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.

little, and she’d be able to see him. But

Nathan, further fueling his irritation. He pushed

kept at it. 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

asking Nathan where and how he was injured a how severe the

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 raised her head to

was Sally crying and patting Nathan’s body all over, asking him

felt like she might break down if she saw a second more of Sally’s heart-wrenching and affectionate act, so she

glanced at

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him deeply disappointed.

he not elicit a response out of her even after

around him, Nathan couldn’t pinpoint who was speaking to him, so he

want to have dinner together?” Florence asked.

sighed faintly and responded softly, “No,

“I’ll help you back to your

Nathan coldly pushed her away and walked past the

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

her feigned depression, her suicidal an her little acts of manipulation had worked like a charm.

and

first. T second they set foot

The study was a me and resembled the room of a student

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

and flipped through the

he took in the room. He saw a

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that didn’t belong to him. His

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