Chapter 156

The amusement look on his face disappeared as his brows pinched together in a deep frown again. “Scarlett, is divorce such a trivial thing to you?”

I lowered my gazeTrivialNothing could ever be trivial when it has something to do with Rebecca

He pulled me into the car and started the engine.

The entire journey was silent. Nobody said a word.

When we pulled up in front of the villa, his phone rang. I remained in my seat and simply looked at him.

As he glanced at the ID flashing on his phone screen, his brows knitted tightly together.

“We’re home. Rest up and don’t think too much.” With a flick of his fingertip, he swiped across the screen and hung up the call. He looked at me, and there was a glint of gentleness in his eyes. “There was nothing between me and her from the start, and there will be nothing still in the future.”

I pursed my lips and stared back at him, noticing the subtle flicker of conflict in his eyesHow could there be nothing when he had cared for her so much back then

He pulled me into his embrace. “Stop thinking about it. You are my wife and the person I will spend the rest of my life with.” The way he was patting my back felt comforting, but I couldn’t help noticing the slight hint of helplessness in his voice.

He carried me into the bedroom and gave me a peck on my forehead. “I need to head back to the office now. I’ll try to come home a bit earlier tonight.”

I pursed my lips at the thought of him leaving so abruptly. “You’re going to see her, aren’t you?” I tugged at his shirt.

out a chuckle. “Do you think your husband has nothing better to do and has so much

him. “Fine, leave then,” I said as I turned toward the window and retracted

 if he really is going to see her, it would

 to hide it from

he walked out and

consciousness faded into darkness

the child still rang clearly in my head. I stayed in the villa for the next few days, spending most of the time reading a book and

for an hour. He would carry me if I ended up too tired to

on a roller coaster ride. Thankfully, he was tolerant whenever I lost it

so I gave up yelling after a couple

agreed to go out for another

body felt so heavy that I decided to sleep in instead. As such, Ashton had no choice but to

fully loaded baggage. She had wanted to pay a visit back to her

my mind back into reality. Ashton got off the bed and pulled me up. “You should get ready and eat something soon. Let’s go for a walk

growl of hunger

dragged my feet into the bathroom, leaving the unknown

clean up and get ready for the day. But my mind was fully awakened when a series of wails and screams greeted my ears

hair tied up in a loose bun, she looked almost like a young teenage

 out like this?Should I even get myself involved in this? I hesitated for a second on the stairs and was about to walk back up toward the bedroom

come down and

expression,

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