The Divorce That Brought Us Back novel Chapter 228

What if she thought he was some creepy older guy trying to rob the cradle...

Besides, Nora was still formally promised to Sebastian Sinclair.

Not that Maloney believed Nora had any genuine affection for Sebastian.

But he couldn't just blatantly insert himself into the picture.

He needed to make her fall for him on her own terms.

Maloney began manufacturing every possible excuse to get close to her.

But Nora seemed terrified of him.

She was always skittish, refusing to meet his eyes. She spoke in whispers, only answered when spoken to, never offered her own opinions, and if he leaned in even slightly, she would panic.

He chalked it up to her being young, heavily guarded, and completely inexperienced with romance.

That was fine.

He was willing to wait until she graduated college.

But instead of graduation, he ended up waiting for the news that Arthur Dodge was officially setting a wedding date for Nora and Sebastian.

Maloney fully admitted he was a calculating bastard.

He was wrong to force her hand, but he didn't regret it for a second.

He proved that even if you force a flower to bloom, careful nurturing can still make it sweet.

And now.

Nora was sitting here claiming they jumped straight into marriage, that she had never been wooed, that she couldn't recognize the spark of romance.

Maloney had spent two solid years meticulously pursuing her.

Sure.

Pursuing wasn't technically an official relationship.

But hearing her say that.

It inexplicably made him feel like she hadn't valued a single second of his painstaking efforts.

Or worse.

That she was completely oblivious to the fact that he had ever pursued her at all.

Maloney stared intently at her.

Suddenly, he chuckled.

Nora: "..."

What was he laughing at?!

No, seriously!

He was actually laughing!!

Nora's heart hammered frantically against her ribs.

She had been straddling his lap, but panic set in, and she slowly began to scoot backward.

Maloney was sitting on the bed, his right leg extended and his left bent. As Nora braced her hands against the mattress to retreat, she accidentally bumped his knee, lost her balance, and tumbled sideways. She quickly scrambled onto her stomach, desperately crawling toward the edge of the bed.

She barely made it two feet before a hand clamped around her ankle and dragged her right back.

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