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My husband’s sister–in–law has skin hunger, but her husband works abroad year–round.
“Noelle Ziegler, when my condition flares up, could you lend Mark Johnston to me for one night?”
Was she asking to sleep with my husband?
“Sophie Foster, do you realize what you’re saying?
Mark is my husband–your husband’s own brother!”
I stared at my husband, dumbfounded.
True to form, he refused his sister–in–law.
I thought he loved me deeply, yet the Johnston Group Johnston family Johnston’s villa Johnston family Johnston’s villa very next night, I found him in bed with Sophie.
Panting heavily, he asked her:
“Sophie, did I get here fast enough this time?”
I closed my eyes in despair. Fine then. If this is how it is, nobody gets peace.
I turned and dialed his older brother’s number.
Mark’s older brother called him:
“Mark, I’m handling a family traitor and can’t return yet.
Sophie’s condition isn’t cured. Keep an eye on her when it acts up while I’m away.”
I looked at Mark and asked:
“What if Sophie’s episodes hit while your brother’s gone?
This isn’t some common cold you can fix with pills.”
Flynn Johnston, the firstborn grandson of the, leads their shadow operations.
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All the family’s dirty work falls to him.
He loved Sophie deeply. If he found out she sought relief from her condition with another man,
both Sophie and that man would face unspeakable consequences.
Sophie, her eyes red, came to my husband:
“Mark, your brother says he won’t come back this time. Why is my life so bitter? I’m married yet live like a widow, especially with this wretched condition.”
Her voice broke as she sobbed:
“Last time it flared up, I nearly died.
Since your brother cares nothing for me, won’t you just let me be?
The agony when it strikes–I can’t endure it.”
Mark hesitated:
“But Sophie, I can’t let you seek other men!”
Sophie fell silent before turning to me:
“Noelle, when my condition worsens, could you lend me Mark for one night?
I swear I won’t touch him once I recover.”
I wondered if I’d misheard.
Was she asking to sleep with my husband?
“Sophie, are you delirious?
Do you
realize what you’re saying?
Mark is my husband–your husband’s own brother!”
Sophie clutched my hand like a lifeline, pleading:
“Noelle, we’re both women–have mercy!
You have a husband; you can’t fathom this agony.”
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“They won’t let me find men outside to relieve myself, so turning to Mark should be fine, right?”
I stared at Mark, dumbfounded. What mattered more to me was his attitude.
He gave me a firm look, frowned and refused Sophie:
“Sophie, what nonsense are you talking?
How could I face Flynn if I did this?
Besides, I have Noelle. I love her and would never betray her.‘
Hearing Mark’s words, Sophie cried even harder, choking on her sobs. She looked at him with resentful
eyes.
Mark resolutely took my hand, stood up to see our guest out:
“Sophie, the nonsense you said today,
Noelle and I will pretend we didn’t hear it.
But if you keep spouting nonsense in the future
and upset Noelle,
then don’t blame me for turning against you.”
My heart settled a bit. Indeed, I hadn’t misjudged Mark.
Five years ago, my family faced a financial crisis.
To please a client, my parents
insisted on marrying me off to that pot–bellied old man.
As I stood on the bridge hesitating whether to jump,
Mark appeared before me like a divine soldier descending from heaven.
His gentleness and care ironed out my lonely heart.
Later, he proposed to me,
and I married him without hesitation.
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Sophie still refused to give up. She stepped forward and grabbed Mark’s collar, pleading:
“Mark, if you don’t want to, just turn a blind eye. Stop watching me, okay? Let me make one trip.”
I pulled Sophie’s hand off Mark’s collar:
“Sophie, isn’t this putting Mark in a difficult position?
How about this–I’ll book your flight and send you to Flynn.”
Sophie shook her head frantically. Her father had died in a plane crash, leaving her with an intense fear of flying. That’s why she’d stayed behind alone in America.
“My apologies for being inconsiderate and making such an unreasonable request. I’m sorry for troubling you both.”
After speaking, she hung her head and shuffled out.
I noticed Mark’s brows furrow almost imperceptibly.
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