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.

has

then,” I said as I

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

 it

faint sigh, he walked out and left

long, my consciousness faded into darkness as I

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

on my walks almost every day for an hour. He would carry me if I ended up too

he was

eventually bored me out, so I gave up yelling after

out for another walk

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

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

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

A growl of hunger came from my empty

dragged my feet into the bathroom,

for the day. But my mind was fully awakened when a series of wails and screams greeted my

white dress with her hair tied up in

 What could Ashton have said to her that made her bawl her eyes out like this?Should I even get myself involved in this? I hesitated for a second on the stairs and was about to

done washing up, come down and

at me with an indifferent expression, while Rebecca shifted her resentful glare

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