The CEO Drove His Mute Wife Away, Now He Regrets

arm honey water to my hotel

om her husband, Jessica Howard l

tood by the roadside, waiting far too long b

hotel, the chill had seeped into her bones,

uckley, had given her, walking down the quiet corr

was not fully shut, a narrow gap left open, almost a

ut, soft and teasing. "Adrian, when ar

tire body fr

stantly. It belonged to her

s clearly talking

armth of the water bottle in her pocket reminded her that she was he

, Adrian looked up sharply, his gaze c

reached into her pocket, care

drian, Eleanor lunged forward

gerated surprise. "You came all this way

nsiderate. But he does not need yo

can, then casually picked up a phone from the table, scrolling thr

that phone at onc

ealization settled h

the hotel had never been sent by

s indulgence, his affection giving her t

ifted her hands and signed, "The honey wa

door, Eleanor's syrupy

and complains to your family about it? You know how difficult life is for a singl

one, each word sounding h

quickly, desperate to

it was simply that the Buckley family had never approved of A

cut through the air as he issued a cold comma

rims flushing red as she lo

s she said, "The position of Adrian's wife was supposed t

hat more do you want from me? Do you ha

, crying as if she were the on

murmured, "That is all in the past. Do not worry. As l

ices behind her, each word pressing into h

han the title of his wife, he would give her nothing, and she

forbidden to expect was l

Adrian had never

lling in love with someone

ting, heat gathering behind her e

way, and hurried out of the

n, looping her arms around his neck as she said softly, "A

on hardening as he replied, "I told you not to bring this up again. I ca

en who will hold that title? That mute sister of mine? You clea

didn't notice it as she spun on her heel, storming o

t enough to lose control, but his st

the trash by Eleanor, so Adrian left the room with the int

tanding near the elevator. His voice stopped

Unsure of how to respond, she just lowered her head, her g

earlier wearing o

open at the front, a large rip exposing her

reached out and pulled her closer. "I wi

e hotel room, telling her to

barrassment creep up her neck as she took the

elicate feet before his arm circled her waist,

e scent of alcohol reached her, intertwined with Eleanor's

er palm against his chest in a

s mouth pressing harder against hers as he for

on to him, his lean frame looming

Jessica, drawing a sharp breath from

er cheek with his fingertip before bringing the

curve forming at the corner of his mouth as h

spilled faster

uldn't

e make a sou

ntimate, he said something like that to humiliate her, as if tr

en lifted her face and le

re obedient she appeared, the less pain

slender neck, his lips claiming hers again with force, though the mo