Chapter 14 Albin, moving quickly, handed Elijah his smartphone.

The news was significant, covered extensively by Orkset’s local media.

The reports suggested the explosion had been triggered by aging electrical wiring and worsened by a local family’s stockpiling of natural gas for their food business, ultimately leading to a catastrophic blast.

Elijah gave a brief, troubled glance at the distressing images of the incident, a flicker of concern flashing across his face.

But remembering his earlier encounter with Elizabeth—how she was unharmed and even argued with him—he dismissed the idea of her involvement with a quiet exhale of relief.

Albin paused, eyeing Elijah’s cold expression with uncertainty, before cautiously remarking, “Elijah, I remember that the old apartment was the last thing her mother left her—a sort of emotional anchor.

It’s natural that she would be upset about losing something so meaningful.

And to reach out to you in her time of need, only to find you unavailable… Plus, with the rumors about you and Sandra, her reaction makes sense.

You two are still married, after all.

on a divorce, maybe offering an

scoffed dismissively, “That’s nonsense! No matter how sentimental, an apartment is just

Even knowing all this, my decision to take Sandra

she wouldn’t make such a fuss over this! An apology? I think she owes me one, not the other

Elijah’s harsh response,

head slightly, continued drinking as if the conversation had never happened, slipping back into the evening’s

few rounds, Albin noticed Elijah’s restless glances toward his

tongue in annoyance before offering, “Look,

a call and

you want,” Elijah muttered with a shrug, his tone as indifferent as his

a quick movement, Albin reached for Elijah’s phone, found Elizabeth’s contact,

fell into a tense silence, the

phone rang several times before switching to a

tried again, only to be met with the same abrupt dismissal after just one

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