The Triplets My Ex Never Knew About novel Chapter 48

Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Pinning Her in the Bathroom to Kiss Her

Estelle Lockwood’s eyes flew open.

Help him... bathe?

However, before she could refuse, Nathaniel Sloan was already closing in on her.

Estelle Lockwood had nowhere to run. Backed into a corner of the bathroom, she heard a CLICK as the door locked. "Nathaniel Sloan..."

His familiar, masculine scent washed over her, and her body went weak against her will. She nearly stumbled into his arms.

Estelle Lockwood squeezed her eyes shut, disgusted with herself.

’It’s been five years, yet my body is still accustomed to surrendering to Nathaniel Sloan...’

Just as his pale, thin lips were about to press against hers, Estelle Lockwood’s voice trembled. "Get away from me!"

"Mia, I don’t know where Mommy went. Let’s look for her upstairs first."

Just then, Zachery’s voice drifted in from outside the door, growing closer. Estelle Lockwood froze, her body trembling uncontrollably.

Nathaniel Sloan pinned her against the glass shower door. "If you go out looking like this, Dr. Lockwood," he said nonchalantly, "people are bound to get the wrong idea... You wouldn’t want Zachery and Mia to misunderstand, would you? Hmm?"

’That bastard! That monster!’

Seeing no way out, Estelle Lockwood grit her teeth and sneered, "You’re injured, yet you still want to bathe? Are you worried you’ll heal too quickly?"

Nathaniel Sloan’s expression remained unchanged. "I, of course, take great care of my body. It’s precisely to avoid getting my wound wet that I require Dr. Lockwood’s assistance."

The tension in the air grew thick with intimacy. Estelle Lockwood turned her head away, trying to keep her tone steady. "Go get Chapman. Chapman can help you too."

Nathaniel Sloan wrapped one arm around her waist. "Chapman is getting old," he said leisurely. "It’s so late. Would you have the heart to make him work so hard?"

Estelle Lockwood retorted bluntly, "Then get Luke White."

Nathaniel Sloan chuckled softly. "Dr. Lockwood, Luke has already gone home for the day. I’m not the kind of boss who exploits his employees."

Estelle Lockwood’s eyes widened. "Then how come when you’re exploiting me, Mr. Sloan, you don’t mention what a good boss you are?"

The bathroom at Imperial Crest was large, but no matter its size, the charged atmosphere made it feel suffocating, making it hard for her to breathe.

Nathaniel Sloan wasn’t angered by her words. His gaze slowly fell upon her face, then drifted down, sweeping past her lips, her collarbone, and lower still...

"In any case, I am a patient. It’s perfectly normal to help a patient wash his body."

Nathaniel Sloan’s tone was laden with meaning. "Dr. Lockwood, you’re so resistant. What are you afraid of? Or should I say... are you afraid you’ll expose something while you’re helping me bathe?"

Estelle Lockwood’s throat tightened.

’I know he’s trying to provoke me,’ she thought. ’As a doctor, I really shouldn’t refuse a patient’s request. If I keep refusing, I’ll just make him more suspicious...’

"Fine! It’s just a bath, right? I’ll help you!"

A faint smile played on Nathaniel Sloan’s lips.

The shower stall wasn’t large. Although Estelle Lockwood consciously tried to keep her distance, their bodies would still brush against each other inadvertently, deepening the intimacy between them.

Estelle Lockwood scrubbed his body haphazardly, wanting only to finish quickly and get away.

She didn’t realize that in the process, she too had been soaked by the water. Her thin clothes clung tightly to her shoulders and collarbone, leaving little to the imagination.

Nathaniel Sloan’s gaze gradually darkened.

He remembered Estelle Lockwood’s figure. It was identical to Yara Lockwood’s.

Height, voice, figure, and a similar face.

’Who else in the world could be so much like Estelle Lockwood, other than Estelle Lockwood herself?’

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