Billionaire's Match (Khloe and Nick Hunt) novel Chapter 615

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Chapter 615

But Winnie wasn’t able to sleep peacefully. Dreams of Michael being unwell kept haunting her, and before long, she woke completely.

Just then, she heard him downstairs on the phone.

“I slept well too. Last night… when I came over, did I scare you?” Michael paused before asking, a hint of

awkwardness in his voice.

He didn’t quite know how things had spiraled-he’d given his assistant the address, then… the reckless knocking. He remembered it clearly: He had knocked persistently until Winnie appeared, even though she should have been asleep.

“Well…”

“Master Michael, of course you scared your wife! Who wouldn’t be frightened if they saw their husband come home like that? She stayed up all night worrying about you. Honestly, you should balance work and home more carefully-maybe make it a point to come home every day so your wife isn’t left alone…”

“Mrs. Hodsteader!”

Winnie barely had time to stop her. The housekeeper was fast, firing off a string of words in one breath.

To avoid further trouble, Michael quickly explained that they were married. He was away because of work, and the housekeeper only needed to look after Winnie-no need to worry about him.

But the housekeeper was sharp. She could see how much Michael cared for Winnie. Every day, when Winnie came home to find him absent, she seemed a little disappointed. 1

Other couples might live apart because their relationship was strained. But this young couple clearly had a good bond… so why did they seem so distant at home? The only logical conclusion, Mrs. Hodsteader thought, was that Michael’s work was keeping them from spending time together, naturally creating some awkwardness.

“Last night… you were the one taking care of me?”

Winnie hurried to stop the housekeeper, but Michael’s attention wasn’t on that. He looked at her in surprise, fragments of last night flashing through his mind.

Her hand had rested gently against his face, her soft skin brushing his, leaving him dizzy with warmth and tenderness. He had thought he was dreaming.

No wonder he had babbled so much in his haze-asking her to blow on him, to warm him, even letting her place her hand against his lower abdomen… things he barely remembered, but now stirred a faint blush of embarrassment.

Winnie seemed to realize this too. Her ears heated instantly, and she avoided his gaze.

“I… just took care of you a little. It’s nothing important—you don’t need to worry about it.”

Last night, Michael had been drunk, his body surging with hormones. When she helped him change, his reactions had been… undeniable. Winnie had never been this close to another man before. If he hadn’t been so intoxicated, she would have bolted in shame.

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But after seeing it all, she’d calmed down-and even felt a secret thrill. Michael’s physique had become incredibly impressive.

If she could be with him… she thought, very briefly, that her life would feel complete. But she quickly pushed that thought away. Too dangerous to indulge in such fantasies, too easy for them to spiral out of control. And she didn’t want Michael to ever know the impure thoughts running through her mind.

“Madam, why are you blushing? He wasn’t just ‘taken care of a little’–she stayed with him the whole night…”

“Mrs. Hodsteader! If you keep talking nonsense like that, don’t bother coming back!”

Winnie’s face flushed red. In her fluster, her words came out sharp. But when she saw the housekeeper frozen in surprise, regret immediately followed. Old habits die hard. Mrs. Hodsteader was only trying to help her, yet she was only thinking of herself.

“Madam… I’m sorry. I won’t say anything more.”

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