Page 169 of My Tempting Woman

Someone tapped on Richard’s shoulder, and they both knew when it must be. Richard turned around and spot Stephen, who was giving a hard look at him

“Can I have my wife back?”

"Yeah, sure. “ Richard put his hand up in surrender

Stephen whispers while moving towards Eva, "'asshole."

“I heard that. “

“Meant to be heard, “Stephen replied, on which Richard chuckled and stepped down from the dance floor

Stephen held Eva‘s hand and snaked his other hand around her waist and pulled her close to himself. And started moving on to the romantic music

Stephen looked at Eva, who was busy looking everywhere except him.

“What’s the matter? Are you frustrated with me?

“No “

“Come on now.. Look at

Stephen flashed Eva a friendly smile as she looked in his direction. Despite his friendly gesture, Eva kept glaring at him and didn’t return it.

Stephen let out a deep sigh as he pondered over what he could have done wrong to make Eva frustrated with him yet again.

“I am feeling tired now, “Eva stated

Eva told Stephen, on which Steven understood she was not willing to dance with him. Still, he held her hand and stepped down from the dance floor and reached the dinner table.

Eva got settled beside her dad, and Stephen got steeled beside her. Soon, the other family members joined them. All during dinner time, Eva kept chatting with others except her husband.

Stephen didn’t react and decided to talk with her once they reached home. In between the dinners, Stephen gaped at Richard, who was trying to hide his smile as he knew why Eva was so mad at Stephen.

It was late at night when the party ended and the Smith family reached home, as it was a tiring day for all of them. They all retired to their rooms.

Eva entered the room. First she got rid of her heels, as her toes were hurting while wearing those all the time. She was glad that Stephen was busy with some important calls, so she rushed to the closet to change her dress.

Eva removed her jewelry before attempting to take off her gown. She carefully placed her jewelry inside the cupboard and then unzipped her gown. However, to her dismay, she found the zipper was stuck, and she struggled to get it undone.

As soon as Stephen stepped into the closet, he found her struggling with the dress and came to her aid. With a gentle gesture, he leaned over to her and extended his hand to assist her with the zipper. With a little effort, he could unzip the dress within a few minutes, but he refrained from pulling it down.

Eva held the gown close to her chest and Stephen realize her discomfort so he entered the washroom to change

Eva experienced a feeling of relief when she saw what he did. In no time at all, she changed into a comfortable outfit comprising a long t-shirt and shorts. She hurriedly entered the bedroom and got into bed, pulling the sheets over her.

A few moments later, Eva felt the bed dip from the other side.

Stephen chuckled at Eva’s actions, as he already knew about the reason for Eva’s bitterness. Richard narrated him how Eva was expecting a compliment from him, which he never gave to her

As soon as Stephen pulled Eva into his arms and lifted her up, she let out a loud shriek.

“What the hell! Leave me, let me sleep."

“No. Not before I provide you what you need."

“What are you talking about?” Eva stated while struggling in his hold

“Compliment sweetheart!”

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