Chapter 294 A Sense Of Disquiet

I really couldn’t understand why Michael would do such a thing.

Time ticked by, and the two of them finally exited the restaurant about a little over an hour later.

Emma looked blissful as she took Michael’s arm while he remained expressionless. I couldn’t read his mind.

The duo climbed into the car and drove off. However, they weren’t heading toward Birchwood.

Watching as his car drove further away, I sprinted after him for a short distance. Alas, a human was no match for a car.

The corners of my mouth curved into a bitter smile.

Was my happiness a mere illusion? Does he really love me?

I started making my way home forlornly. Vivid images of them together kept replaying in my mind. A burning desire to know exactly why they were meeting each other seized me.

After what seemed like hours, I halted in my tracks and rummaged out my phone to call Michael.

It rang for an eternity before his alluring and low voice drifted out from the other end of the phone. “What’s the matter? Are you not in bed yet?”

His voice was still as gentle as ever, and I couldn’t hear anything different at all. The calmer he sounded, the deeper I fell into the icy abyss.

“Where are you right now?”

Suppressing the tremor in my voice, I did my utmost best to sound calm and collected.

just finished dinner with a client. I’ll be home in no time. Rest earlier if you’re tired. You

more tender, and I could even imagine a faint smile

mesmerizing. If I hadn’t seen him with Emma tonight, I would be moved by his tenderness.

I’ll be hanging

I hurriedly hung up before tears

moment, I had the impulse to confront Michael. I wanted to

that he’d take the initiative to come clean with me. From the look of things now, that is just wishful

hour later, Michael still wasn’t back. Despite having no inkling of where he went with Emma or what they did, I didn’t

might turn out to be true. Emma was an exceedingly beautiful woman, and she outshone

himself because I was pregnant. I was truly afraid

home, looking a tad tired. I could

placid glance because I didn’t quite know what

tell you not to

I was still

past, I would never reject him. However, my mind was running amok with tons of questions—what did they do; did

face to the side, I dodged his kiss. At that very moment, my expression was

displeasure, and his gaze was tinged with disgruntlement as he

to the room to sleep

myself when confronted by his chagrined gaze, but I didn’t want to say a single word

toward the bedroom without even sparing him a

on my back as I entered the bedroom, seemingly contemplating something

at the ceiling blankly. My mind was filled with images of Michael with Emma together. I wondered if he had regretted choosing me

more I brood about it, the greater the torment that coursed through me. Clutching the covers tightly with both hands, I couldn’t help hammering my head a few times to

the opening door pierced the room as Michael came in. When I heard his footsteps, I immediately closed my eyes and feigned sleep. I really didn’t know how

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