Chapter 27

Chapter

27

dare to utter it.

Leila stares wide eyed at him, her heart slamming against her ribcage with raw gusto. She is sure she is done with the marriage, that she wants nothing to do with him anymore, that her mind is made up but even now as the words are nibbling at her tongue, she doesn't Why can't she just tell him what's on her mind? Why is it so hard?

She slowly moves her face away from Tatum's hold, fiddling with her fingers and looks down at her feet.

"If you didn't find the folder, then don't worry about it."

Her heart feels like it wants to tear out of her chest and she knows Tatum can hear it. She has never been more nervous and scared about something.

Tatum scoffs ever so softly, feeling a relief that rents his skin with goosebumps. If she cannot say it with her mouth, then he never saw any folder but how did Clayton get his hands on it when Leila says she left It on his desk?

He runs his hand down the back of her hair, soothing her and speaking in a feathery tone.

in the missing folder must have been important, you were almost ordering me to go get it. Are you sure you don't want to tell me what it is? I'm

in his presence, how his

get someone else to do "" Leila replies, trying to keep her voice cold, wondering what happened to the

really

failed to utter it, so he never got

so many responsibilities as Luna already. I'll have someone else handle

at the last second would ever get such a look

could the divorce papers

of the

if that document gets in the wrong

worry creasing her brows

Alone.

told him to leave, coldly, after

Something about her heart throbbing in

more. And he did. Left without a word. Leila hmphed in her mind. Couldn't he at least pretend to insist, just

a sigh. Maybe it's better that he didn't. Because she knew she would cave if that man just show even a

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