ightly around the edge of the phone. The air in the room seemed

lculation in her eyes. "Well, I survived a great disaster, didn't I? And I was lucky en

f gratitude she owed them for raising her. It

tive frustration. He clearly wasn't happy with her passive s

rp, impatient knock sounded at her bedroom d

r, I know what you want to say. But I don't want to complicate things right now.

with clues, it would be incredibly easy for the Houstons and Adler to deny everything, claiming i

as the incredibly wealthy and powerful Avery family, they would undoubtedly use those twenty years of upbringing as

possible and completely sever ties with the Houston family. That way, even if

more urgent and forceful, th

ght, brother, I have something to deal wi

ded th

rescendo of obvious annoyance did she lazily smooth down her deliber

de still had his hand raised mid-knock, his h

her voice soft and airy.

le sense of alienation, a stark contrast to the

cy indifference. "Tomorrow is Kendal's birthday. The Houston family is hosting a banquet. K

blinked

nd

te familiarity, a warmth that had

mpty smile. "Alright. I

read any emotion. She seemed to accept this decision with eerie calmness, not qu

welled up inside him. He turned to leave

ai

him, her voice stoppi

ned. In her hand was the very same divorce agre

he paperwork. As for my documents, you can just mail them to

d to show up in person. Now that they were divorcing, with his capabilitie

his gaze back to her excessively calm face. He searched for a single

ropping to a low, hoarse register. "Didn't yo

s or not, the result is e

e stack directly into Adler's chest, forcing him to take it. "Besides, tomorrow is

lowly brought his hands u

elegant signature, then mu

ha

low that Alivia

thi

d back up, his eyes locked onto Alivia's face with a

ep back into her

den door was slammed shu

le on Alivia's face lingered in his mind, impossible to shake off. He glanced down at the papers in his ha