Tangled Temptations novel Chapter 29

Eloise went upstairs. When she got to the second floor, she couldn't help but take another look down.

Harvey's car was still parked there, the shiny gold Bentley a bit of a stand-out in the run-down neighborhood. It was no place for a man of Harvey's status.

Eloise thought Harvey was better suited for the society cocktail parties. Everything that happened tonight felt like a minor blip in her life, something she ought to forget after a good night's sleep.

Too scared to look again, Eloise hurried up the stairs.

Harvey didn't pull away until he saw the lights on the top floor turned on. Unbeknownst to him, a sleek black sports car had been lurking in the shadows, its driver had been waiting downstairs for over two hours.

Max had waited for Harvey and Eloise for however long they had been snuggling in the car. Dressed in black, he stepped out of his car. His dark outfit made his handsome face more striking. He lit a cigarette, leaning against his car.

The smoke from his cigarette was gently exhaled, swiftly swallowed by the night. He'd seen everything that just happened.

Max let out a chuckle, thinking, “Ha, Eloise was falling for Harvey this quickly? Wasn't Max her favorite?”

Max stared at the light upstairs, then made a call, "Let's start!"

After hanging up, he scoffed, "Eloise, you brought this on yourself!"

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When Eloise got home and turned on the lights, Michelle came out of the bedroom in her pajamas.

"Why are you so late?" Michelle scolded.

Eloise poured herself a glass of ice water, bit her lip, and decided not to tell the truth, "Missed the last bus, so I'm late."

Michelle stared at her for a while, "Let me heat up some late-night snacks for you."