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.

your husband has nothing better to do and has so

questioning him. “Fine, leave then,” I said

 to see her, it would be pointless to demand an answer from him

 to hide it

faint sigh, he walked

was an exhausting day. Before long, my consciousness faded into darkness as I drifted off to

about how my emotions would affect 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 going for occasional walks

on my walks almost every day for an hour. He would carry me

ride. Thankfully, he was tolerant whenever I lost it

me out, so I gave up yelling after a couple of

agreed to go out for another walk

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

earlier with a fully loaded baggage. She had wanted

the bed and pulled me up. “You should get ready and eat something soon. Let’s

already noon. A growl of hunger came from my empty

dragged my feet into the bathroom, leaving the

for me to clean up and get ready for the day. But my mind was fully awakened when a series of wails and screams greeted my ears as I stepped out of the bedroom. My eyes traced downstairs toward

in a long white dress with her hair tied up in a loose

 out like this?Should I even get myself involved in this? I hesitated for a second on the stairs and was about

washing up, come down and have some

with an indifferent expression, while Rebecca shifted her resentful glare onto me with her red, swollen

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