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

175

+25 BONUS

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

welled up within Nathan, further fueling his irritation. He pushed Sally away from him.

watching, she stood on tipped toes and wrapped her arms

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

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

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

patting Nathan’s

more of Sally’s heart-wrenching and affectionate act, so

peeled her eyes away from him, Nathan instinctively glanced at her. All he saw was her coldness and indifference,

+25 BONUS

him deeply disappointed.

response out of her even after

was speaking to him, so

have dinner together?” Florence asked.

faintly and responded softly, “No,

promptly latched onto Nathan’s arm and said, “I’ll help

coldly pushed her away and walked past

her soup and Nathan’s cold attitude toward her. Sensing that things had reached a freezing

an

and

upstairs and went into the study first. T second they set foot in the room, they were taken

and resembled the room of a student preparing for the college entrance exam. It

the computer table, with red marks and notes

slowly walked over and flipped through the

as he took in the room. He saw a lot of books

+25 BONUS

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

to Handle

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255