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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me then?” Sally asked teasingly, trying to make a joke out

darkened once more. This time, he truly lost his temper with

the only thing you’ve learned after studying abroad

She hurriedly backtracked and

to kid around with you. Go to sleep immediately. Someone will be guarding your door tonight. Tomorrow morning, Cole will arrive with

counselor for me? What for?” Sally

simply replied, “Think about

send someone to guard Sally’s home. He

felt exhausted. He leaned back in his

younger. She had used to be cute, kind, and smart. Even though she had been a crybaby, she had never kicked up a fuss over

chubbier when she was younger. However, she had a

read the room. In other words, she had been a little girl whom everyone loved

now, Nathan wasn’t

next morning, Nathan was

“Suzanne, wake up.”

and captivating voice in her ear. It was low and hoarse and tugged at her heartstrings, making her drunk

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“Suzanne, get up.”

felt someone nudging at her arm. Only then did she finally

and firm chest that was incredibly warm and

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

that she realized she

and she had one leg pressed up against his

electric shock. She sat

was asleep, and I had no idea that

I’m so

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

was a dirty whore who didn’t deserve so much as to

inexplicably felt empty all of a