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.

was figuring out

broke bright and

groggily to 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 what

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

at the image of a gorgeous woman with cascading curls.

phone nearly slipping out of her

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 pain spread across her

opened with a bang, and Finnian emerged, a towel wrapped around his waist, steam rising off his freshly

turned away, her fingers gripping the blanket tightly to hide her red-rimmed eyes. Even as she tried to keep her composure, her

the urge to choke up and replied steadily,

lip, a deep crimson mark was left behind. Finnian had only asked out of courtesy. Seeing her

back, pretending

rushed into the bathroom, splashing water

responding to Cedric, [Her acting is decent, but she doesn't quite match the essence of