Love Coming from the Least Expected novel Chapter 22

Love Coming from the Least Expected Chapter 22

Needless to say, I didn‘t believe Christopher‘s sweet-nothings. Although we overstepped the boundary of

friends, I was well aware that I was only using him to

take revenge on Lyle. Besides, I had only done it because

he was drunk and didn‘t give me a chance to say no that

night.

Moreover, I dared not think about the prospect of getting

a divorce and marrying Christopher. After giving all my

love and affection to Lyle, I was now left with nothing.

Although I had feelings for Christopher, I knew it was

merely due to the overwhelming loneliness and sorrow.

Given that I didn‘t respond, Christopher didn‘t dwell on it

and continued to hug me on the bed. He took off my

clothes against my will, saying that sleeping naked was

good for my health. Knowing that he wouldn‘t harm me, I

let him have his way. As I was exhausted after crying for

a long time, I eventually fell asleep in his arms.

I had never imagined that I would sleep naked alongside

a man who wasn‘t my husband. It felt surreal because we

didn‘t actually do anything else other than sleeping.

I had a sound sleep without any dreams. The moment I

woke up, I heard a doctor and a nurse talking. Startled, I

opened my eyes to realize that Christopher had already

left. When I looked down and saw that I was fully

dressed, I heaved a sigh of relief.

Deep down, my impression of Christopher improved a lot.

Not only was he thoughtful enough to consider things

from all aspects, but he was also aware of my

reservations about certain things.

The doctor and nurse looked at me sympathetically when

they noticed the bruises on my neck. I was unsure what

they discussed, but I knew that I had become the talk of

the hospital.

I had stayed in the ward for almost a day, but Lyle was

nowhere to be seen, and there wasn‘t even a single call

from him. By then, I had given up on Lyle completely.

When he finally visited me at night, I pulled a long face.

―Eve, I‘m so sorry for overreacting yesterday. Can you

forgive me? By the way, I‘ve brought your favorite cake

here.‖ Lyle put the cake on the table and wore a warm

smile as usual.

at the lipstick mark on his collar. ―When you apologize

next time, remember to wipe away the lipstick marks left

by other women. Then perhaps I‘ll pretend that nothing

happened and forgive you.‖

Lyle‘s expression turned grim as he took off his coat and

saw the lipstick mark on his collar. As though he wanted

to conceal his awkwardness, he coughed and explained,

―Nothing happened between Bianca and me. Please don‘t

misunderstand us.‖

How could he still have the cheek to claim that nothing

happened when they have already slept together? I

watched silently as he put on a show. Since we had a

fallout yesterday, it didn‘t make sense for Lyle to give in

and apologize to me. As such, I believed that there was

an ulterior motive behind what he was doing now.

―She‘s a staff in my company. As my secretary, it‘s only

normal that she tags along with me to meet clients and

have dinner together.‖

―Does that mean your secretary is supposed to entertain

you too?‖ I interrupted Lyle and raised my eyebrows.