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Chapter 120

Sergio quickly withdrew his hand as Maeve seemed on the verge of passing out.

“Cough, cough!” Maeve coughed twice, her face still flushed, and it took her a while to recover.

“Maeve, I…” Sergio wanted to reach out and touch the red marks on Maeve’s neck, but she backed away instinctively.

Sergio fell silent. He had lost control just now.

As Sergio and Maeve made their way home, neither of them spoke. Upon arriving at the Brooks Manor, Maeve noticed the cozy decorations inside, which were obviously arranged by Hailey.

As she reflected on the scene in the car moments ago, Maeve couldn’t suppress a self–deprecating smile. The idea of sharing a roof with a man who tried to kill her was sickening.

“Maeve!” Sergio’s voice sounded from behind, but Maeve continued walking upstairs. She didn’t want to say a word to Sergio now, let alone listen to his explanation.

next morning, as dawn approached, Maeve came down from upstairs and saw Sergio leaning tiredly on the sofa, looking as if he hadn’t slept

essentials packed, Maeve prepared to head back to the apartment

Sergio’s nerves immediately tensed. He blocked Maeve’s path, appearing somewhat

the apartment,” Maeve replied, her expression

and hesitated before slowing saying, “Don’t leave today. Last night’s incident caused quite a stir, so I’m worried grandma will come and ask about

shook off Sergio’s hand. She thought Sergio wanted to apologize for last night’s incident, but she didn’t expect him to still be worried about Clara

beyond redemption,” she

tell her the truth,” Maeve said firmly. She had intended to stay today, but yesterday’s incident made her eager to leave.

onto Maeve’s luggage and said, “Don’t you want to keep grandma from finding out that you’re studying at Amenam University?” Maeve detected the underlying threat in

doesn’t matter. I can divorce

guard by Maeve’s words. Maeve then walked past him with her luggage and ignored Sergio completely.

his temples in frustration. He couldn’t understand why he had lost control of

time, he had gone too far.

rang, and he answered wearily,

Stewart wants to

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