Love's New Bloom

Chapter 34

Chapter 34 Merciless

There was a hint of lust in the air. Erin coughed awkwardly and said, “My god, you really have no filter. I’m wearing the clothes. I won’t take the tag off; I’ll return them to you! Give me your address, and I’ll courier it to you.”

Sean realized his seduction was futile, and he regained a little clarity. He cleared his throat and said, “Stop teasing me. Why would I want the things that I have given away? It’s just a few thousand dollars. Are you trying to embarrass me by sending it back?”

Erin insisted. “I’m different from the other women! I can’t accept the clothes. I will return it to you. Stop with the nonsense, and just give me your address!”

Sean furrowed his brow at her insistence, but suddenly he was once again delighted after giving it some thought. He took his phone out of his pocket, inserted his passcode, and opened his contacts. He took his phone over to her. “Alright, I’ll contact you later on. Let’s exchange contacts.”

Erin subconsciously reached for her phone when she suddenly remembered. “I left in a hurry, so I left my phone and bag at home…”

Sean saw only the coat in her arms. He believed her. “Tell me your number then, and I’ll add your contact. You can add me later,” he said casually. Erin then recited her number to him.

When they were downstairs, Sean was about to send her home when Erin said, “No need to trouble you. If you can, could you help me call a cab?”

He had already gotten her contact, so he no longer insisted on sending her home. He called her a cab, and they sat on the sofa talking while they waited.

“Let me guess. You wore your husband’s clothes and ran out. Were you in the state of undress previously?”

Erin responded with a frosty expression as Sean had guessed her situation correctly. He merely narrowed his eyes and said nothing further. It seemed that her husband was trying to force himself on her.

They sat in awkward silence for the next ten minutes before the cab arrived.

When Erin got in the car, Sean leaned against the door and asked, “You haven’t told me your name.”

“Erin Lane.”

When the cab left. Sean returned inside and headed upstairs. Walking past the bathroom, he suddenly remembered that Erin only took the coat when she left. What about the clothes that she was wearing?

He headed into the bathroom and looked into the trash bin. Sure enough, he saw a red chiffon top.

He reached out and fished the top out from the bin. He held the top with both hands and saw the torn fabric. He thought back about how much of a mess Erin looked back then. He suddenly had thoughts that he shouldn’t have and threw the top back into the bin. With a darkened gaze, he took his phone out and dialed his lover, saying seductively. “Where are you? I’ve missed you.”

At that exact moment, in Tracy Brown’s rented apartment, lovemaking was in session. After 40 minutes, lan, sweating profusely, lay next to Tracy, hugging her. Tracy’s face was flushed.

“lan, I thought you said you were busy tonight? Why did you suddenly think of coming to find me?” Tracy was initially worried that for the few days that lan’s mother was staying over, Erin would return home and seduce him.

It looked like she had been overthinking. Ian’s heart was with whomever he was spending time with. At least, that was what Tracy thought.

lan looked at her, with one of his arms around her while the other was holding a cigarette. He took a puff of cigarette rather aggressively and said after a moment. “I miss your body.” When at the same time, he was thinking of Erin.

He had been turned on badly by Erin in the mansion but had no one to release it to, so he came looking for Tracy after dinner.

Tracy had chosen an apartment near lan’s mansion so that he could easily come over in a five–minute drive.

“lan, how is the divorce with you and Erin going?” Tracy was afraid that lan would be touchy about the subject, but she still asked worriedly after some hesitation.

Sure enough, when lan heard her question, his expression darkened. He immediately retracted his hand away from her and snuffed his

cigarette in the ashtray. He got up and said, “It’s too hot here. I’m going to take a shower.”

Tracy was unhappy about him avoiding her question. She was resentful, yet she didn’t dare to say anything about it as she knew lan didn’t like being pushed. The clients and partners in his company could do that, but she, as his mistress, could not.

She thought of how lan paid for the 100–square–foot apartment she was currently in, saving her about eight thousand dollars monthly, so even if she were dissatisfied with him, she would just hold it back.

Twenty minutes later, lan got dressed and was about to leave the bedroom.

Tracy, in her rather sheer sleeping gown, hugged him from behind and said in a slightly aggrieved tone, “lan, my mom wants to set me up on blind dates again! Saying that some young man back home is showing interest in me and that he has three properties. The man even said that if I marry him, he’ll put the properties under my name.” © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

lan had heard her say the same thing a month ago. When he heard it again, he was infuriated. He turned around and pulled her off him. He furrowed his brow and growled. “Tracy, what are you trying to say? Are you trying to pressure me into marriage? Haven’t I told you that my mom is so traditional she won’t accept me getting a divorce? Divorcing someone isn’t that easy. Besides, even if I get a divorce, I can’t marry you! I’ll be honest, my mom doesn’t think highly of you.”

His coldness and heartlessness enraged Tracy, who had suppressed her anger for over two months. “lan, have you forgotten what you said to me before? You said that your feelings for me are real and that you finally know what love is after being with me. Although you’re not my first, and I have had two boyfriends before you, right now, you’re the only man in my life! How long do you want to keep our relationship in limbo? You have to at least give me some hope!”

lan looked at her coldly, suddenly realizing she no longer attracted him. He swept a gaze at her figure. Women with good figures were a dime a dozen, especially those high–end escorts during his business meetings. All of them had equally amazing figures.

He snickered, lit another cigarette, and strode to the sofa, sitting down. He felt it was time to lay all cards on the table.

“Tracy, I know you want to get married to me, but I’ve already told you my mom will never allow it. My dad died early, so I will try to satisfy my mom’s wishes and try my best not to disobey her. I won’t marry a woman that she doesn’t like. If you think that spending time with me was a waste of your youth, we

can just call it quits. You have been with me for quite some time. I will compensate you for this. Five million dollars. You can buy a decent property back home. If you agree, I’ll wire the money to you tomorrow. The job is still yours if you think you can continue staying around. You’ll still be my secretary. Think about it.”

Then, lan got up and left without hesitation.

When Tracy heard what he said, chills instantly ran down her spine. She was so frightened that she quickly rushed to hug him, pleading.” lan, no. Don’t do this to me! I was wrong…”