Crippled Luna's Farewell: Half A Life Without My Alpha's Deadly Deception

Chapter 89

Chapter 89

The question sounded simple, but something about it unsettled her.

She exhaled quietly, shaking her head. “No.”

Her voice was even, controlled. “You don’t have to invite me just because of Grandmother. I’ll tell her myself that I chose not to go.”

Arnold didn’t reply immediately. Instead, he stood there, staring at her with those deep, unreadable eyes.

The silence stretched between them, heavy and unspoken.

Even though they had been married for years, Sarah often felt as though she didn’t truly know him. He had always been distant, guarded–an enigma she had once tried to solve.

But not anymore.

She no longer searched his eyes for hidden emotions, no longer tried to understand the thoughts that he kept locked away.

Arnold remained still for a moment longer, then, without another word, he turned and left.

Downstairs, the party continued, but the mood had shifted slightly. The guests watched Arnold descend the staircase, their expressions curious, expectant.

They had assumed Sarah would be following him.

But she wasn’t there.

The realization settled in quickly–Sarah had refused him.

It was unheard of.

Linda, who had been watching Arnold closely, felt a strange satisfaction at first. But as the moments passed, an unfamiliar tension crept into her.

Sarah had said no.

to get her, and she

how things were supposed to go.

into the night. The soft hum

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Luna’s Parowalk

Chapter 89

on the meeting displayed on her screen. The video conference stretched on, filled with discussions of contracts, designs,

was so focused that she

until she noticed a shift on her laptop screen–movement in the background

snapped up.

framed by the soft glow of the hall light, was

He didn’t speak.

for

other end of the call,

passed in silence before someone on the call awkwardly

this a bad

one on the video call got

to hide his imposing figure and

dominance he exuded–it was enough to make an impression

on the

“Wait, was that…?”

was that just

husband is ridiculously handsome.

always thought you and

pause stretched between them, thick with

kept her expression calm, even though her fingers instinctively tightened around the

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