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

the situation. But how could I side with him?

of Merrick was clearly written across his

from such immature troublemakers,” he warned

nothing but a bad

a decent

enjoys spending time with

heart of

“He’s just pretending.”

recognizing his upset tone but determined to stand her

mood,

feel like having some

like sand through an

the marks on Laney’s body finally faded, she returned to performing, while Cliff

days, filled with their respective

managed to catch one of Laney’s performances. Afterwards, he appeared backstage, his usual vibrancy replaced by an air of dejection

him so uncharacteristically down stirred concern in

“What’s wrong?”