When My Ex's Worst Enemy Became My Sanctuary novel Chapter 34

Dorothea just couldn’t hold out under Latham’s burning stare. With a quiet sigh, she unbuckled her seatbelt in the back and slid up front, every step reluctant.

She shut the door and glanced over at Latham’s sharp profile. “Thanks for earlier,” she said.

A smile flickered across Latham’s lips. “You really should thank me. If I hadn’t shown up, were you actually about to apologize to that woman?”

Hearing Latham call Carola a bitch right to her face left Dorothea with a strange sense of satisfaction.

“I wouldn’t have apologized,” she said, her voice steady.

Latham gave a little scoff. “That’s better. For a second, I thought you’d just let people push you around without ever standing up for yourself.”

Dorothea stared down at her hands, fingers knotted in her lap. “I’m not like that.”

Suddenly, Latham leaned in. His knuckles brushed against her stomach and every muscle in her body tensed, leaving her frozen in place.

He noticed her nerves and the corner of his mouth curled up. With easy confidence, he reached over, pulled the seatbelt across her waist, and snapped it into place.

He glanced sideways, catching her ears turning bright red. “What, you think I’m going to eat you? Relax, I’m just putting on your seatbelt.”

Dorothea’s cheeks flamed. She tried not to look at him at all.

Latham seemed to sense he shouldn’t push her any further. He eased onto the gas, letting the car roll forward.

She watched the road, realizing he was headed toward her house. Dorothea glanced at the time, then finally spoke up. “Just drop me off on the side. I want to visit my grandma at the nursing home.”

Latham’s eyes flickered. “Which nursing home?”

She told him the name, and he pulled up the address on the GPS without missing a beat. “I’ll come with you. I am your husband now, after all.”

Dorothea opened her mouth to argue, but nothing came out. She could only let him do as he liked.

When the car pulled into the nursing home parking lot, a few people stopped to stare, especially the staff.

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