The Wrong Woman

Elio felt a wave of panic and demanded angrily, "What are you implying?"

Sean swallowed hard, his voice tinged with fear as he explained, "Mr. Hoffis, if a woman agrees to sleep with you but then avoids you, it's likely because she's intimidated by your wealth and influence. She doesn't actually have feelings for you."

Elio suppressed his anger and emphasized each word sharply. "She isn't short of money, nor is she lacking in influence. She has everything."

His words completely floored Sean. His mind was in overdrive, trying to process the fact that Elio had hooked up with Candice. It was like Elio was defying the Morrisons with every breath!

Sean couldn't help but be in awe. It seemed like true love was indeed capable of conquering any challenge. Elio must have felt like he had no regrets left in his life.

"Mr. Hoffis, some women are naturally gentle and kind-hearted. Even if they come from powerful families, they can be very timid at heart.

"Having been sheltered since childhood, they may not know how to say no or stand up to malicious intentions. Instead, they tend to avoid such situations," Sean cautioned gently.

realize that he might have been causing her pain all this time. He saw himself as nothing

on the two times she had slept with Elio. After

of her, she chose to remember those moments as

want a relationship but still expected more intimate encounters with her, that was completely out of the

things differently. Unlike women, men could have sex without love. She

to contact her

need to go out of her way to avoid him since their interactions had already been minimal since

month flew by in no time. Despite repeated notifications from her period-tracking app, Candice's period still hadn't started, and she was deeply

small, secluded pharmacy to buy a box of pregnancy test strips. Then, filled with anxiety, she used the strips