Chapter 703
Horace looked at Brittany while reaching out to grasp her chin gently.
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“Separated for over twenty years? That sounds less like a statement and more like you complaining about feeling lonely and empty. Tonight, I’ll make sure to satisfy you properly.”
Brittany was silent for a moment–then, a smack rang out. She raised her hand and slapped Horace’s palm away.
“Why don’t you go find your first love? After all these years I’ve been gone, have you two been sleeping in the bed we once shared?”
Horace’s eyes darkened with cold fury. “How many times do I have to say this? Nothing ever happened between Ida and me!”
Brittany raised an eyebrow. “Really? You haven’t slept with her in all these years?”
Horace snapped, “Don’t go assuming things with your filthy mind!”
Wait. So he really hadn’t been with Ida?
“Does that mean you’ve been occupying yourself with other women all this time? Did you hire secretaries or keep some college student on the side?” Brittany pressed on, her tone playful but sharp.
“Brittany!” Horace growled.
“Why so serious?” Brittany smiled. “What did I say that hit a nerve? Or are you trying to say you haven’t been with a single woman in twenty years? I won’t buy it!”
Horace’s gaze locked on her parted red lips, and without warning, he leaned down and kissed her.
“Mmph!” Brittany’s eyes widened, and she immediately pushed him away.
Horace caught both her wrists and pinned them against the wall, his kiss turning possessive and demanding as he pried open her lips and took over completely.
Brittany flushed deeply. Neither of them was young anymore, but she hadn’t expected Horace to still kiss her like this.
“Let go of me!” she demanded.
Brittany bit the corner of Horace’s mouth hard.
A sharp hiss escaped him. Horace winced in pain, wiping his lip and noticing blood. He was about to speak when a voice/ interrupted.
“Horace.”
Brittany looked up–Ida had arrived.
Without hesitation, Brittany shoved Horace away, and he took a step back.
Ida approached and immediately noticed the blood on Horace’s lip, concern flashing across her face. “Why are you bleeding?”
Then she glanced at Brittany with a soft, almost fragile expression. “Brittany, it’s so good to have you back. You’ve misunderstood me and Horace. We’re just close friends, He only kept me around all these years because he felt sorry for me. If I’m the reason you’re fighting, I can move out right now and never see him again!”
Brittany gave Ida a cold, sharp look. She knew Idą was nothing but a manipulative and scheming burned badly by Ida before.
- an. After all, she had been
“No, thanks. I’m no longer interested in knowing what kind of relationship you have with Horace. He’s just a man I no longer want. You can keep him.”
Horace’s face darkened. “Brittany!”
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Brittany stepped closer to Ida and whispered with a smile, “I’ve been gone for over twenty years, and I hear you still haven’t become Mrs. Larson. It’s a little disappointing.”
Alda’s fragile facade nearly cracked. The words hit a painful spot deep inside.
Brittany pressed on, “You should work harder. You’re not exactly young anymore. You’re over forty, right? Honestly, I almost feel sorry for you. Maybe it was acceptable to be the other woman and sneak after someone else’s husband at twenty, but at forty? That’s just a little too old for that game.”
Ida’s expression darkened instantly as her fists clenched tightly.
Brittany certainly hit a nerve.
Brittany glanced at Horace one last time. “Bye, Mr. Larson.”
With that, she turned and walked away.
Ida quickly collected herself and moved beside Horace.
“Haven’t you explained things clearly to Brittany yet? She can say whatever she wants about me. I just don’t want you two to fight because of me.”
