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.”

offer with a mild

got myself a glass of ice water and had barely set the glass down when

back, slightly flustered, “Anything

a married couple, and it was precisely this distance that !

remind myself, “Jane, you’re not the

his lips together, “I was just wondering how your face is. Has

don’t know,” I replied offhandedly.

hadn’t even thought to check in the mirror all

he mentioned

his hand, “Let me see.”

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Chapter 61

“I’ll take care of it

really going to be this distant now?” he frowned.

like that.” I replied.

intimate. My gaze fell to his sleeve as I

love him, that

in love with was pure and proud, not someone who’s just rolled out of another woman’s bed trying to comfort

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

I saw him look so awkward.

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