Chapter 3 Taken Back Home

Noreen was so startled by Henrik's voice that her phone jumped out of her hand and almost fell to the floor.

When she caught it, she exhaled in relief and turned around. There, Henrik was looking at her with a meaningful expression.

"When did you come back?" She sank her head to hide the pink flush on her cheeks.

It turned out that Henrik had heard what she just said.

It was so humiliating!

"Just now." Henrik saw her red cheeks and recalled what she said. "I didn't expect you to be so satisfied with me."

He moved a step closer to her. They were so close to each other that Noreen could feel that warmth of his body against her skin. Her heart was racing.

Noreen wanted to take a step back, but he placed his big hand behind her slender waist. "The pot's behind you," he said.

Noreen found the perfect excuse to get rid of him. "I'm cooking. You can go out now."

Henrik licked his lips as he stared at this lovely yet bashful-looking woman. He leaned closer to her ear and whispered, "I'll try harder tonight."

The warmth of his breath tickled her ear and turned it red.

At night, Noreen took a shower before laying on the bed. The entire time, her eyes were wide open as her heart felt like exploding inside her chest. Henrik was right beside her, and the pleasant smell of bath cream on him wafted up her nose.

She wanted to say something, but before she could, she felt his hand grab her slender waist. The next second, he was on top of her, with his lips pressed against hers.

And just like that, they ended up having a passionate night together.

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In the morning, Noreen came out of the bedroom, still looking drowsy. Just like yesterday, Henrik had already prepared breakfast.

Standing beside the table, he poured some milk as the sunlight fell on his handsome face.

Sensing her gaze, Henrik looked up. As soon as their eyes met, Noreen quickly withdrew her gaze and went straight into the bathroom.

Then, they shared a silent and awkward breakfast together. After eating, Henrik was about to go to work.

Noreen was cleaning up the table when she saw a wound on the back of his hand. She grabbed his arm and stopped him from leaving. "Wait a minute."

Henrik looked back with a puzzled look.

She quickly grabbed the medicine box and took out a Band-Aid from it. Then, she walked up to him and asked, "Didn't you know that you have a wound on your hand?"

"It's not a big deal," Henrik replied nonchalantly, simply glancing at the wound and dismissing it.

"But what if it gets infected?" As Noreen spoke, she raised his big hand and disinfected it before covering the wound with Band-Aid.

She kept blinking as a look of concern flashed in her eyes.

The sight of her made Henrik feel moved.

Ever since he was a child, he had always been prone to injuries. Although there were many people around who would treat his wounds, he knew that none of them really cared about him.

After Henrik left, Noreen went out with her bag.

She had received several interview invitations.

However, as soon as she left the apartment complex, she was dragged into a car by two strong men.

After a short while, the car stopped in front of the villa of the Wheeler family.

The same two men held Noreen and carelessly dragged her out of the car.

"Don't treat my sister like that. Let her go," Melany ordered, her voice dripping with hypocrisy.

Noreen snorted and shot her a cold look.

As soon as Melany opened the door, she ran to Noreen and pinched her arm hard.

It hurt so much that Noreen cried in pain and pushed her away.

As Melany lost her balance, she screamed and fell into Gerardo's arms.

Seeing this, Gerardo was furious. He raised his hand and gave Noreen a hard slap. "Melany just interceded for you, and yet, you dare to push her. You're so heartless!"

Noreen's face stung as a buzzing noise rang in her ear. When she looked around, she saw her foster mother, Connie.

Although there was an apologetic look on Connie's face, she did not say a single word.

This made Noreen sneer.

Gerardo, who was still fuming from a while ago, scolded, "Do you know how much loss your escape has brought to the Wheeler family? You have to marry that man!" He then ordered the bodyguards, "Lock her in the basement!"