r left the office

while Eleanor stayed by th

lled up in front of her. Kevin ste

got into

edar. Adrian sat on the opposite side with a tablet resting on his lap.

t in, he looked up a

hair pulled into a neat ponytail. She looked fresh and understated-a worl

?" he asked. His voice was richer and more reso

Eleanor smoothed the hem of her dr

o cook?" Adrian said, se

right side of his face, marked by the

k ever so slightly. It was an entirely subconscious react

d the small movem

to the air. He turned away and spoke in a distant tone. "If

her reaction might have hurt him.

ng, she leaned

toward him, and his bo

ek with her fingertips. Her movements were careful, and her eyes remained fixe

k then," she said softly, her vo

at Adrian's side t

his face. He had seen it all-shock, pity, sympathy, people aver

touch his scar with such gentle h

d in his bones-a dull ache that never quite went away. Now, under her gentle to

ago," he replied. His voice soun

y would I change my mind? I'm the one who put that wedding ring on your finger, and I'm th

s though she were re

d on her face for a moment. In the dim lig

s and eventually stopped in fron

ign was stylish, and every piece of furniture looked like a work of art. Yet the entire pla

frowned slightly. "It feel

mself to her side

n kitchen. After opening the double-door refrigerator, she found it stocked wit

A housekeeper comes every two days to restock eve

few vegetables and a piece of beef, then s

her eyes crinkled at the corners. "Adrian, do

completely natural, and the distan