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.

husband and wife, aren't we? Sharing a

find the evidence Carl had

didn‘t care about the cost, even if

doom loomed over her; she feared neither she nor Carl would leave Kontina

that could

the time in the world,"Carl

deep breaths, restraining

think I'm

tears welled up

not because you love me but because you pity me

"No, that's not it!"

gripped her shoulders, panic in

can't bear to touch you.No one knows your hardships in getting here like I do.I will never force you to be

at him

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

of her was touched, but it wasn't enough