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 nothing better to do and

I said as I turned toward the window and retracted my

 see her, it would be pointless to demand

 to hide it from

a faint sigh, he walked out and left the

long, my consciousness faded into darkness as I

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

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

he was tolerant

eventually bored me out, so I gave up yelling

go out for another walk on

body felt so heavy that I decided to sleep

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

dragged my mind back into reality. Ashton got off the bed and pulled me up. “You should get ready and eat something soon.

growl of

into the bathroom, leaving the unknown guest to

couldn’t remember how long it took 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

white dress with her hair tied up

face. 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

you’re done washing up, come down and have

was looking up at me with an indifferent expression, while Rebecca shifted her resentful glare onto me with her red, swollen

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