《His Forbidden Mistress》全部章節：第 41 章 - 第 48 章

Smoothing down the fabric of my new outfit, I stared at my reflection in the mirror. But before I could even take a proper breath, I felt a warm, heavy hands trailing up from behind, settling firmly on my waist.An involuntary shiver ran down my spine as Harold leaned in, his lips pressing softly against my nape. We had literally just finished. My body was still coming down from the adrenaline of what had just happened between us, but apparently, Harold was already looking for another round.“You smell so nice,” he whispered against my skin, his breath hot and distracting.I didn’t lean into the touch, nor did I pull away. I just stared at our reflection, numbly enduring the affection before bracing myself to bring up the one thing actually on my mind.“Harold, about the offer…” I started, turning around in his embrace to look him dead in the eye. I needed him to see how serious I was. “Okay. I’m considering it. But you have to promise me that you are not going to fuck this up for me.

“Get away from her!”The sharp command sliced through the tense air as my security detail immediately scrambled into formation. “You are not allowed to step a foot closer to her! Turn around and walk away, or we will—”Before the guards sent to accompany and protect me could even finish their threat, I raised my hand, cutting them off. “Wait for me here,” I told them, my voice surprisingly steady despite the tremor in my chest. “I will speak with him. Give us thirty minutes only, and don’t you dare tell Harold about this.”The guards looked at me, completely bewildered. I could see the hesitation in their eyes, the silent argument passing between them, but I simply shook my head to signal that my decision was final. Turning my back on them, I walked past David.I could feel the heavy weight of his gaze burning into my back as I stepped ahead. “Follow me,” I muttered, keeping my eyes fixed forward. “If you want to talk, then let’s do it somewhere private. But I expect you to maintain a

The hours dragged by as I sat in the sprawling, quiet living room, waiting for Harold to come home. I knew that if any other woman were in my position, she would be tearing the city apart looking for him. She would be calling his phone repeatedly, demanding immediate answers, or storming into his office.But I didn’t do any of that.The truth was, I didn’t have the energy to confront him anymore. I knew deep down that even if I cornered him, even if I looked him in the eye and demanded the truth about Cyndrel, he would just look right back at me and lie. He would weave another perfect, seamless story over and over again until I was the one left feeling crazy.As I stared blankly at the dark window, a terrifying question finally drifted into my mind: Do I actually love Harold? Have I finally fallen for him? Has all of this finally torn me apart? How did something that was once just an agreement turn out like this?“Mommy?”The small, soft voice snapped me instantly back to reality. I b

David's POV“W-What?” I blinked, “No. No, please, Cyndrel. I’m not going to let you do this. Please don’t leave me.”The words ripped out of my throat, raw and humiliated, but I didn’t care about my pride anymore.I was practically begging her, the absolute terror of a collapsing life making me weak. Right there in the middle of the park, I dropped to my knees in front of my own wife.I reached out, desperately trying to anchor myself to the hem of her coat, to anything that would keep her from stepping away.But Cyndrel didn’t even hesitate. With a cold, systematic disgust, she slapped my hands away and took a sharp step back.“It’s over between us, David,” she said, her voice flat, devoid of any of the warmth that used to anchor my chaotic world. “You had your chance. In fact, I gave you multiple chances. I forgave you even when I knew behind my back you were bullshitting me, doing whatever the hell you wanted. But now? It’s completely over. So please, just save whatever sanity we b