Web Fic
Chapter 192
Chapter 192
With an awkward chuckle, Selina said, “Is this your r usual tactio?”
“What?” Gwendolyn furrowed her brows.
Selina steadied her voice as she spoke, “Nothing much. I just upsel Howie tonight, thought I’d call to apologize. There’s been too many misunderstandings between us, and I know it’s only natural he doesn’t want to see me.”
Gwendolyn stayed allent, offering no comment.
“Gwendolyn, do you think he loves you?” Selina asked, “Or are you two together because of the bonds of matrimony, or does he truly love you?”
Selina let out a soft laugh, “Howard’s such a catch. Even though he’s married, women flock to him like moths to a name. Do you think you can keep him?” Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.
Gwendolyn disliked the tone in her voice and said, “Call him after he’s done with his shower.
She hung up the phone and took a deep breath.
Her gaze fell on the steamy glass door, and suddenly she felt a surge of courage to approach.
“Mr. Chadwick, how are your legs?”
Her voice was dry as she asked.
“They’re fine.” The sound of running water stopped, followed by his deep voice from the bathroom.
“Do you need me to get anything for you?” she asked softly, standing at the door.
Suddenly, Howard pulled open the bathroom door, revealing his muscular torso to Gwendolyn, making her cheeks burn. “Gwendolyn, if you want to look, just say so.”
“No, L. Gwendolyn was mortified,
She felt foolish. Why the hell was she breathing fire over some gossip? No need to get all worked up over Mr. Chadwick. “Right, you didn’t
want to look,” he said with a smirk, “Then help me dry off my back.”
He handed her a soft, dry towel.
Gwendolyn clutched the towel and slowly moved behind him, gently drying his back. She had done this sort of thing plenty of times before.
This time, she wasn’t too embarrassed to function.
“Mr. Chadwick, Ms. Hamilton called for you, she managed to say.
“What did she say?” Howard asked coldly.
“She regretted showing up tonight and upsetting you,” Gwendolyn repeated Selina’s words.
Howard had no reaction.
“Do you want to call her back?” Gwendolyn peered up at him.
“Do you want me to return the call?”
Howard turned around, his pale chest muscles directly in her line of sight.
Gwendolyn found it quite blinding.
“What if she needs you?” she reluctantly said, even though women sometimes said the opposite of what they feel.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and said, “Your right hand isn’t healed yet, let me do the scrubbing.”
Without room for refusal, he pulled her into the bathroom..
Gwendolyn didn’t even get a chance to voice her protest. As for the phone left on the coffee table, Howard didn’t touch it all night.
The next day.
Marina finally unlocked the door just before dawn.
Upon rising. Gwendolyn was whisked away to Enoch’s office for proper treatment.
He stroked his grizzled beard and said, “Nothing too serious, just need some time to recover. I have a visitor today, someone you know from Elixir Emporium.”
Gwendolyn asked curiously, “You’re friends with the owner of Elixir Emporium?”
“Indeed. Next time you buy herba from him, you’ll get a discount.”
“That’s great”
The prospect of a discount brought a smile to Gwendolyn
Every penny saved is a penny camed.
“Gwendolyn!” Jeannie’s voice echoed from the staircase
Gwendolyn stood up and buried out, puzzled, “What brings you here so early?”
“Gwendole, fm gonna escort you to work!”
Jeannie jutted her chin up with a mix of pride and defiance
She had gotten word from Nathan last night and was determined to shield Gwendolyn from any of Selina’s cunning schemes
Gwendolyn couldn’t help but chuckle.