Chapter 20

With a frown, Jared stared straight into my eyes with his obsidian deep-set ones. He was contemplating whether I was being truthful.

I did not fret. I sat quietly as he tried to gauge me.

Hilal

After some time, he finally spoke. “Sure.”

“Thank you, Dr. Crest.” It was always a pleasure to deal with smart people. Just throw them a look and they would have gotten the gist of it.

After the waiter had served our food, he shot a glance at me again. “Has Ms. Stovall always downplayed your brilliance this way?”

I chuckled at his remark. “Oh, you flatter me. It’s just a small trick to protect myself. Besides, Ashton and I are really not meant for each other anyway. This is a really bad time to have the baby.”

He had a few bites, seemingly pleased with my answer. “When do you plan to leave?”

I was taken aback and locked eyes with him. My plan was to deal with the baby and divorce Ashton. As for leaving J City, I really had no inkling as to where I should be headed at the moment.

He had even gotten the last step of my plan correct.

I paused for a moment, putting down the utensils in my hands. “Maybe in two months’ time. I haven’t decided on the place.”

“Why don’t you consider Q City? I think you’d fit in perfectly there.” He put down his utensils and wiped the corners of his mouth. Maybe he was done eating.

JUNI

I actually found Q City to be a good suggestion and nodded. “Yes, maybe I should consider that.” Even though Q City was modest in comparison with J City, the pace of life there was slower. If I were to choose someplace where I would spend the rest of my life, Q City was actually a viable option.

of me. We walked out of the

I hope you would treat me at Q

was at a loss for words

be heading home. He suddenly asked when he

I turned around and

dwell on the course of our actions

“Does Ashton know?”

don’t intend to let him

frowned, albeit making no

beside his own car. I figured it was best not to comment about it. I drove back to the villa right

drive. I parked the car downstairs and did not get off as I

washed over me. I thought that I would only sign the divorce papers should Ashton ever put a knife

terms in the event of a divorce. He had promised me the villa and the

divorce. Maybe all along he had been thinking that I had only gotten together with him because of all these, and that there would absolutely no reason for me

at the papers for some time, I finally penned down my

changed into slippers and reached out to turn on the lights. To my surprise, there was a man

with his deep dark eyes. I could not discern what was on his

him and said slowly, “Why didn’t you turn on the lights?

did not answer my questions. “Where have you been?” His tone was

just went to the office.” I headed right into the kitchen afterward and said, “I’ll make something

hearty appetite after what Rebecca had done at the hospital today. Why should I care? He was about to leave anyway. What did it have to do with me if he were to

whom I cared about for such a long time anyway. It would be in our best interests to

after I was dane cooking. I turned around and was greeted

Somehow it felt

me. So, I kept my mouth

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