NovelEnglish| shot him a lazy sideways look. “Maybe you're in love with the person you imagineto be, not who | really am
now.”
Nathan's lips thinned into a line as he shook his head, letting out a quiet, almost self-mocking laugh.
| continued, “You're just chasing after my shadow. But in reality, I've been married, had a kid, and now I'm
divorced. My career’s only just getting off the ground, and you're already a powerhouse. Why would someone
like you still be holding out for someone like me?”
“Stop it,” Nathan said, setting his glass down on the table and pullinginto a tight embrace from behind.
“Nobody's perfect. Maybe I'm not any better than you. The way you are now is exactly what | love most about
you.”
As he spoke, his lips pressed softly against the back of my neck, leaving gentle, lingering kisses. “Victoria, when
you donated money toback then, | already knew you were married. They called you Mrs. Murphy when they
introduced you.”
| froze, caught completely off guard.
Nathan's voice was low and rough as he went on, “I was obsessed with a married woman. I'm the one who's
twisted, not you. It’s not that you're not enough-it's me, I'm the one who's lost in this obsession.”
Listening to his words, all the thoughts and worries swirling in my mind just faded away.
Maybe Nathan was even more obsessed withthan I'd ever imagined.
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He gently turnedto face him, his gaze lowered and intense. When his long fingers cupped my face, | could
feel them trembling ever so slightly.
Still stunned, | found myself caught in his kiss.
And once that kiss started, there was no stopping it.
Tonight, Nathan was on another level-passionate, possessive, hungry, and just plain wild.
It was like he wanted to burn through every ounce of desire between us, leavingcompletely spent.
All | can say is, those deceptively slim guys? You really shouldn't mess with them after dark.
By the tthe sun cup, I'd overslept again. It wasn’t until my phone kept ringing with meeting reminders
that | finally threw on sclothes and rushed out the door.
Nathan said he was off work today and would meetfor lunch.
| wasn’t really paying him much mind though-my job cfirst.
By three in the afternoon, | finally had a moment to breathe. | was propping myself up against a pillar by the
floor-to-ceiling windows, sipping on a cup of coffee for a much-needed energy boost.
Nathan had wanted to meetfor lunch, but I'd turned him down. Then, around two o'clock, he textedthat
he had surgent business in Hachester and needed to head back.
| just told him to be careful on the road, and he senta rose emoji in reply.
Around four in the afternoon, we had a video call scheduled with Jared and his team.
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On the projector screen, you could see Jared and a few higher-ups. Jared was leaning back in his chair, totally
giving off those boss vibes, like he owned the place.
Id left my pride at the door ages ago and was all in on work. Today’s meeting was mine to run, and | was
basically doing all the
talking.
Jared, though, looked spaced out the whole time, just staring blankly at the camera. Whenever a decision came
his way, he'd just toss out a quick “Sure” or “Whatever.”
A couple of the office gossip queens nearby were trying hard not to crack up. Anyone with eyes could tell-Jared
wasn't really present. He was just off in his own world.
And the whole time, he was just zoning out, staring straight at me.
| swear, this guy is something else. Luckily, the meeting only lasted half an hour, and I had them shut off the
projector right away.
Jared called ‘me.
“Victoria, there were too many people around earlier, so | couldn't really say this. But | just wanted you to know-
you've made a lot of progress these past few days,” Jared said, a little laugh in his voice.
“Thanks for saying that. I'll keep working hard,” | replied, keeping it strictly professional.
“Yvonne's been trying to learn Chinese pinyin these days, but she’s really struggling. | have to personally tutor
her tonight...” Jared switched topics, sounding a bit exasperated. “I always thought she was pretty smart, but
honestly, sometimes she’s just clueless.”
Hearing that, | was secretly pleased. First-grade pinyin? | know how it goes-teach her and she just sits there,
totally silent.
Back in my previous life, that was my job. It only took a few minutes forto go from gentle, patient mom to a
raging tyrant.
“Really? Just be patient. Remember, she’s your kid-she inherited your brains. Stick with it, she'll get there
eventually,” | said, acting all calm. Easy forto say, since I'm not the one dealing with it now.
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