Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 199

"But I..."

"And, don't worry, I can manage the bathroom on my own. Nothing awkward will happen, I promise."

Finnian gave her a pointed look and added. Hearing this, Amara found it hard to refuse.

She nodded. "Alright then."

She knew Finnian's words were pretty much meaningless. If she truly wanted to leave, she had a thousand legitimate reasons to do so.

But she was too afraid of anything going wrong with the divorce, so she decided to go along with Finnian as much as possible before it was finalized.

After all, there were clean linens here. She could endure it for a while, so she agreed to stay. Once they'd settled that, Amara sat nearby reading a book, while Finnian worked on his tablet. They both kept to themselves, so quiet the room seemed to echo with silence.

After about an hour of this, Amara realized that being a caregiver was rather boring. She wasn't needed for much at all here. Was Finnian insisting she stay just to waste her time and mess with her?

not to overthink it. Amara put down her book. Seeing the clock hands point to ten, she said,

"Alright."

set down his tablet, and went to the bathroom to freshen

up, Amara turned off the lights and lay down, feeling

that Finnian

planning some sort

chuckled wryly

trying to fall asleep. Just as she was drifting off, she heard à rustling noise. She was

up next to her, jolting her awake. As she was about to speak, a

there, stiff as a board,

"It's me."

was like a cello's deep, mellow notes,

for words. Of course, she knew it was

room. She was only trying to figure out what he was doing. Just

open. In the dim light, she could just make