Boyce paused and asked, “How… how did you know it?”
“I’ve met her. It’s a woman. She said a lot of weird words to me. Could you please help me check her up?”
“I can help you. Please tell me where you’ve met her. Does Cormac know it?” asked Boyce.
Now he could be sure completely that Emma deliberately approached Loredana. She should aim for doing something evil.
“He doesn’t know it. I haven’t told him yet. Don’t forget to inform me after you got the information.”
Boyce said OK.
Right then, Cormac walked over with the result, “Who are you talking to on the phone?”
Loredana hung it up and said it was Boyce.
“What happened?” Cormac could tell that she looked a bit pale. Reaching out, he helped her stand up.
“I haven’t told you. On the wedding day, I received a gift, but I didn’t know how has sent it to me. I asked Boyce to help me look into the matter.” She raised her head, “Have you got the result yet?” Cormac hummed gently. Then they went to the consultation room to show the result to the doctor.
The doctor told them everything was all right after reading through the results. The baby was well developed. He reminded them to keep Loredana happy and come for examination on time.
Cormac said OK.
Loredana was a bit absent-minded. She couldn’t help wondering what that woman meant.
When she sat in the car, she even forgot to fasten the seat belt. Cormac leaned over and helped her buckle the belt and asked, “What’s bothering you? You’ve been absent-minded all the time.” Loredana looked at his face that was so close to her, calling him gently, “Cormac.”
“Yes?” He looked up at her.
“Would you fail to restrain yourself when facing the seduction?” He was in his thirties, which was the age when men were the most attractive. He was mature, steady, handsome, and rich. A lot of women would take initiative to seduce him.
Some of them could be outstanding.
She wondered if Cormac would be attracted.
Cormac started the engine. He looked extremely serious without a smile on his face. Obviously, her question came so sudden. They had got along well all the time, but suddenly she asked such a question with implications, “Do you not trust me or yourself?” he asked.
Right then, the cell phone vibrated in his pocket. He pulled it out and saw an unread message from Boyce. He tabbed it to read: “My men lost Emma Bailey when following her. She went to meet Loredana. Probably she said something to Loredana, and Loredana called me to investigate on her.”
Cormac quickly entered his question: “What did Emma Bailey say to her?”
Then he pressed the send button.
“I don’t know. Loredana told me she has said some weird words, but she didn’t tell me the details. Last time she sent Loredana the lingerie. This time, I guess she had spoken something more excessive. Otherwise, Loredana wouldn’t have called me for the investigation.”
Cormac replied: “I got it.”
He tossed the phone aside, started the engine, and drove.
Loredana looked at him, “Whose message?”
Cormac said, “The phone is over there. Check it up yourself.”
Loredana didn’t pick it up to read. Pressing her lips, she kept silent. Cormac didn’t speak to her either when driving. Soon the car was parked in the hotel. They got off and went back to the room. After entering the room, Cormac tossed the car key and his cell phone on the table. Loosening his collar, he pulled Loredana to sit on the sofa.
“On the wedding day, the woman who has sent you the gift is named Emma Bailey. She’s the sixth older sister of Declan Bailey. Now, Declan Bailey and Roger Bailey are under investigation, so probably the Bailey family has known that it was pushed by me. That’s why she wanted to approach you. Her purpose was obvious. Either she wanted to cast a bone between us or try to set you up. After all, you are my wife. What has she said to you? Are you suspecting me now?”
Loredana widened her eyes, “Is she from the Bailey family?”
Cormac hummed gently, “Yes. Tell me. What has she said to you?”
Loredana felt quite ashamed for being oversensitive. Lowering her head, she said, “She implied to me that you might have an affair with her.”
“So you believed her, didn’t you?” Cormac raised his brows.
“Nope.” She looked up, “I didn’t. I was afraid of losing you.”
She took the initiative to hug him, pressing her face on his chest. Her fingers fiddled with the buttons on his shirt. She said in a grievance, “You are such an outstanding man. There are so many women outside. I’m a mother of three kids already. I’m afraid that you would dump me one day. My children would have no father then. How pitiful!”
Cormac burst into laughter in anger. Pinching her chin, he raised her head.0000
Loredana patted him on his hand, “It hurts!”
Cormac laughed in fury, “Are you playing a sympathy-getting ploy?”
Loredana realized that she was wrong. She should not have suspected him, even just a little. Right now, they were a couple. The most important between a couple was trust.
Earlier, she didn’t fall into the trap after seeing those photos. But this time, it was different. Emma was quite smart. She didn’t expose things completely but hinted at her to overthink. Loredana realized that she had been careless, almost falling into the trap.
It was her fault, so she admitted it.
She took the initiative and sat on Cormac’s lap. Wrapping around his neck with her arms, she played at being cute to him, “Does my sympathy-getting ploy work for you?”
Cormac looked down. Even if he got upset because of being suspected, looking at her pitiful face, he didn’t have the heart to blame her, “Your sympathy-getting ploy might not work for me. I’m quite cold- hearted and I don’t know how to treasure beauty. You can play the honey-trap for me.”
Loredana smiled, “Do you think I’m beautiful?”
Cormac carried her in his arms and walked to the room, “If not, why would I want to make love to you every day?”
Loredana struggles and pushed him, “It’s still daytime. Why are you carrying me into the bedroom?”
“To prove how charming you are.” Cormac kicked the door close.
Loredana was unwilling, “No way. I don’t want it!”
Cormac’s voice rang out behind the door, “What don’t you want?”
“What do you want?” asked Loredana.
“I’ve fallen into your honey-trap, so I’m lured by your beauty. What else can I do?”
“I’m so tired,” Loredana refused, making an excuse, “Doing it too much is bad for the baby.”
In the name of “just getting married”, Cormac kept making love to her. Although the baby had been bigger and stable, Loredana didn’t believe it would be so strong to bear it.
“Okay. I’ll only hold you without doing anything then.” Cormac held her in his arms. Her worry for the baby worked more than anything else. He behaved himself immediately.
Cormac kissed her lips, “After giving birth to this baby, we shall have no more.”
Loredana asked, “Is it because you want to satisfy your desire or you care about me?”
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.