The Wrong Woman

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.

head just a little, and she’d be able to see him. But she wouldn’t even do so.

welled up within Nathan, further fueling his irritation. He pushed

at it. With everyone watching, she stood on tipped toes and wrapped her arms around Nathan’s

from behind Nathan and forcefully pulled her away from him. He said furiously, “Ms. Hoffis,

Nathan where and how he was injured a how severe the injury was. The living

hovering over her bowl of soup. Her heart clenched with worry for him. She reflexively raised her head

crying and patting Nathan’s body all over, asking him if the injury was

she saw a second more of Sally’s heart-wrenching and affectionate act, so she quickly shifted her gaze away from Nathan.

when she peeled her eyes away from him, Nathan instinctively glanced at

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him deeply disappointed.

response out of her even

speaking to him, so he gave them

want to have dinner together?” Florence asked.

sighed faintly and responded softly, “No,

Nathan’s arm and said, “I’ll help you back to your room, Nate.”

need for that.” Nathan coldly pushed her away and walked past the living room toward

turned, she noticed Suzanne silently stirring her soup and Nathan’s cold attitude toward her. Sensing that things had

her suicidal an her little acts of manipulation had worked

and

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

word. The study was a me and resembled the room of a student preparing for the college entrance exam. It was cluttered with books and materials

computer table, with red marks and notes scrawled across the pages. Someone had

slowly walked over and flipped through the books. Psychology?

as he took in the room. He saw

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

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