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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then?” Sally asked teasingly, trying to make

This time, he truly lost his temper

her. “Sally Hoffis, is this the only thing you’ve learned after studying abroad for ten years?

backtracked and used her cute voice again. “Nate, I was

to kid around with you. Go to sleep immediately. Someone will

for me? What

simply replied, “Think

to send someone to guard Sally’s home.

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

kind, and smart. Even though she had been a crybaby, she had never kicked up

chubbier when she was younger. However, she had a very cute and likable character, especially when she pouted.

always known her limits and how to read the room. In other words, she had

now, Nathan wasn’t too sure anymore.

morning, Nathan was the

“Suzanne, wake up.”

It was low and hoarse and

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“Suzanne, get up.”

then felt someone nudging at her arm. Only then did

was sleeping on a broad and firm chest that was incredibly warm and cozy. She blinked sleepily as she looked up at the person.

of Nathan’s handsome face, which was staring back at her with a

then that she realized she was half–sprawled

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

she got an electric shock. She sat

didn’t mean to do it. I was asleep, and I had no idea that I went

I’m

had only hugged him in her sleep, and yet she was behaving like a little child

all, she was a dirty whore who didn’t deserve so much as

pulled away, Nathan inexplicably felt