Hold My Tear, I’m Getting My Wife Back!

Chapter 194

But the one thing he couldn’t stomach was that even Leanne belonged to his brother, Phillip.

Why, of all people, did it have to be Phillip?

If Leanne’s affection tilted towards him, what was he even in love with?

He couldn’t bear going home to face Leanne, who had feelings for Phillip. Instead, he buried himself in project after project, numbing his restless heart with relentless busyness.

He made time to swing by on Devin’s birthday but hadn’t expected Leanne to show up.

When he saw her, all the pent-up emotions flooded back inside, like disappointment, resentment, and frustration.

“Why even you are like this, too? You’re in love with Phillip, so what business do I have loving you? Your heart’s got room for him. I need to make room for someone else to even the score.” He recalled.

And so, he made a mistake that would haunt him for life.

He regretted it right after the words left his mouth as Leanne walked away. Trying to hurt her brought him no satisfaction, only a heavy unease, like the air thick with humidity. before a storm.

Tossing and turning in the deafening silence of the night, he wondered if she’d cry. She was always so quick to tears.

Eventually, he convinced himself to pretend he’d never heard a thing. Leanne wasn’t indifferent to him, was she? Maybe there was a hint of love?

his engagement, Curtis intended to make amends when they

tell her he’d lied that day and that she was the only

Leanne didn’t even look in his direction. Curtis

out, only to overhear her asking

stared blankly at Tina during the meal.

was like a needle piercing through the last shred of his self-delusion. Leaning against the wallpaper in the hallway, staring

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of

then that he decided to leave

Starlake, Curtis threw himself into his fast-paced, high-stress job. The less free time he had,

her, but

later, he returned home, only to find Leanne’s demeanor as icy as before their marriage,

When Curtis spoke,

silence.

she was taking medicine.

a cold,” she

warm as it might get colder, but she didn’t respond or get additional

he was about to leave. After a pause, she said she’d stay at Joy’s

that it was their wedding anniversary.