Tangled Temptations novel Chapter 194

The car pulled up at her apartment.

Dwight made a fuss about wanting to go upstairs, claiming he was too exhausted and needed to crash there.

Eloise, of course, wouldn't allow it.

She calmly stated, "If you're not willing to sleep at my mom's place, then sleep on the streets."

Dwight gritted his teeth in frustration and brought up another matter, "I should get a piece of that 20 million, right? Don't tell me you're planning to keep it all to yourself."

Eloise pondered a bit before replying, "Mr. Arellano gave me the 20 million to ask me to control you."

So she wasn't going to give him a cent of the money.

Dwight snorted and hopped out of the car, glaring at Eloise, "Wow, I cannot believe it."

Eloise ignored him and slowly ascended the stairs.

Dwight wanted to continue ranting, but when he saw her straight back, he suddenly found himself lost for words.

She looked heartbroken.

Ha!

He had said it before that she still had feelings for Horigan. They clearly liked each other, but were pretending to be indifferent. If it were him, he would just take her to bed and ravish her repeatedly throughout the night.

What problems couldn't be resolved?

Dwight jumped back into the car, initially planning to enjoy a night out, but tonight all he could think about was Eloise's heartbroken expression.

Damn it!

What a mood killer!

He couldn't even muster up the energy.

When Eloise returned to her apartment, Milo immediately came up to her.

The pup hadn't seen Eloise all day and was being particularly clingy.

Eloise took him for a walk downstairs, and after about half an hour, she chose a bench to sit down and dialed Veronica's number. She couldn't shake off the unease she was feeling.

Veronica took quite a while to answer, and her voice was hoarse, as if she had been crying.

Eloise softly suggested, "Do you want me to stay with you for a few days?"

Veronica shook her head, "I'm fine. Don't worry about me. You finally got something done, so don't stress over my issue. You should focus on your work. I've invested some of my own money in it too."

Eloise didn't push the topic.

She added, "Let me know if you need any financial help."

Although Riley was wealthy, his relationship with Veronica was complicated. Eloise didn't want Veronica to feel obliged to ask Riley for help. Veronica wanted to cry at Eloise's kindness but tried to appear nonchalant, "I'm really okay. I promise I'll let you know if I need anything."

She quickly ended the call.

In their small apartment, Riley was standing across from her.

His face was tense, his emotions teetering on the edge of rage. He furiously questioned Veronica, "This is my kid too, right? What gives you the right to decide to abort it on your own? Don't I love you enough? I even took you to Callum's fucking wedding. What's gotten into your head that you want to get rid of my child? Are you planning to get back together with Gunner and be with him happily ever after?"

Tears streamed down Veronica's face.

She sobbed, "How could I possibly get back together with him?"

Riley kicked over a chair.

He stared at her, "You're just worried about my reputation, aren't you, Veronica? I don't give a damn about my reputation if I can be with you. The one who's wrong is that bastard Gunner! What's wrong with us being mutually attracted? If he hadn't changed his mind, we could've gotten our marriage license by now. Your hesitation is because you're afraid I can't marry you, isn't it? Well, let me tell you, I, Riley, am only going to marry you in this lifetime."

He added fiercely, "I can’t promise what will happen if you try to abort the baby. And do not ever try to leave my side for the rest of your life."

Veronica cried even harder.

Riley wanted to say more, but his eyes reddened, and he gently pulled her into his arms instead.

"Stop crying, I've got your back no matter what.

We definitely have to keep the baby. I worked hard night after night for it. We can't just give up."

Veronica was a crying mess.