Chapter 43

As Moira realized Alfie hadn’t given up yet, her expression hardened. She bit her lip and glanced awkwardly at Barclay “I guess I won’t be going home tonight.”

Moira tightened her grip on her hands, fearing Barclay might refuse her to stay.

“it’s probably better if you stay over here anyway,” he said, turning off the TV.

Barclay set down the remote and looked at Moira, casually continuing, “I forgot to mention, we only have one bedroom in our house.”

Moira fell into silence immediately. She pondered for a moment, thinking he was probably joking. Your house is so big, but has only one bedroom?” she asked tentatively.

“It seems Eke you still don’t trust me,” Barclay said, getting up and walking towards her.

watched him approach, startled. “Wh-What do

ou want!”

Barclay said,

to refuse, but then again, she felt it wasn’t necessary. After all, he

her upstairs. The rooms upstairs all had hidden doors, so Moira had no clue

the gym, and finally to the

a bed but also a small living area, a closet of about 200 square feet, and a bathroom of about

said, “The basement is the entertainment area, and below that is

on the second floor, Moira felt it was quite normal to have only one bedroom. It seemed like each room was placed in

her thoughts; he just said, “I’m gonna

the bathroom and felt her face flush suddenly. “We’re not really married. We can’t sleep together!’ she thought. ‘Stay calm, don’t panic. This isn’t a big deal. When Barclay comes out, I’ll talk to him

just yet. On the contrary, their marriage needed to be upheld for as long as possible.

message from Juliet on WhatsApp.

calling Moira to

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