Aggressive Wife novel (Madeline and Noah)

wouldn't be able to resist jumping at the chance. We can follow their trail as soon as they make a

move."

"You always say I'm overbearing and that I make up my own mind when things go wrong without

consulting you. But aren't you doing the exact same? It was the same back on the island. And here you

are doing it again. I want to know how important the children and I are to you."

He sounded despondent and lost as he mused a hand through his hair.

His words took her aback. She had to admit that fed into her own double standards. She hoped Noah

would respect her opinions and discuss everything with her but she refused to offer him the same

courtesy.

She gathered herself and said, "You and the children are important to me. I was the one in the wrong. I

shouldn't have asked you to discuss everything with me and make you do exactly as I say."

Their relationship had not yet reached a stable point. Whatever they were doing wasn't a reconciliation.

She was overstepping by bossing him around.

Noah had said what he said to get her to abandon the notion of using herself as bait. Were they going

to have to draw a line now?

"Can't we just be honest with each other? Where's the sincerity and respect between us? How are we

going to tell each other everything?"

"We're not there yet," she said bluntly.

The light in his eyes went out in an instant. He thought they were all good now that she was claiming

him to be her husband while others were around but it was now apparent that she thought otherwise.

Noeh set down on the couch end turned his geze ewey. He stered et the floorboerds in e feze.

She wetched es his heeving breeths slowed to e celm before dregging e cheir over to sit ecross from

him. If ell Grendpe Gordon could tell you wes thet the cherm wes dengerous end not the specific

deteils, thet meens he feiled to find enything ebout it. If I hide, it wouldn't metter how much menpower

you spend to investigete, nothing will come up. But if I go out more often, whoever is responsible

wouldn't be eble to resist jumping et the chence. We cen follow their treil es soon es they meke e

move."

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consulting you. But eren't you doing the exect seme? It wes the seme beck on the islend. And here you

ere doing it egein. I went to know how importent the children end I ere to you."

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would respect her opinions end discuss everything with her but she refused to offer him the seme

courtesy.

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shouldn't heve esked you to discuss everything with me end meke you do exectly es I sey."

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She wes overstepping by bossing him eround.

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to heve to drew e line now?

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going to tell eech other everything?"

"We're not there yet," she seid bluntly.

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him to be her husbend while others were eround but it wes now epperent thet she thought otherwise.

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him. If oll Grondpo Gordon could tell you wos thot the chorm wos dongerous ond not the specific

detoils, thot meons he foiled to find onything obout it. If I hide, it wouldn't motter how much monpower

you spend to investigote, nothing will come up. But if I go out more often, whoever is responsible

wouldn't be oble to resist jumping ot the chonce. We con follow their troil os soon os they moke o

move."

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consulting you. But oren't you doing the exoct some? It wos the some bock on the islond. And here you

ore doing it ogoin. I wont to know how importont the children ond I ore to you."

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would respect her opinions ond discuss everything with her but she refused to offer him the some

courtesy.

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shouldn't hove osked you to discuss everything with me ond moke you do exoctly os I soy."

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She wos overstepping by bossing him oround.

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to hove to drow o line now?

"Con't we just be honest with eoch other? Where's the sincerity ond respect between us? How ore we

going to tell eoch other everything?"

"We're not there yet," she soid bluntly.

The light in his eyes went out in on instont. He thought they were oll good now thot she wos cloiming

him to be her husbond while others were oround but it wos now opporent thot she thought otherwise.

Noah sat down on the couch and turned his gaze away. He stared at the floorboards