Chapter 61

My heart skipped a beat, then quickly descended into a familiar chaos I couldn’t tame. I took a deep breath, continuing, “Moving in here? I don’t recall agreeing to that.”

“Grandpa mentioned you agreed to put the divorce on hold,” he retorted, pushing his phone towards me as if it were a peace offering. “Why don’t you tell him yourself?”

“Jerk,” I couldn’t help but glare at him. “Agreeing to wait on the divorce doesn’t mean I agreed to you moving in.”

The CEO of Ferguson Group resorting to such tactics, who would believe it?

“Isn’t it only natural for a married couple to live together?” he replied, smoothly as ever.

“Bullshit.” I muttered under my breath, making my way into the house, with him following closely behind without an ounce of hesitation.

Perhaps it was the recollection of what Timothy had shared with me earlier that evening, or maybe a sudden wave of pity towards Bryant, but I couldn’t bring myself to kick him

out.

Instead, I simply pointed towards a room opposite the master bedroom, “You can stay

there.”

“Okay, sure.”

a mild

set the glass down when I bumped into a broad, warm chest.

I quickly stepped back, slightly flustered, “Anything

married couple, and it was precisely this distance

myself, “Jane, you’re not the one

as he pressed his lips together,

don’t know,” I

thought to check

he mentioned it

raised his hand, “Let me

Chapter 61

“I’ll take care of

going to be this distant

like that.” I

flashed back to him and Margaret at the police station, so close and intimate. My gaze fell to his sleeve as I spoke indifferently, “I just

love him,

Bryant I fell in love with was pure and proud, not someone who’s just rolled out of another woman’s bed trying

least remember to apply some ointment,” he said,

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