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Chapter 22 - She Felt Used And Cheap
Moriah unbuckled her seat belt and squirmed to free herself from Ethan's embrace. Without missing a beat, she opened the door and went out of the car, leaving a puzzled Ethan.
Ethan couldn't figure out why she was vacillating between being warm and cold towards him. When they were in Manchester, she kissed him back and snuggled against his chest. Then she avoided her after waking up. After that when they were roaming around Chinatown she became warm again, but became cold before they retired for the night.
What's wrong with her? He heard Shaun say that she's a consistent lady and not hard to decipher.
Instead of going straight to their bedroom, Ethan went to the study.
In the bedroom, having donned her pajamas after her bath and nightly skin regimen, sh
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