Chapter 61

My heart skipped a beat, then quickly descended into a familiar chaos I couldn’t tame. I took a deep breath, continuing, “Moving in here? I don’t recall agreeing to that.”

“Grandpa mentioned you agreed to put the divorce on hold,” he retorted, pushing his phone towards me as if it were a peace offering. “Why don’t you tell him yourself?”

“Jerk,” I couldn’t help but glare at him. “Agreeing to wait on the divorce doesn’t mean I agreed to you moving in.”

The CEO of Ferguson Group resorting to such tactics, who would believe it?

“Isn’t it only natural for a married couple to live together?” he replied, smoothly as ever.

“Bullshit.” I muttered under my breath, making my way into the house, with him following closely behind without an ounce of hesitation.

Perhaps it was the recollection of what Timothy had shared with me earlier that evening, or maybe a sudden wave of pity towards Bryant, but I couldn’t bring myself to kick him

out.

Instead, I simply pointed towards a room opposite the master bedroom, “You can stay

there.”

“Okay, sure.”

further, accepting my offer with a mild temperament and carried

a glass of ice water and had barely set the glass down when I bumped into a broad, warm chest. It was

stepped back, slightly flustered,

and it was

not

as he pressed his lips together, “I was just wondering how your face is. Has it gotten any

don’t know,” I replied offhandedly.

hadn’t even thought to check in the

he mentioned it that I remembered.

his hand,

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“I’ll take

are we really going to be

like that.” I replied.

and Margaret at the police station, so close and intimate. My gaze fell to his sleeve as I spoke indifferently,

him, that was true.

someone who’s just

at least remember to apply some ointment,” he said, his hand pausing mid-air, his fingers

time I saw him

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