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 be 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 Lylepletely.


    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.


    I almost burst intoughter. You hit your wife and caused


    her to suffer severe blood loss, yet you have the cheek to


    say that you merely overreacted? Whenever he said such


    words in the past, I would feel moved. But now, all I felt


    was disgust.


    Since when did Lyle be so hypocritical? Well,


    perhaps I was blinded by love back then.


    ―Come and try this strawberry cake. I remembered that


    you liked it.∥ Lyle took a chunk of the cake with a fork


    and put it near my mouth. Much to his surprise, I turned


    away and ignored him.


    Every word he said yesterday was imprinted in my mind,


    and I couldn‘t pretend as though nothing happened. As


    expected, Lyle was irritated. He threw the fork away and


    asked impatiently, ―I‘ve apologized to you. What else do


    you want?∥


    He always apologized a few days after he mistreated me.


    Back then, I would be touched by his sweet words and


    forgive him very quickly. But now that I refused to


    compromise, he couldn‘t take it.


    I met his eyes calmly. Then, I tilted my head as I stared


    at the lipstick mark on his cor. ―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 cor. As though he wanted


    to conceal his awkwardness, he coughed and exined,


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


    misunderstand us.∥


    How could he still have the cheek to im 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 mypany. As my secretary, it‘s only


    normal that she tags along with me to meet clients and N?velDrama.Org ? content.


    have dinner together.∥


    ―Does that mean your secretary is supposed to entertain


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