<b>Chapter </b><b>313 </b>


    I got out of the car at the entrance to the apartmentplex and handed him the ess card. “Juste up yourself.”


    Nathan took the card, looking a little surprised at first, but then his smile grew even bigger.


    I could tell exactly what he was thinking. He felt like he’d just been given the official approval. It was like when a woman got the keys to a guy’s ce and immediately started imagining herself living there.


    About ten minutes after I went upstairs, Nathan knocked on the door. I opened it, and he walked in, holding a pair of brand–new slippers and a bag with his pajamas inside.


    “Why did you bring clothes? Did you n for this?” I asked, raising an eyebrow.


    Nathan’s handsome face turned a bit red as he mumbled, “No, I just keep them in the car in case I have to go on a business trip<i>.</i>”


    I nodded. “Okay, I’m going to take a shower. You should, too.”


    Nathan had showered at my ce before, but today he just stood there, his gaze almost burning into me.


    “What’s wrong?” I asked, feeling my cheeks warm under his stare.


    Nathan gently took my finger in his hand, his voice low and husky as he asked, “Can we shower together?”


    I couldn’t believe how bolder and shiftier he waspared to Jared.


    “Please?” Nathan’s handsome face turned bright red.


    There was something so sexy about a guy blushing. With him looking at me like that, I could never possibly say no. Since he asked so sweetly, I would y along with him.


    The bathroom was filled with steam. I’d filled the tub with hot water, and the lights glowed softly, casting a warm, golden light.


    I stood still, unmoving, when a warm body pressed against my back. Nathan,pletely caught up in the moment, leaned in and kissed me.


    I turned to face him, meeting those deep, mesmerizing eyes. He let out a low chuckle and then closed the distance again, His lips capture mine in a lingering, breath–stealing kiss.


    Outside, the midnight breeze fluttered the sheer curtains, while inside, the water in the tub spilled over the edge in wild waves, sshing onto the floor.


    After passion, Nathan held me close, wide awake. He gently twirled my long hair around his fingers and said softly, “Victoria, I really love moments like


    this.”


    I couldn’t sleep either, mainly because my body still ached a little. Thoughts from my previous life started swirling in my mind.


    So I asked, “Nathan, if I hadn’t gotten divorced and you found out I was the one who paid for your schooling back then, would you havee to find


    me?<i>” </i>


    I was pretty sure I’d never met him in my previous life, though the name Nathan Wace hade up once or twice. It was just a brief mention, nothing that really stuck with me.


    Nathan tensed up for a second and then replied with a bitter smile, “I don’t know. Maybe I would have wanted to find you, but if you were married, I wouldn’t have had the guts to reach out.”


    “Really? So let me <b>ask </b>you this. If I hadn’t gotten divorced, but you saw me struggling in my marriage, would you have tried to rescue me?” I turned to meet his eyes, throwing out what I knew was a silly question.


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    Nathan’s eyes stayed soft and steady as he gently stroked my cheek.


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    He said in a low voice, “If you hadn’t divorced, how could I have saved you? Would I really want you to cheat on your husband? How can I let everyone gossip about you and make your already broken marriage even worse?


    “If you stayed married, it just meant your heart still belonged to Mr. Hob. If you loved him, not me, <i>how </i>could I have ever saved you?”


    I froze for a second and then gave him a fake re. “Fair enough. Fine, I forgive you.”


    Nathan looked at me,pletely confused. “What did I do wrong that you need to forgive me for?”


    I let out augh. “You didn’t do anything wrong. If anyone messed up, it was me.”


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