The Wrong Woman

Chapter 128

Chapter 128

People often claimed that unrequited love was an internal battlefield. Right at this moment, Suzanne couldn’t agree more.

She clearly missed Nathan so dearly with her entire being, but she was conflicted and afraid. She dared not even look at him openly, yet she stole countless glances at him from the corner of her eye.

She clearly knew that he held another woman dear in his heart, and it pained her to know that. She hated and resented the fact, yet she

could not bear to let him go.

She clearly yearned for him to be back, and she was both elated and anxious that he was, yet she feigned calmness and nonchalance. She put so much effort into it so that he wouldn’t notice any trace of her feelings for him, as though that would make her unrequited love less painful.

The moment Nathan stepped into the living room, Sally rushed ov excitedly. “Nate!”

Caught off guard, Nathan was trapped in her embrace. Sally clung tightly to his waist, frustrating him.

Nathan’s brow furrowed as he reached behind his back to pry Sally’s arms off of him. But Sally was persistent and refused to let go. “I missed you a lot, Nate.”

“Nate, why didn’t you tell me you were coming home today?” Florence smiled at him warmly.

Nathan greeted the people in front of him politely. Every one of them beamed brightly at him, expressing their concern.

His gaze darkened slightly when he failed to spot Suzanne amidst the

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crowd. Then, he took a sweeping glance across the room and finally spotted her not too far away in the dining room.

With one hand resting on the table, she lowered her head and ate her soup quietly. She treated his return as indifferently as a stranger

would.

needed to do was to raise her head just a little, and she’d be able

further fueling his irritation. He pushed Sally

With everyone watching, she stood on tipped toes and wrapped her arms around Nathan’s neck, attempting to lean against his chest.

He said furiously, “Ms. Hoffis, please stay away from General Morrison.

and showe him with concern, asking Nathan where and how he was injured a how severe the injury was. The living room buzzed with

moment Suzanne heard that Nathan was injured, she froze, her spoon hovering over her bowl of soup. Her heart clenched with worry for him. She reflexively

the first thing she saw was Sally crying and patting Nathan’s body all over, asking him if the injury was

of Sally’s heart-wrenching

away from him, Nathan instinctively glanced at her. All

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him deeply disappointed.

a response out of her even after

couldn’t pinpoint who was speaking to him, so he gave them a simple reply. “I’m fine.”

you want to have dinner together?” Florence asked.

softly, “No, I’d like

“I’ll help you

that.” Nathan coldly pushed her away and walked

toward her. Sensing that things had reached a freezing point between the two,

her suicidal an her little

and

into the study first. T second they set foot in the room, they

unable to utter a word. The study was a me and resembled the room of a student preparing for the college entrance exam. It

and notes scrawled across the pages. Someone

and flipped through the

he took in the room. He

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didn’t belong to him. His gaze was locked on the

to Handle Toxic

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