A Man with Nerves of Steel (Joseph Hart) novel Chapter 202

Chapter 202

Though Cora was furious, she held it in and didn’t lose her temper. After telling Natalie to get some rest, Cora calmly went downstairs.

When she walked past Joseph and Selena, who were eating, she just gave her usual little reminders before heading back to her room.

She took a thorough shower, spritzed on some alluring perfume, and lay in bed waiting for Joseph. Joseph naturally picked up on the signals she was putting out, and before long, they ended up in bed together again.

When it was over, Cora felt utterly exhausted. She didn’t want to move a muscle. And yet, she was wide awake.

In the soft glow of the light, she squinted slightly to watch Joseph as he slept soundly. A mix of obsession, guilt, regret, anger, and a need for control overwhelmed her all at once.

Logically, this man with whom she had shared a bed for nearly 20 years should, by all logic, have become someone she had grown tired of.

Yet she remained deeply attracted to his body. He was healthy, strong, well-proportioned, and had a naturally defined physique.

He didn’t have that stiff, fake look guys would get from living in the gym and pumping protein powder and steroids. And, of course, he had the skills to give her mind-blowing pleasure.

Every time they slept together, she felt deeply satisfied and perfectly relaxed. On a normal day, after busying herself with company affairs all day, a vigorous romp with Joseph at night, followed by a good night’s sleep, was exactly what she needed to wake up fully recharged for the next day.

That was exactly where Joseph was most valuable to her.

But lately, something had felt off about their sex life. It wasn’t like he was having guy problems like erectile dysfunction or anything. She just couldn’t feel his love anymore. It felt like he was just going through the motions, or maybe just using her to get off.

He was no longer as gentle as he used to be.

After they were done, he would simply roll over and pass out. He stopped cleaning her up, and he stopped being affectionate.

Cora gasped desperately for fresh air, only then truly realizing how precious and wonderful it was to be alive. Once she caught her breath, anger and resentment welled up inside her, and she followed him into the bathroom.

“Just because you suspect me, you think you can torture me like this? Are you even a man? This is the first and last time. If you ever do this again, I’ll divorce you!”

Joseph looked at her coldly. “It’s all in your head.”

Wearing that indifferent expression, he walked out of the bathroom, got dressed, and left without another word.

Noticing that he still hadn’t come back after she had washed up, Cora had no choice but to return to bed alone. After tossing and turning for a while without falling asleep, she wrapped herself in a blanket and lay there in silence.

Suddenly, her other phone buzzed with a text message. The sender was someone she usually used this phone to contact whenever they needed to discuss something.

Cora texted back a short reply: “Okay.”