The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 1266:

Cliff detected the bite in Gerry’s words but chose to embrace the silence. He stared through the window, his gaze hollow yet searching, as if trying to grasp at something just out of reach.

Wisps of hope lingered in Cliff’s mind.

“She’s never been away from her family before. She’ll come back soon enough.”

Gerry sank deeper into his seat, lacing his fingers behind his head with an exaggerated sigh.

“Right, because she’s clearly willing to endure such hardship just to get away from you. Really shows how much she can’t stand you, doesn’t it?”

Rather than engage with his brother’s barbed words, Cliff turned the key in the ignition.

“Let’s head back.”

that press conference?”

lips into a thin line. With his brother, there was no need for pretense. He simply

got feelings for

“When did that start?”

the road ahead, Cliff muttered,

films for years. I understand women. You’re stuck in a rut, and I could help you figure

single man. What could you possibly teach me about love?” This

a thunderbolt—he had never truly made an effort to win Laney’s heart. They had played this game of silence countless times before, but Laney would always break first, reaching out within days like clockwork. Somewhere along the way, he’d

now on

their roles had reversed, Cliff found himself lost in unfamiliar territory, clueless about how

wasn’t lost on him—her bedroom was already a shrine

Merrick in her life, any romantic overtures would seem like desperate attempts to win her over. No, he couldn’t do that. It wouldn’t be

finally drove Cliff to

word about