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.

“Do you think your husband has nothing

gave up questioning him. “Fine, leave then,” I said as I turned toward

 would be pointless to demand an answer from him if

 it

he walked out and

day. Before long, my consciousness faded into

the villa for the next few days, spending

every day for an hour. He would carry me if I ended up too tired to walk back into the

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

me out, so I gave up yelling after a

to go out for another

morning came, my entire body felt so heavy that I decided to sleep in instead. As such, Ashton

Eriksen had left earlier with a fully loaded baggage. She had wanted to

into reality. Ashton got off the bed and pulled me up. “You should get ready and eat something

A growl of hunger came from

my feet into the bathroom, leaving

how long it took for me to clean up and get ready for the day. But my mind was fully awakened when a

in a long white dress with her hair tied up in a loose bun, she looked almost

 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 when Ashton suddenly called out to

washing up, come down and have

an indifferent expression, while Rebecca

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