The Wrong Woman

Chapter 14

Nathan left the room and walked down the corridor before he reached his study. He turned on the lights and called Sally.

He had come all the way here so that he wouldn’t disturb Suzanne, who was already fast asleep.

When the call connected, Sally’s saccharine voice sounded at once. “Nate, why aren’t you here yet? I’m scared!”

Nathan felt tired. He asked her gently, “What are you scared of?”

Sally tried using her coquettish voice with him. “I’m just really scared, okay? Just come here and stay with me!”

“It’s

Nathan looked at the clock and saw that it was 11:00 pm, so he rejected her straight up. too late, so it’s inappropriate for me to be there. I’ll send someone to guard your door, okay?

“There’s nothing to be scared of. Just go to sleep. I’m taking Suzanne back to Phoenicia early tomorrow morning.”

Sally immediately pouted and said unhappily, “Isn’t Lucas supposed to be dropping her back? Why do you have to do it?”

Nathan sat down at his desk and held his head in his hand. He explained patiently, “She’s my wife, so I need to be a good husband to her. It’s the very least I can do for her.”

Sally sounded anxious on the phone. “But Nate, she’s dirty! You can’t sleep with her!”

Nathan’s face turned dark. He frowned as he replied sternly, “Sally, you can’t talk badly about other people behind their backs like this. Everyone’s past should always be respected.”

Sally burst into tears at once. “Nate, you’ve slept with her, haven’t you? I heard that she has STDs. Do you think you might have contracted it from her?”

Had Sally been someone else, Nathan would have lost his temper by now. But she was Sally Hoffis, the woman he’d had a crush on for more than a decade.

Nathan just remained calm and explained patiently once more. “Sally, whether I sleep with her or not has nothing to do with love.

away. Don’t

“I don’t love her. So it goes without saying that I wouldn’t sleep with her think too much about it. Also, don’t talk bad about other people like that anymore.”

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since you love me so much, why won’t you sleep with me then?” Sally asked teasingly,

he truly lost his temper

low as he chided her. “Sally Hoffis, is this the only thing you’ve learned after studying

could tell that Nathan was angry with her. She hurriedly backtracked and used

have the time to kid around with you. Go to sleep immediately. Someone will be guarding your door tonight. Tomorrow morning, Cole will arrive with a counselor for you.”

What

replied, “Think about it

someone to guard Sally’s home. He also arranged for the counselor to see her the next day.

the time he finished arranging everything, Nathan felt exhausted. He leaned back

had used to be cute, kind, and smart. Even though she had been a crybaby, she had never kicked

chubbier when she was younger. However, she had a very

always known her limits and how to read the room. In other words, she had been a little girl whom everyone loved and admired from the bottom of their

wasn’t

Nathan was the

“Suzanne, wake up.”

hear a man’s magnetic and captivating voice in her ear. It was low and hoarse and tugged at her heartstrings,

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“Suzanne, get up.”

nudging at her arm. Only then did she

was incredibly warm and cozy. She

which was staring back at her with a pained expression. His eyes

immediately. It was only then that she realized she was half–sprawled

his neck, and she had one leg pressed up against his crotch. It looked like she

Suzanne jumped off his body like she got an electric shock. She sat up quickly and moved over in bed, apologizing profusely the entire

to do it. I was asleep, and I had

I’m

in her sleep, and yet she was behaving like a little child who had done something wrong. She

a dirty whore who didn’t deserve so much as

Suzanne pulled away, Nathan inexplicably felt empty all of a