Chapter 31 "Marina," Howard sighed in exasperation, "It's not what you think. Could you help her up, please?" "Sure." Marina set aside the hangover cure and busied herself tidying up while sneakily snapping photos with her phone..
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe hoisted Gwendolyn onto the sprawling king-sized bed and ensured Howard was comfortably seated in his wheelchair before saying, "Mrs. Chadwick is out cold. Do we still need the hair of the dog?" Her eyes were like those of a hawk, missing not a single detail. She had to get the scoop to report back to the lady of the house.
"Just leave it on the nightstand." "Will do. Mrs. Chadwick can crash here tonight, so you can accompany each other.” "Okay." He wasn't planning on spending the night there anyway.
With Howard's blessing, Marina left the room, giddy as a schoolgirl, forgetting to even close the door behind her.
Once outside, she wasted no tdialing up Roselind. "Madam! They kissed and it was so intense her lips were all swollen!" "I saw Gwendolyn on top of Mr. Howard. I never would've guessed she had it in her, looking all prim and proper usually!" Marina was a mix of shock and excitement. "If Mr. Howard was up for the task, you'd be talking about grandkids cmorning! The wheelchair toppled over and I blushed something fierce. I even snapped sphotos, sending them over now!" Little did she know, her every word drifted into Howard's ears, her paparazzi skills worthy of a tabloid.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe took a deep breath and clenched his fists, a faint flush creeping up his neck.
The passion of that moment was a madness he had never experienced before, nearly irresistible.
Was it truly the effect of the medication or something more? The next day, Gwendolyn woke with a splitting headache close to noon, her mind a fuzz. To her dismay, she was in Howard's bed, and her phone was off. When had it powered off? "Mrs. Chadwick? you're finally up. Have something to eat." Marina brought over a bowl of nutritious soup. "Warm your stomach, and you'll feel better." "Thank you, Marina." Gwendolyn took the bowl and ate slowly, while Marina watched with an enigmatic smile.
1/2 11:38 Chapter 31 "What happened last night?" Gwendolyn asked, her memory of the evening's events patchy at best. She recalled calling Howard, but after that, nothing, "Mr. Howard carried you back!” Marina chirped, unable to contain her excitement.
Gwendolyn flushed her cheeks. "And where is he now?" "He's in the next room, taking a medicinal soak," "Oh, I'll go check on him, then."