enough to absolve him