Todos los capítulos de Mr Strong, I Refuse To Be Your Duty : Capítulo 51 - Capítulo 60

Nicole knew that she could not hide from her mother any longer. But because she was too scared to tell her until she was sure there would be no consequences healthwise, she still dragged the matter on for a little while. Just until the hospital release, she told herself. The universe seemed to be against her though, because the moment she walked into her mother’s hospital room after a quick home run for some necessities they both needed, the moment she saw what was playing on the television in her mother’s room, Nicole knew she had run out of time. She rushed to switch off the television, but there was no point in doing that. Her mother had already seen Asher and Zara’s wedding recap. Tense silence settled between them as Nicole looked at everything in the room by her mother, whose gaze she could feel boring a hole into her head. Nobody spoke for a while, and the silence was like a blade against Nicole’s skin. After what felt like fo

Nicole’s mother still found it hard to believe that Asher had the guts, the sheer nerve, to say those words to her. She had trusted him, and finding out that he was a jerk stung her. It felt like a betrayal. Hell, it was a betrayal, especially considering how he had treated her daughter despite how much Nicole loved and cared for him. “Come on, mom. I know you are thinking about Asher again. You don’t have to, really. He is not worth the attention. Stop thinking about him, okay?” Nicole said as they got into her car. She was being discharged, and it should be a happy occasion. But all Nicole’s mother could think about was the fact that if Nicole had ended up married to Asher, he would have ended up treating her badly. Nicole sure dodged a bullet, her mother thought. “Mom,” Nicole groaned, dragging out the word like a child. Her mother smiled and filed away the thought of Asher. “I was not thinking about him,” was all she sa

Fuck it. Fuck being careful. Nicole knew she should not be kissing William. She knew that her mother was probably right about him being just a boss. She should step away from him and calmly leave his office before things get out of control.But fuck, the kiss was hot. Her hands became tangled in his hair as she kissed him with as much fervour as he kissed her, and his hands on her waist were starting to roam a little. Nicole felt hot with desire thrumming through her, and even though her brain was screaming for her to stop, she didn’t. Instead, she followed her heart, kissing him back and letting herself enjoy it. William broke the kiss and rested his forehead on hers. They were both breathing heavily, and before Nicole could stop herself, she blurted out the question that had been burning at the tip of her tongue for a while now. “Why did you stop calling me after I told you my mum was okay?” her voice was shaky,

“And where the hell have you been?” Zara snapped as soon as Asher walked in. She was standing in the middle of the living room, her arms crossed over her chest rigidly. Asher immediately saw that she was pissed, and he sighed inwardly. After everything that happened today, all he wanted was a quiet moment to gather his thoughts. But that seemed to be impossible, with his angry wife standing guard over him like he was a fucking prisoner. Zara’s impatience mounted as Asher loosened his tie first, not giving an immediate response to her question. “Do you know how worried I was? I kept calling your contact and you wouldn’t pick up. Your personal assistant said you went for a meeting but I already checked your schedule and you had no meeting today. Yet you were gone for hours. Where were you, Asher?”By the time she finished her speech, Zara’s chest was heaving with indignance. But because Asher just wanted her to leave him alone so he could process what he h

Nicole stopped in her tracks, her heart hammering against her chest.What the hell was Asher talking about? The name he mentioned rang a bell in Nicole’s head, and she instantly remembered the strange woman who had wanted to speak to her about William after she got off work yesterday. Was the woman working together with Asher? Was that it? A strategy to unnerve her and give them a chance to get into her head?Asher stepped closer to her, his hands in his pocket. He had a smug smile on his face as if he knew that he had caught her total attention.“I know you want to know. I can feel your curiosity wafting off you in waves. Why don’t you follow me to a nearby cafe and listen to what I have to say, then you can decide if you still want to be with him or not.”He sounded so confident, and even though Nicole was insanely curious, she knew that giving Asher the attention he wanted would be like taking one step forward and a hundred steps back