Chapter 7

After boarding the sleek black limousine, Curtis settled into the plush leather seat, crossing his legs casually and elegantly. The extended cabin was spacious and comfortable, providing ample room to maintain a polite distance, a buffer zone of social decorum between them.

The air was thick with tension.

Leanne couldn’t be sure if Curtis and his mother had broached the topic of divorce in the study. After sitting silently for a moment, she turned her head and asked, “Did your mom say anything to you?”

While glancing sideways, Curtis’ eyes were indifferent. “Say what?”

It appeared the subject hadn’t come up.

Leanne fiddled with her fingertips, hesitating for a few seconds before she spoke again, “In a month, it will be…”

Her attempt at conversation was interrupted by Curtis’ phone ringing. He slowly diverted his gaze from Leanne and answered the call.

Whoever was on the other end, Curtis kept his responses brief, his eyes shifting to gaze out the window, his profile etched with a detached coolness.

After he hung up, he instructed the driver to pull over.

Once the car stopped, Leanne heard his detached voice. “Get out. I have a business to attend to. Another car will pick you up later.”

Leanne couldn’t help but ask, “Where are you off to this late?”

inquiry, Curtis lifted his eyelids, his gaze sliding over her cheek with ambiguous intent, and a cold smirk tugged at the corner of his

nosy, Mrs. Richardson.” he

words hit Leanne like ice water,

silently opened the door and stepped out mid-journey.

the sporadic glow of streetlights, their yellow beams tall and distant. The night

from downtown, with no shops in sight, the night wind rustling through the

down her neck and seeped into her bones through the gaps

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Chapter 7

dutifully offered her house slippers and

about to head upstairs but then remembered something. She took

for them.

of cat paraphernalia, an automatic feeder, a

commenting, “You’re keeping so many cats. Mr. Curtis is not gonna

Leanne said dismissively. “If he’s displeased, then so be

so agreeable. Laura wondered if Leanne was still holding a grudge over last time, so she wisely kept her mouth shut.

return home that night nor for

for the frequent updates about him on various media outlets, Leanne might have wondered if he

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