The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 1388

Chapter 1388:

Roscoe drove her home before nightfall.

Scarlette asked, “What do you think of me?”

Roscoe smiled and replied, “You have no flaws.”

Distracted, Scarlette said, “I know you were forced to date me. You hide it well, but sometimes, when you zone out, I can tell you’re thinking of someone else.”

Roscoe was taken aback and said little.

As they neared the Ward family home, Roscoe stopped the car. His emotions were unclear.

Scarlette continued, “I also have someone I can’t forget. He’s annoying, but I used to like him, and I just can’t shake the memory.”

Roscoe shifted the topic. “Miss Ward, let me walk you in.”

got out of the car, Scarlette gathered her courage

stiffened but

she leaned into him, seeking to

mumbled, “You’re both men. Why does hugging you feel

whispered back, “Because you only

don’t like him,” Scarlette protested, her

him.” Roscoe patted her back comfortingly and said softly,

a large tree

to look. She froze immediately when she saw who it was. Kenji had

identity of the man inside the car from Scarlette’s rigid posture. “Is that the man you despise?” he

Kenji through the car window as

????

Kenji dared break the suffocating silence

within, hatred clashing against longing. Despite everything, she found herself searching Kenji’s face for signs of recovery, desperately hoping he’d step forward, acknowledge his wrongs, and beg for the forgiveness she wasn’t sure she could give. Yet, Kenji remained as still as a statue, his penetrating gaze holding hers captive. His eyes spoke volumes—love intertwined with fury, and beneath it all, a

were locked in an unspoken battle of wills, each

wouldn’t let her surrender. As the tension became unbearable, her composure shattered like glass. She whirled