The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 1209:

Cliff kept his eyes lowered, methodically washing her body. “Because you made a wish this year, and I overheard it.”

“You were eavesdropping?” Laney’s cheeks flushed with embarrassment.

Cliff’s chuckle filled the air. There was no need for eavesdropping when her eyes had been confessing to him every single day.

Something tugged at Cliff’s conscience—the moment felt right to speak certain truths. But her happiness in this moment was pure, untainted. He couldn’t bring himself to shatter it.

“What’s wrong, Cliff?” Laney asked, catching the shadow that passed across his features.

words remained trapped inside. Which cut deeper—never having tasted happiness, or having

without conditions, even though his impending marriage to Juliet loomed

until sleep claimed her, his mind a battlefield of conflicting thoughts. He’d always detested making choices, yet this year had become a labyrinth of

theater while Cliff immersed himself in company affairs, their paths

from his professional world, waiting for

though his responses were as rare as stars in the city sky, arriving

the darkness

delving too deep. The exhaustion etched in his features stirred guilt in Laney’s heart. “Cliff, maybe I should just stay in the apartment from now on.” She knew the

before he agreed, his voice barely above a whisper. “Take care of yourself, practice your dance,

she gently pushed him away. “Go