Billionaire Ex-wife: I Can't Live Without You

Chapter 1968

Lucinda, perceiving his evasion, challenged him directly.

“Having served in the army, your rheumatism shouldn’t incapacitate you to this extent, confining you to bed for days, reluctant even to descend for meals, opting instead for Violeta’s bedside service.

”

Graham’s gaze drifted away, ensnared in contemplation.

“Do you believe that by assuming this role, you can evade the conflict between Nala and myself? Have you considered what truly matters?” Lucinda pressed on.

Graham’s silence persisted, his hands clenched tightly around the bedsheet.

Lucinda’s expression turned icy as she rose, smoothing her dress.

“Consider this.

If Nala has no ties to Valerie, then she bears no connection to you.

However, if the opposite holds true, the burden of choice falls upon you.

but also that of Hilliard, Cyrus,

suffer, ostracized alongside

”

made her stance clear to Graham before

I am not avoiding

I just…”

her resolve, twisted the doorknob and exited without a backward

left alone, his emotions a whirlwind of

*

dining room, Lucinda found Violeta and Nala already seated, engaged in a lively conversation that

approached and took her place at the head

Nala’s smile briefly faltered

a seat for Graham and had chosen the

returned to her

chefs efficiently presented

with an array of enticing dishes, Lucinda found herself gazing at several she barely

Violeta, inquiring, “Has someone new been cooking for

“Indeed,” Violeta confirmed.

Zephyria’s cuisine, leading to the hiring of

five dishes before us