Chapter 1307:

Wiping her eyes with trembling fingers, Laney met his gaze with newfound strength.

“You lecture me about sitting on cold floors during my period, worried about cramps, but where were you when I trudged home in the downpour today? I was so chilled my bones felt like ice, and you had no idea. You just…”

“That’s enough,” Cliff cut through her words like a blade.

Laney’s voice died in her throat. Her body sagged against him, like a wilted flower.

With gentle movements that betrayed his turmoil, Cliff dressed her and cocooned her in the warmth of their bed. His face turned ashen.

“Can I get you something to eat?”

Laney shook her head.

I want to

her, every

an unsettling serenity, her eyes burning

have become my constant

that had shadowed his features since his arrival now deepened into something darker, his complexion wan beneath the

carved silent paths down her cheeks. The ache in her eyes mirrored the one

the bedroom, leaving only silence in

eat with hollow eyes,

won’t see me here

if this was his way of agreeing. Was this how it ended? He just agreed like this? It made sense, though. He had claimed every

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