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Chapter 27 Bathroom Encounter
Harriet joyfully went upstairs to Delbert’s room.
The room remained unchanged from her previous life when she first arrived here. The cool tones of the
furnishings reflected the owner’s
temperament.
Stepping into the room that had been her sanctuary for nearly a year, Harriet clenched her fingers. A
mist of emotion clouded her eyes but soon dissipated.
This very room had been the stage of her betrayal by Vernon. He had handed her a glass of wine,
which she had naively believed to be laced with a mere sedative. Instead, it contained a lethal poison
that extinguished the life of a proud and noble man.
In this life, she vowed to shield Delbert from harm, even if it
demanded the ultimate sacrifice.
“Delbert, I’m here to see you!”
Harriet’s voice echoed cheerfully through the room, but it was with silence. Her eyes scanned the room,
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtfinding no trace of Delbe The only sound was the rhythmic dripping of water from the
bathroom.
She curiously approached the bathroom, noticing the light seeping from beneath the door. Presumably,
Delbert was bathing inside.
Just as she was about to leave, a deep, husky voice rang out.
“Who’s there?”
The bathroom door swung open.
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A big hand seized Harriet’s wrist, pulling her forward.
Caught off guard, she lost her footing and tumbled onto the man soaking in the bathtub.
“Ahh!”
Harriet surfaced, her wide eyes staring down at the handsome man beneath her. She blinked
innocently like a lost kitten.
The droplets of water clung to her eyelashes, adding an irresistible charm to her appearance.
“Get up!”
Delbert’s voice was strained, and his breathing was uneven. Her
innocent expression was testing his self-control.
“O-Okay!”
Harriet clumsily rose to her feet, but her feet slipped again. In her frantic attempt to regain balance, her
hands inadvertently yanked down the white towel Delbert had draped around himself after exiting
the bathtub.
Delbert was stunned, wondering if she had done it on purpose.
Harriet found it hard to explain herself.
“Sorry, I’ll help you put it back on.”
Realizing her blunder, Harriet blushed up to her ears.
She hastily retrieved the soaked towel from the water and attempted to wrap it back around the man.
Delbert’s eyes smoldered, and his breathing became disorderly again.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLike a lone wolf lurking in the shadows, he was ready to pounce on his prey.
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But the oblivious girl continued her attempts to secure the towel around him, all the while silently
chanting, “See no evil, hear no evil.”
Delbert took a deep breath to suppress his desires and demanded, ”
Leave!”
“Delbert?”
Harriet looked up at him with confusion in her limpid eyes.
Realizing his loss of control, Delbert softened his tone. “Go change your clothes.”
His gaze lingered on her drenched clothes. They clung to her body, accentuating her curves. Once
again, he struggled to keep his desires.
in check.
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