Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 5

Amara clutched the blanket tightly, her voice barely above a whisper. "I thought you tossed it away."

She didn't dare glance at Finnian's face, sensing his surprise through the heavy silence that hung in the air. Then came his voice, a slight lilt at the end. "It's good, why would I do that?"

Amara pressed her lips together, staying silent. Every time she had tried to bring him a meal, he'd refuse to see her. She'd even witnessed his assistant tossing out the food she'd lovingly prepared.

"Why so quiet?"

Finnian's voice broke the silence, as deep and resonant as a cello in the night.

"It's nothing. Let's just sleep," Amara murmured back.

There was no point in dwelling on why Finnian might have drunk the soup she made. They were heading for a divorce, after all, and fussing over these things wouldn't change a thing.

out how

broke bright

a buzz from her phone on the nightstand. Instinctively, she reached out and saw a message from Cedric Zade, [We've cast the lead actress. She's a new starlet this year. Let me know

screenwriter, and her latest script, "Whispers of Winter", was about

gorgeous woman with cascading curls. It was none other than Liliana, Finnian's first love, whom she'd seen at the mall

her phone nearly

buzzed on the other side of the bed. It was his personal phone without any trade secret contained, which wasn't set to hide notifications. Amara couldn't help but see Liliana's message flash across

child? An overwhelming sharp

a towel wrapped around his

away, her fingers gripping the blanket tightly to hide her red-rimmed eyes. Even as she tried to keep her composure, her knuckles whitened, alerting Finnian that something was off.

her lip, fighting back the urge to choke up and replied

had only asked out of courtesy. Seeing

he was doing. She didn't look back, pretending to

room, and Amara rushed into the bathroom, splashing

responding to Cedric, [Her acting is decent, but she doesn't quite match the essence of Isabella Winter. I don't think