Chapter 140: Why Bother? (Part 2)
Opening the door, the room was filled with the aroma of breakfast.
The nanny turned at the sound. “Ma’am, you’re back! You scared me to death.”
Alison smiled. “I’m fine.”
The house was quiet; Sophia and Ethan still slept.
She walked to their room.
She touched their soft faces, watching quietly....
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Nude Photographs
2. Chapter 2 Sleeping at His Side
3. Chapter 3 The Man in the Shower
4. Chapter 4 The Slut
5. Chapter 5 Virgin
6. Chapter 6 An Unbidden Entry Into the Bath
7. Chapter 7 Bewitching Eyes
8. Chapter 8 The Tragic Role
9. Chapter 9 Let Me Undress You
10. Chapter 10 Flipped
11. Chapter 11 A Bouquet of Temptation
12. Chapter 12 The Orgasm
13. Chapter 13 Growing Attached to His Presence
14. Chapter 14 Heartbroken
15. Chapter 15 Merciless Fury
16. Chapter 16 Jack
17. Chapter 17 Profound Unease
18. Chapter 18 Compelled by Circumstance
19. Chapter 19 Make Her Leave
20. Chapter 20 The Gentle Side
21. Chapter 21 Waiting Like a Wife
22. Chapter 22 Let Me Change Your Bandage
23. Chapter 23 Hold Each Other Tight
24. Chapter 24 Are You Missing Me?
25. Chapter 25 A Heart Lost
26. Chapter 26 The Calm Before the Storm
27. Chapter 27 The Slap
28. Chapter 28 Deathly Silence
29. Chapter 29 His Hatred
30. Chapter 30 Heart Pounding
31. Chapter 31 Got It
32. Chapter 32 About to Give Birth
33. Chapter 33 Little Beauty
34. Chapter 34 Encounter
35. Chapter 35 Chance Encounter
36. Chapter 36 Game Over
37. Chapter 37 Meeting Him
38. Chapter 38 Three Years of Waiting
39. Chapter 39 Inspection
40. Chapter 40 Women Like Flowers
41. Chapter 41 Bitter Coffee
42. Chapter 42 The Scheming Aidan
43. Chapter 43 Being Manipulated
44. Chapter 44 Dressing Room Drama
45. Chapter 45 A Man's Scent
46. Chapter 46 Sorrow
47. Chapter 47 Faint
48. Chapter 48 Saw Daddy
49. Chapter 49 You Are Mine
50. Chapter 50 Deep Love
51. Chapter 51 Solitary Man and Lone Woman
52. Chapter 52 Do Not Leave
53. Chapter 53 Are These Your Children?
54. Chapter 54 Waiting for Her All Night
55. Chapter 55 Go Along with You
56. Chapter 56 By Your Side
57. Chapter 57 Love Is A Mistake
58. Chapter 58 A Sleepless Night
59. Chapter 59 Missing
60. Chapter 60 Vomits
61. Chapter 61 He Can't Stand Her
62. Chapter 62 The Wishes of Two Little People
63. Chapter 63 Jack
64. Chapter 64 Both Drink
65. Chapter 65 Irremovable Deep Wounds
66. Chapter 66 The Woman in the Dream
67. Chapter 67 The Body Needs a Man
68. Chapter 68 Going Along with the Mistake
69. Chapter 69 Pear Blossoms in the Rain
70. Chapter 70 No Longer Necessary
71. Chapter 71 The Hard-to-Remove Thorn
72. Chapter 72 Mistress
73. Chapter 73 Staying Overnight at the Ancient Castle
74. Chapter 74 The Intoxication of Wealth and Luxury
75. Chapter 75 A Familiar Feeling
76. Chapter 76 I Don't Want to Go
77. Chapter 77 Impossible to Have a Future
78. Chapter 78 Wild Imaginings
79. Chapter 79 Do Not Want to Go Back
80. Chapter 80 Falsely Accused
81. Chapter 81 The Man Out of Control
82. Chapter 82 Connected with Emily's Woman
83. Chapter 83 Be a Little Nicer to Me
84. Chapter 84 Applying Medicine for Her
85. Chapter 85 Give Him a Fright (Part 1)
86. Chapter 86: Scaring Him (Part 2)
87. Chapter 87: Unable to Resist
88. Chapter 88: Can Only Be Friends
89. Chapter 89: Sorry, Alison.
90. Chapter 90: “I Didn’t Mean It”
91. Chapter 91: A Strange Feeling
92. Chapter 92: Meeting His Mother
93. Chapter 93: Scintillating Eyes (Part 1)
94. Chapter 94: Scintillating Eyes (Part 2)
95. Chapter 95: Possibly Having It
96. Chapter 96: The Wrong Blood Type
97. Chapter 97: Wrap it up!
98. Chapter 98: Carrying His Kids
99. Chapter 99: Want to Cry
100. Chapter 100: It can’t be tolerated anymore (Part 1)
101. Chapter 101: No Room Left (Part 2)
102. Chapter 102: You Can Sleep In
103. Chapter 103: I Hate Her
104. Chapter 104: Love is Selfish
105. Chapter 105: The Baby Is Safe
106. Chapter 106: It Was His Baby
107. Chapter 107: Experience Trumps Youth
108. Chapter 108: Let Me Hold You One More Time
109. Chapter 109: Can I Call You Daddy?
110. Chapter 110: Raising Money for Him
111. Chapter 111: Her Helplessness
112. Chapter 112: But I’m Not Free.
113. Chapter 113: I Want You
114. Chapter 114: A Whisper in the Daze
115. Chapter 115: Give Yourself to Me (Part 1)
116. Chapter 116: Give Yourself to Me (Part 2)
117. Chapter 117: His Worries
118. Chapter 118: He was Fired
119. Chapter 119: Back to Something You Know
120. Chapter 120: Overheard (Part 1)
121. Chapter 121: Overheard (Part 2)
122. Chapter 122: Acting like you don’t know something
123. Chapter 123: The Feeling of Panic
124. Chapter 124: Don’t Let Her Leave (Part 1)
125. Chapter 125: Don’t Let Her Leave (Part 2)
126. Chapter 126: A Familiar Scent
127. Chapter 127: Who Told You to Quit?
128. Chapter 128: Adopting a Godfather
129. Chapter 129: A Difficult Ending (Part 1)
130. Chapter 130: A Messy Ending (Part 2)
131. Chapter 131: Who Did It Go To?
132. Chapter 132: The Seductive Woman
133. Chapter 133: Shameless Woman
134. Chapter 134: The Heart’s Ache (Part 1)
135. Chapter 135: Heartache (Part 2)
136. Chapter 136: His Humiliation
137. Chapter 137: It Must Be Her
138. Chapter 138: Claiming Her
139. Chapter 139: Why Bother? (Part 1)
140. Chapter 140: Why Bother? (Part 2)
141. Chapter 141: Truly Falling in Love
142. Chapter 142: Daddy’s Holding You
143. Chapter 143: Did He Know?
144. Chapter 144: You Are Mine (Part 1)
145. Chapter 145: You Are Mine (Part 2)
146. Chapter 146: Love Feels So Good
147. Chapter 147: Nothing Is Foolproof (Part 1)
148. Chapter 148: Nothing Is Foolproof (Part 2)
149. Chapter 149: The Decision to Leave
150. Chapter 150: Marry Me
151. Chapter 151: No Room for Compassion
152. Chapter 152: No Way to Deal with Him (Part 1)
153. Chapter 153: No Way to Deal with Him (Part 2)
154. Chapter 154: I Won’t Let Her Off
155. Chapter 155: Love Conquers All (Part 1)
156. Chapter 156: Love Conquers All (Part 2)
157. Chapter 157: The Most Beautiful Sunrise
158. Chapter 158: No Longer Alone (Part 1)
159. Chapter 159: No Longer Alone (Part 2)
160. Chapter 160: Goodnight, Baby
161. Chapter 161: The Boss Lady (Part 1)
162. Chapter 162: My Dear Wife (Part 2)
163. Chapter 163: Closer to Him
164. Chapter 164: Strained Relations (Part 1)
165. Chapter 165: Strained Relations (Part 2)
166. Chapter 166: Without a Shelter
167. Chapter 167: Moving (Part 1)
168. Chapter 168: Moving (Part 2)
169. Chapter 169: Can It Ever Be Repaid?
170. Chapter 170: She’s Gone (Part 1)
171. Chapter 171: She’s Gone (Part 2)
172. Chapter 172: If You Love It, You Must Have It
173. Chapter 173: He’s Getting Married (Part 1)
174. Chapter 174: He’s Getting Married (Part 2)
175. Chapter 175: She’s a Slut
176. Chapter 176: That Kind of Person (Part 1)
177. Chapter 177: That Kind of Person (Part 2)
178. Chapter 178: Is She Lying Again?
179. Chapter 179: Unwilling to Give Up (Part 1)
180. Chapter 180: Relentless (Part 2)
181. Chapter 181: Sophia’s Disappearance
182. Chapter 182: Denial to the End (Part 1)
183. Chapter 183: Denial to the Death (Part 2)
184. Chapter 184: Worries
185. Chapter 185: Impatient
186. Chapter 186: Vanished Without a Trace (Part 1)
187. Chapter 187: Vanished Without a Trace (Part 2)
188. Chapter 188: No Choice But to Give Up
189. Chapter 189: My Pleasure (Part 1)
190. Chapter 190: My Pleasure (Part 2)
191. Chapter 191: Agony Beyond Bearing
192. Chapter 192: Just Fine (Part 1)
193. Chapter 193: Just Fine (Part 2)
194. Chapter 194: A Man’s Frustration
195. Chapter 195: You Like Me (Part 1)
196. Chapter 196: You Like Me (Part 2)
197. Chapter 197: No Longer Connected (Part 1)
198. Chapter 198: No Longer Connected (Part 2)
199. Chapter 199: They Couldn’t Help
200. Chapter 200: You’ve Drunk Too Much (Part 1)
201. Chapter 201: You’ve Drunk Too Much (Part 2)
202. Chapter 202: Ruining the Plan
203. Chapter 203: Secret Love (Part 1)
204. Chapter 204: Secret Love (Part 2)
205. Chapter 205: “Don’t Make Mom Angry” (Part 1)
206. Chapter 206: “Don’t Make Mom Angry” (Part 2)
207. Chapter 207: We’ll Talk When I Wake Up
208. Chapter 208: Be Good from Now On
209. Chapter 209: Never Part
210. Chapter 210: So Beautiful
211. Chapter 211: So Beautiful
212. Chapter 212: Eyes Full of Expectation
213. Chapter 213: Elegant and Alluring
214. Chapter 214: Heavy Footsteps
215. Chapter 215: The Feeling of Panic
216. Chapter 216: One More Chance to Leave
217. Chapter 217: One More Chance to Leave
218. Chapter 218: Mind-Bogglingly Preoccupied
219. Chapter 219: Sweet Banter
220. Chapter 220: Speechless
221. Chapter 221: Leaving No Room for Doubt
222. Chapter 222: Leaving No Room for Doubt
223. Chapter 223: On the Brink
224. Chapter 224: A Difficult Task
225. Chapter 225: As Long As He’s Alright
226. Chapter 226: Sirens Wail
227. Chapter 227: Grimacing
228. Chapter 228: A Secret Smile
229. Chapter 229: Flirting with Men (Part 1)
230. Chapter 230: Flirting with Men (Part 2)
231. Chapter 231: A Life Worse Than Death
232. Chapter 232: A Sigh (Part 1)
233. Chapter 233: A Sigh (Part 2)
234. Chapter 234: No More Holding Back
235. Chapter 235: Old Habits Die Hard
236. Chapter 236: Injured for Her
237. Chapter 237: Don’t Get Hooked (Part 1)
238. Chapter 238: Don’t Get Hooked (Part 2)
239. Chapter 239: Heart-Wrenching
240. Chapter 240: She Will Wake Up
241. Chapter 241: Madness for Love (Part 1)
242. Chapter 242: Madly in Love (Part 2)
243. Chapter 243: Piercing Gaze
244. Chapter 244: “He’s So Handsome” (Part 1)
245. Chapter 245: He’s So Handsome (Part 2)
246. Chapter 246: Not Mine
247. Chapter 247: Quiet Slumber
248. Chapter 248: How Much Love?
249. Chapter 249: A Radiant Smile (Part 1)
250. Chapter 250: A Radiant Smile (Part 2)
251. Chapter 251: Pregnancy
252. Chapter 252: Fetal Complications
253. Chapter 253: Her Baby (Part 1)
254. Chapter 254: Her Baby (Part 2)
255. Chapter 255: So Heartless
256. Chapter 256: Hate Him
257. Chapter 257: Hate and Love Entwined
258. Chapter 258: Everything Is Strange (Part 1)
259. Chapter 259: Everything Is Strange (Part 2)
260. Chapter 260: It’s Been Too Long
261. Chapter 261: Heart Racing
262. Chapter 262: He Won't Die
263. Chapter 263: "Just Won't Believe It" (Part 1)
264. Chapter 264: "Just Won't Believe It" (Part 2)
265. Chapter 265: "He Will Return" (Part 1)
266. Chapter 266: "He Will Return" (Part 2)
267. Chapter 267: The Original Form (Part 1)
268. Chapter 268: The Original Form (Part 2)
269. Chapter 269 : You’re Too Cruel
270. Chapter 270: He’s Right Here (Part 1)
271. Chapter 271: He’s Right Here (Part 2)
272. Chapter 272: The Shameless Man (Part 1)
273. Chapter 273: The Shameless Man (Part 2)
274. Chapter 274: “I’ve Fallen for You” (Part 1)
275. Chapter 275: “I’ve Fallen for You” (Part 2)
276. Chapter 276: Everything He Owns
277. Chapter 277: Jack, I Miss You
278. Chapter 278: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
279. Chapter 279: The Feeling of Nobility (Part 1)
280. Chapter 280: The Feeling of Nobility (Part 2)
281. Chapter 281: Provocation
282. Chapter 282: The Prey Before Him
283. Chapter 283: Fatal Attraction
284. Chapter 284: Forgotten (Part 1)
285. Chapter 285: Forgotten (Part 2)
286. Chapter 286: What Happened Exactly?
287. Chapter 287: Who Is It?
288. Chapter 288: Hard to Bring Up (Part 1)
289. Chapter 289: Hard to Bring Up (Part 2)
290. Chapter 290: Whatever You Say (Part 1)
291. Chapter 291: Take Your Pick (Part 2)
292. Chapter 292: A Man’s Indecency
293. Chapter 293: Please Behave Yourself (Part 1)
294. Chapter 294: Please Behave Yourself (Part 2)
295. Chapter 295: The Agony of Solitude
296. Chapter 296: A Familiar Feeling
297. Chapter 297: Agonizing Torment (Part 1)
298. Chapter 298: Agonizing Torment (Part 2)
299. Chapter 299: Best Friend
300. Chapter 300: The Familiar
301. Chapter 301: Emily and Gabriel
302. Chapter 302: Thinking of You Again
303. Chapter 303: You Provoked Me (Part 1)
304. Chapter 304: You Provoked Me (Part 2)
305. Chapter 305: A Momentary Daze
306. Chapter 306: Endless Solitude
307. Chapter 307: Loneliness
308. Chapter 308: I Will Definitely Agree (Part 1)
309. Chapter 309: I Will Definitely Agree (Part 2)
310. Chapter 310: This Is Reality
311. Chapter 311: Her Own Choice
312. Chapter 312: Can’t Wait (Part 1)
313. Chapter 313: Can’t Wait (Part 2)
314. Chapter 314: That Was Deliberate
315. Chapter 315: Is It That Master?
316. Chapter 316: You Shouldn’t Have Come
317. Chapter 317: The Domineering Voice (Part 1)
318. Chapter 318: The Domineering Voice (Part 2)
319. Chapter 319: Too Much Like It
320. Chapter 320: Coincidence
321. Chapter 321: An Unnerving Atmosphere
322. Chapter 322: An Intimate Gesture
323. Chapter 323: Excuse me, are you Miss Fairchild?
324. Chapter 324: The Young Lady
325. Chapter 325: A Gentle Nod (Part 1)
326. Chapter 326: A Gentle Nod (Part 2)
327. Chapter 327: Nothing but Sighs
328. Chapter 328: Can’t Say
329. Chapter 329: What Is There to Fear?
330. Chapter 330: Heartache
331. Chapter 331: Taking the Stage (Part 1)
332. Chapter 332: Taking the Stage (Part 2)
333. Chapter 333: I Only Care About You
334. Chapter 334: Just an Act?
335. Chapter 335: Little Fool
336. Chapter 336: I Want Daddy
337. Chapter 337: Irresistibly Charming (Part 1)
338. Chapter 338: Irresistibly Charming (Part 2)
339. Chapter 339: Blush
340. Chapter 340: Unable to Look Away
341. Chapter 341: Teaching Her to Swim
342. Chapter 342: Romantic Nightfall (Part 1)
343. Chapter 343: Romantic Nightfall (Part 2)
344. Chapter 344: Stealing His Soul
345. Chapter 345: Silence Doesn’t Mean Indifference
346. Chapter 346: His Prey
347. Chapter 347: Escape from Hell
348. Chapter 348: Leave It to Fate
349. Chapter 349: You ARE MINE
350. Chapter 350: Must Stay Strong (Part 1)
351. Chapter 351: Must Stay Strong (Part 2)
352. Chapter 352: A Rare Display of Thoughtfulness
353. Chapter 353: Anything You Need?
354. Chapter 354: Commanding Respect Without Raising a Voice
355. Chapter 355: Tension Mounts
356. Chapter 356: Truly Unbelieving (Part 1)
357. Chapter 357: Truly Unbelievable (Part 2)
358. Chapter 358: My Heart Is Breaking
359. Chapter 359: Nothing Must Happen (Part 1)
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