The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 1214:

As Cliff led Laney away, she felt mechanical, her movements wooden, as if on autopilot. “Cousin.” Just a cousin. The cold designation rang in her ears, taunting her. Two months earlier, he had asked if she wanted to date him. Out of consideration for him, she had kept their relationship from the Hopkins family. Yet, her patience was rewarded by him labeling her merely as a cousin to avoid suspicion.

A bitter laugh escaped Laney, tears streaking her cheeks. For the first time, she resented how easily she cried, angrily wiping away her tears.

Cliff escorted her to the car, silent as she wept.

With a mix of defiance and scorn welling up inside her, Laney caught her breath. “Am I really just your cousin?” she asked.

She no longer sobbed aloud, instead suppressing her breakdown, her body trembling. Her gaze bore an intensity Cliff had never seen before. With eyes red and swollen, she asked, “When you kissed and touched me, did you think of me as your cousin then?”

cry in the cold wind. He gently lifted her and placed

resembled a defensive creature, gripping Cliff’s collar, her voice tense. “Cliff, answer me!” Her emotions overflowed, her warm tears splashing onto Cliff’s face, yet they could

braced for this confrontation and was ready to face her anguish. His response was calculated, devoid of warmth. “Yes, in my heart, you have always been my

uncontrollably as she asked in despair, “Then why did you lead me on… Why

enduring the pain. He reached out to wipe her tears, his voice cold. “Wasn’t this what you

stared at him, stunned. The face she had adored now seemed alien and cold. So, the affection he had shown was merely to appease her desires. It was merely pity. He had admitted in the hotel room that he couldn’t dismiss her

a second

Cliff’s expression darkened. “Laney!”

another voice called out from behind. “Cliff, there’s an emergency