After She She Stopped Loving Him

Chapter 180

Chapter 180

Mary nodded, trembling. Just then, her phone rang–it was saved as “Husband.”

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She was too weak to answer, so Yolanda helped her out, tapping the button and putting it on speaker.

An impatient male voice echoed through. “I’m on a business trip. I missed your call. Do you need something?”

His tone was way too cold for a husband.

Yolanda frowned as she heard Mary ask, “When are the kids coming home?”

“Why do you keep worrying about that? You’re swamped with work anyway. The kids finally have a break–let them enjoy themselves a bit. It’s not like they can just sit around at home all day, right? I’m heading out now, so unless it’s actually important, don’t call me. I’ve got stuff to do too.”

Mary was about to say something else, but he just hung up on her, cutting her off mid–sentence.

The “beep, beep, beep” from the phone was like the final curtain on the conversation; Mary let the breath she’d been holding slowly slip away. Looking at Ms. Grant, she spoke gently, “Ms. Grant, you should go home and rest. Sorry to trouble you last night.”

“Things aren’t good between you and your husband, are they?” Yolanda asked directly.

Yolanda caught onto something–guys were only this cold at home when they had something going on outside. ‘He must be messing around,’ she thought.

Mary managed a smile, though it barely reached her eyes. “It’s not really bad between us, just… pretty cold. Honestly, I’m swamped at work–especially with all I’ve put into Starlight and dealing with the endless drama from our female artists. There’s only so much one person can handle. I hardly get any time with my husband and kids these days. Money’s about the only thing I can offer them to make up for it.”

Even if the folks at Starlight aren’t exactly fond of me, having that 3% stake means my paycheck blows everyone else’s out of the water. I’m the one holding down the whole fort, covering everything so my kids can go to the best private school. My husband works too, but what he earns in a month barely comes close to what I make in a week.

Yolanda, having been through it herself, couldn’t help but warn her, “Just keep an eye on him. His attitude toward you is way too cold.”

She didn’t want to come right out and say he might be cheating–didn’t want to embarrass Mary.

Mary gave a silent nod and closed her eyes.

As Yolanda left the room, she made sure to close the door behind her.

It was just past 5:30 a.m., and the sky was barely starting to lighten. She stepped into the elevator.

Just as the elevator doors were about to close, a hand darted in, forcing them open again.

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was young, but the

out her

his car, rubbing

I’m just leaving the public hospital. Should be

today, so he

he looked toward the

way too nervous to go up and say hi. So he just waited quietly outside,

to bottom with his stuff–enough that even if he had no assistant, he could still take care of everything himself

turned to check, but before she could react, a rough hand slammed over her mouth. The handkerchief reeked of chemicals, and as she

out.

As he gripped her wrist,

thought, ‘If I could have her tonight, it’d be pure

back, he dragged her straight toward the storage room,

basically the janitors‘ broom closet, with nothing inside but

open, the stale,

In her frantic struggle, she accidentally landed a stinging

the side, his eyes twisted with malice. Without hesitation,

trouble?”

for five minutes, but Yolanda still hadn’t shown up. ‘Didn’t she say

his hat and mask and

the front desk, so he walked

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through here just

most of his face covered up, that killer physique and

hesitated. Yolanda’s striking appearance made her memorable, so the nurse kind

tonight, and, to be honest, Yolanda was

might want to try upstairs; her room’s

window of room 306. Mary

the first floor. In a gentle voice, he called out,

made sure to keep his voice down, not wanting

a nearby small room. Ian walked over, trying to see

was locked up tight, and there was no

and asked

that’s the cleaners‘ break room. Probably just someone who pulled an all–nighter and hasn’t left

nodded, about to walk away almost on