idn't sa

there was a visible hint o

deo chats, and eventually a barrage of te

in the roo

answer that?" Cl

ed it off without even checking the scree

a bit warm. Don't worry, just

d over and s

thing had evened out-lo

d out onto the balcony. After reading the messages, he made

en he came back inside, g

eyes the second th

r actually f

anymore. Once a man's heart changes, it's li

e morning, Lu

ut a breath of relief. He felt he

into the

e, climbed into bed, and wrapped hi

d sat up. Her gaze fell on him-those sharp features still l

line of faint bite mar

ne had stabbed her

long been defiled. In that moment, a crazy thought flashed through her

.

up, Claire was a

on on, setting out breakfast for tw

s walked over and tried to check her forehead, but Claire

on and sat down a

bit thrown off. But seeing her calm and

ok a

o you about somet

asked, taking

sk why, she smiled and explained, "I've spent the past few years buried in work.

er, clearly trying to figure

messing with

m some kind of masochist who doesn't know how

. "Alright, staying home's fine. Maybe i

miled, not re

baby machine while you sneak off with y

e next few days. I'm going to Europe with Ol

sy at the firm to

aking time just for me,"

moment, as if somethin

for you, book everything in advance. You don't

smile on her face bu

booking, and I'll han

n't want to go to the office looking all pitiful, especially rig

clothes, shoes, bags, all the little personal thing

full closets were clearly thinning out.

Completel

e guy didn't look up once, too busy chuckling at whatever was on h

one second... he would've seen the woma

ing him through the glass

ame began to sting her fin

of their smiling faces-her joyful, his eyes full of her-flickered in the

it hard to breathe. Watching the ash fa

as finally realized somethi

"Nothing important," she said calmly. She turned toward him, e