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.

him approach, startled. “Wh-What

ou want!”

tour,” Barclay

another whiff of his cologne. She wanted to refuse, but then again, she felt it wasn’t necessary. After all, he had already carried her many times

rooms upstairs all had hidden doors, so Moira had no clue

took her to the study, then the gym, and

also a small living area, a closet of about 200 square feet,

placed Moira on the bed and said, “The basement is the entertainment area, and below

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

“I’m gonna take a shower,” and

alone on the bed, marveling at its size. Then she glanced towards 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 about it. He’s smart; he knows! only married him

truly rid herself of Alfie, Moira felt she couldn’t divorce Barclay just yet. On the contrary, their marriage needed to be upheld for as long as possible. ‘Well, I guess I’m a bit horrible. I am using Barclay.

in thought, her phone suddenly lit up. She found a message from Juliet on WhatsApp. (Moira, I

calling Moira to come down from

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