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Chapter 135 Utterly Absurd

When Riley pushed open the private room door, he guessed something when he saw that only Troy was inside.

He closed the door, stood before the table, glanced at the empty wine bottle, and asked, “Did you have an argument with Imogen?”

Troy didn’t answer. He swayed a bit as he poured wine into the glass in front of him and downed it in one gulp.

When Troy was about to pour another glass, Riley quickly took the wine bottle away.

Troy, reacting slowly, looked at Riley and reached out his hand. “Give me the wine!”

“Did you call me here to watch you drink? I’m not interested. If you wanted to keep drinking, I

would leave now.”

Troy suddenly went limp, his outstretched hand losing its strength, and slapped down on his knee. He slumped onto the sofa, looking like he had lost all his strength.

He looked down, his eyes half–lidded, making it impossible to see his emotions. Dark circles under his eyes revealed his recent exhaustion.

“She wants to divorce me.” Troy suddenly said, and Riley understood.

He p

the wine bottle aside, sat down opposite Troy, and with no hint of surprise, sighed and said, “I expected it.”

Troy looked up sharply.

“When we were together last time, you asked Cedric to apologize to Imogen. Only you and Cedric were acting, but Imogen’s eyes were calm, indifferent.”

Troy was stunned, closed his eyes, and tried hard to recall Imogen’s reaction.

But he couldn’t remember.

gives in to others at her own expense. But once

his eyes to look at Riley.

to women other than your wife. Troy, others may not know you, but

were misty as if he recalled

started to like

Maybe.

divorce, he still called her his sister.

How ridiculous.

be siblings after

want to let go of

agreed to divorce,

Liam, Troy vehemently opposed it and tried to persuade her to return, as if he were considering it as an

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was just

the documents were left on the hospital

Troy asked for a divorce, even though they just needed to get a divorce certificate

didn’t want to divorce deep down.

Sarah made several implicit advances, Troy ignored them, fearing his child would be illegitimate like

leaving room for himself and Imogen, knowing he

he finally understood his twisted and

did Troy only

to return, let alone that you’d get involved with her again. I thought you’d understand that you’re the only one who owes Sarah. Imogen doesn’t owe Sarah anything, and you shouldn’t make Imogen suffer to make up for Sarah or ask her to repay Sarah

stunned momentarily and then laughed bitterly. “Why didn’t I understand

time he and Imogen were in bed, lost in passion, and he got a call from Sarah’s agent saying

keep him there, but he

angry at the time and told her she had no empathy.

how hurtful that

should Imogen have sympathy for

had gone missing, he would have only clapped and

both adults. You weren’t her guardian. Her running out of school late at night was her problem. Being kidnapped resulted from the kidnapper’s wicked greed, and it had nothing to do with you. Calling the police was the best choice at the time. Otherwise,

she asked you to break the law, would you do it? A promise isn’t indefinite. Would you

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