Chapter 103: So We're Getting Divorced, Who's Afraid?

Hony fire, then slowly raised his head to look at Sophia. His eyes flickered, filled with suppressed rage that he was desperately trying to control

Finally, he let ou a bitter laugh, unsure whether it was directed at her or himself.

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Fine. Whatever you think."

He stood up, a grimace twisting his brow as if something ached. He walked towards the quest

Sophia sat there, stunned. Was filing for divorce an impulsive act? No. She just... she had fallen in love with him, and started caring if he loved her back, if he cared about her, she was torturing herself, resenting him. She seemed to be walking the same path as Brenda, and she saw the horrifying end. These past few days, she had thought long and hard, finally deciding to abandon him to save herself.

rang. It was Mrs. Sterling.

Mrs. Sterling, the housekeeper.

Back in her room, her phone rang. It

"Sophia, is Henry home?"

Sophia realized he hadn't been working late at the office, but had gone to Simon's small

restaurant.

"He's back. Don't worry

"Good. Jay wanted to drive him home, but he refused. Oh, and please take care of that wound off

is back, I'm worried it'll get infected."

"A wound on his back?"

"Didn't you know?"

Sophia hung up, her heart pounding, and went to the guest room. He was showering. She frowned and rushed over, pushing open the bathroom door.

He was undressed, standing. under

the showerhead, enveloped in steam.

Sophia immediately saw the wound on his back at least a foot long, red, swollen, and gaping- She remembered that moment on the cliff, when he'd pulled her from the car, she'd landed in his arms, they rolled, avoiding the falling vehicle. There were shards of glass on the ground; he'd been hurt then.

his wound and turned

Want to join me?" he

pulled her in. The hot water poured down, blinding and suffocating her. She frantically pushed

his fingers tracing her forehead down to

a laugh playing on his face, but

be candy hay write than glowed so so his throating Sophia sighed. Let me look at

"Will

""If it's serious."

don't want me to

"Henry, stop joking around."

down

"What condition"

her I show you, bor

scooped Sophix up, and

room of master

Henry!"

bedroom. The guest room bed is too

the

body melding with hers. Their movements tore open his wound blood. stained the already damp sheets crimson. When it was over, looking

infected and needed careful cleaning. He still resisted, making Sophia's eyes well up- Only when he saw her close to tears did he

"Henry..."

to hear you talk,"

sorry." Sorry, she was

Don't think

Sophia nodded. "Good."

that, Sophia left

and Went to the

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a commotion outside, quite loud. She threw on her robe and went to investigate. Henry was crouched in the laundry room, washing the sheets "This stupid washing machine, it can't even get the stains out. Ugh, this blood is so hard to wash out.

to throw the sheets

at the basin next to him. Her nightgown was there, already clean. He'd ripped it off her in his haste and tossed it aside; she hadn't found it and had

let me do it," Sophia

glared back at her.

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was speechless. "I'm worried

t your wound."

me? Nothing better to do?" He

rolled her eyes and turned

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