Tangled Temptations

Harvey bent down. He didn't immediately kiss her, but took Eloise's face in one hand. His slightly rough fingers gently brushed her delicate skin. Then he took hold of her hair, tenderly stroking and kneading.

Such slow yet seductive actions were unbearable. Eloise had never experienced this before; she couldn't help but softly call out, "Harvey!"

"No longer calling me Attorney Horigan?" Harvey asked.

His straight nose was pressed against hers; their faces were so close that their breaths were mingling together.

Harvey could kiss her at any moment.

Eloise was clutching his shirt tightly, her heart beating like crazy. She wanted to close her eyes. But Harvey wouldn't let her, he gently tugged her hair and whispered, "Eloise, keep your eyes open and see how we have our first kiss."

He called her by her name, not Ms. Laurent. For some reason, Eloise felt a strong surge of emotions.

She opened her eyes, her lips slightly trembling, gradually moving closer to him.

Harvey held her tightly. They were in the hospital room, both of them feeling intensely. What started as a shallow kiss began to grow more passionate!

Harvey was losing control, and he whispered, "Eloise, are you sure?"

Eloise momentarily snapped back to reality. Instinctively, she wanted to push Harvey away, but then she thought about her feelings that had been a joke for years. Her virginity had no meaning at all, so Eloise took the initiative to kiss him again.

Feeling hazily, she actually had a sense of vengeful pleasure!

Harvey ended the kiss. His male pride wouldn't allow him to continue. He let go of Eloise, leaned back and straightened his ruffled shirt. Looking at her puzzled face, he said in a calm tone, "Ms. Laurent, you're injured, you should rest."

Eloise was completely sober now, feeling utterly embarrassed!

Harvey pulled out a cigarette, playing with it between his fingers. After a while, he suddenly said, "You must be curious. I obviously know Max's character. Why would I still allow Orlena to be engaged to him."

Eloise waited for Harvey to continue his explanation. Harvey broke the cigarette, somewhat irritated, "Half a year ago, Orlena attempted suicide to be with Max."

Eloise was stunned. She had no idea.

Looking at Harvey again, her voice trembled, "Attorney Horigan, now I know! I promise not to upset Ms. Horigan. I'll consider it as my repayment to you."noveldrama

Harvey didn't know how to respond. He was clearly explaining, yet Eloise took it in such a way. With his personality, he wouldn't say anything more. He just gave her a deep look and grumbled, "You're so dumb, how did you become a teacher? No wonder you were fooled by men!"

Having said that, he left.

Eloise sat there, stunned. She picked up her phone, but was shocked when she saw the screen. Not only did Harvey not take away the remaining thousand dollars, he also transferred another ten thousand dollars to her.

Staring at Harvey's name in the chat record, Eloise felt a sense of indescribable emotion. If she didn't consider Orlena's existence, Harvey wasn't really bad to her, although sometimes he said harsh words that were annoying.

She thought for a moment and finally chose to send a message: [Attorney Horigan, I really appreciate it.]

Just as Harvey got into his car, he received Eloise's message and noticed that she had not accepted the transfer. He thought for a while, then sent her several messages in quick succession.

[What are you thanking me for? Because I kissed you?]

[If it's about the $10,000 and you feel uneasy, you can accompany me for ten rounds of golf.]

[Or, you can come to my house and stay up all night with me reviewing case files?]

Eloise received the messages. Her face was hot like fire; she wouldn't be dumb enough not to see through his ulterior motives. It was hard to imagine that Harvey could communicate with her in such a way!

Just as Eloise was about to transfer all the money back to him, she received another message. [Just keep the money! Consider it an apology from Orlena on my behalf.]

Eloise silently stared at the message for a long time. She suddenly felt a bit envious of Orlena.