of gentleness to her overall look. But beneath that, her delicate face
ce of awkwardness l
ned composed as his gaze d
ey sent my luggage here. Would i
eady, polite-a l
rdly cursing herself for the moment
me too. You don'
her lips, she realized how
andbags, designer heels, racks of couture. Not a trace of a man's p
she maintained an air of nonchalance, casual
your things
ut for seasonal rotation-coinciden
nt crease in her brows. Still stan
r you, I can stay somewh
o much so that if she so much as hinted at it, he'd probably wa
might be occupying his house, but th
minutes, scolding her for being a terrible wife. And her so-called friends? They'd have a
n't let t
cupied-living room, dining area, gym, bar, an
ealistically, there
ster b
o a bigger place-which she wasn
about it gave
n tossed out a simple-"
nded smoothly, their gaz
, it felt... st
ima
so off guard she nea
eyes and quickly turned toward the bat
with the
gent bath, Grace finally emerged f
her walk-in closet, wrapped in a thick bath t
n layered over it with a floor-length r
nyone. The bed remained untouched, the sheets still p
d into the lounge chair. The auction
them on the spot. Raphael had always preferred staying out of the public
f as the rightful successor through hi
orcing him to return abruptly to secure his claim. After all, his father, Joseph Sterling, had been in
ously detailed, but Gra
out a sm
at-Raphael's cousin, Gavin Sinclair-had ze
r messages with Clara, unable to ignore the
rlier business talk, had natura
d come back just to cel
around, Grace thought this
to roast her friend
sleeping toge
. You've got a t
restrained in public, but a to
e instantly
he had been MIA for over an hour soaking in the tub, Cla
sent her blood
ht to it the moment you got home,
me with two droolin
half an
emple. She rushed to shut do
N
an finished
race felt utte
action was
you at all?! Not even with a wife as gorgeous
s blazing fast-prac
se Clara had declared
ion my charm?! I was just takin
a suspicious emoji.
ifted toward th
haring it with her
eir first night
leaving for Australia, she hadn't yet converted the guest ro
ation spread th
ey were legally married.
rs curled
t really
was objectively excellent. She
ed shirts, the sheer power of hi
rtbeat
-she remember
't needed any, but there was a chance that during their honeym
rawer. Sure enough, at the very botto
or two years, were they stil
glow of the bedside lamps, Grace squint
h
k, k
cks sounded
fully processed w
oor o
gers tw
ipped from
th a loud thu
ire bod
short-c
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she forgot h