Chapter 220
Suzanne had no idea why she was so nervous about sharing a bed with him. It wasn’t their first time sleeping in the same bed.
Nathan noticed her coldness and decided not to disturb her. He
copied her, resting his back against a pillow and leaning against the headboard while reading a book.
A cozy silence settled in the bedroom. The cold lights shone bright. The couple read quietly without disturbing the peace of one another.
Though they were staring at words, they were acutely attuned to each other’s emotions and responses all the time. The sounds of the flipping pages became quite pronounced as a result.
Suzanne couldn’t stand the awkwardness anymore. She raised her head and looked at Nathan. Their eyes met as she was about to speak, and her heart skipped a beat. Then, it started to race.
She wondered, “Why is he looking at me instead of reading his book?”
He shifted his gaze and returned to reading pretending to be calm.
“Are you… going to sleep?” She stumbled over her words due to her
nervousness.
“Yeah”
h
ed the book and placed it on the bedside table. Then, ights in the room with a remote control before lying in
blanket covered him from the waist down. He went to sleep
nis back in a proper posture.
Suzanne followed suit and slowly settled in bed with her back facing him.
Moments later, he said in his deep, alluring voice, “Shall we talk?”
Nathan was a reserved and tacit man. He was clueless about pursuing the opposite sex romantically, not to mention expressing his love. He thought that more communication would help improve their relationship.
She replied flatly, “It’s fine. I’m going to sleep.”
He sighed helplessly and slowly turned to face her. Then, he silently took in her silhouette under the dim light.
At that moment, he was consumed by desire. The woman he had loved for twenty years was sleeping by his side as his wife, but he couldn’t touch her.
Even if all he wanted was a simple hug, she might shove him away in disgust. Therefore, he couldn’t even muster up the courage to hug her.
He struggled to get over the emotional rollercoaster. Although Chubs. lost her memory, she remained as fond of his grandma as when she was a child. She also admired Liam, just like before.
However, she had lost all memories of Nathan.
Nathan wondered, “Does she not have any lingering memories of me?”
The lonely night stretched on. After an excruciating two-hour wait, Suzanne whispered, “Nathan, are you asleep?” Contents belong to NovelDrama.Org
He did
she slowly turned toward him, who seemed.
led out to him twice.
ing he was asleep, she furtively sat up in bed like a thief
eached for his phone on the bedside table.
Holding her breath, she observed Nathan while stealthily pressing his finger against the biometric lock. This might be an unethical action, but she had run out of ideas at this point.
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fter unlocking his phone, she quickly did under the blanket and
hecked its contents.
athan slowly opened his eyes and storstand at the woman under the anket. He might have felt happy if she hid thd but out of romantic alousy. However, he had seen through her tie the moment she returned his side just shortly after she left, even clairiaiming that she wanted to
> with him.
he went to great lengths just to get a divorce frontcomm hirm. Although he as aware of her intentions, he didn’t call her out oution it. He felt as if ere was a huge rock sitting on his chest, causing highim to suffocate.
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