Chapter 15

Remington hit the road, and before he knew it, he was cruising into Oakridge Heights.

Oakridge Heights was pitch black, not a single light on. He kinda regretted coming back here, but since he was already here, he got out of the car and walked into the foyer.

After getting hitched, he didn’t come back here that often, but whenever he did, the place was always lit up like a Christmas tree, with a cheery little lady rushing to greet him, fussing over whether he was hungry or cold.

Back in the day, he thought he wasn’t cut out for that kind of doting wife waiting for him at home, but now he realized, he didn’t get used to this desolation.

It was so cold it chilled him to the bone.

“Mr. Dashiell? I’m sorry. I didn’t know you’d be coming home tonight.”

The lights flickered on with a click. It was Edith who had heard the car and scurried over from the guest house.

Edith was kinda puzzled why he was stumbling around in the dark, and she tentatively asked, “Have you had dinner? Shall I whip something up?”

The man climbed the spiral staircase without looking back, leaving just a few words behind, “No need, go get

some rest.”

tidy, no different from usual. Except for the absence of that graceful

the earrings, there was also a wedding ring. Sparkling and splendid, yet unadmired.

a cold laugh and muttered under his breath, “Easy to win her over?

couldn’t win her over, and instead got slapped by her. Now he truly believed that woman was

was Cedric calling, “Boss, Joseph’s condition has taken a turn for the worse. The medical team is all here. You should come and

window, his expression heavy. He hadn’t expected his brother’s illness to be

of the woman

dead of night, Lizetta was half–asleep when her phone kept buzzing. She rolled over, grabbed her phone. and saw that Remington had sent her a

The earrings and the wedding ring on his finger were reflecting each other in a weirdly

onto these

when you’re coming back; I’ll pick you

taken aback. She thought Remington would be furious after the slap, or at least he

him day and night at Oakridge Heights, he hardly ever came back. Now that she was gone, he suddenly decided

without her? Who was

about Remington returning from the airport with Evelina popped

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