The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 1297:

With careful attention, Cliff helped her adjust her disheveled clothing. A crimson blush crept up to Laney’s ears as she whispered, “I need to change my pants too.”

The dampness had become unbearably uncomfortable.

Darkness flickered in Cliff’s eyes.

“If the top is torn, then…”

Laney’s hand shot up, quickly covering his mouth.

Cliff’s teasing was harmless enough—with family still awake in the house, he was content with playful banter rather than pursuing anything further.

Once he had thoroughly pampered her back to comfort, he asked, “Whose call did you take earlier?” The memory of a man’s voice nagged at him.

“Merrick,” Laney answered simply.

A frown creased Cliff’s features, displeasure evident.

“Why are you still in contact with him?”

touch is perfectly

I side with him? He brought it on himself by being careless and refusing to take responsibility. He is such a

Merrick was clearly written

away from such immature troublemakers,” he warned

nothing but

actually a decent friend,” Laney

spending time with him

the heart of

“He’s just pretending.”

him, recognizing his upset tone but determined to stand

lighten the mood, she

like having

slipped by like sand through an

to

days, filled with their respective responsibilities, kept them

performances. Afterwards, he appeared backstage, his usual vibrancy replaced by an air

so uncharacteristically down stirred

“What’s wrong?”