“I saw it too. My god, how can someone be so wealthy? When she wanted to swipe a debit card, I thought she is only an ordinary office worker. I never thought…”

“Well, the black cards probably belong to other people because I think the signature on it is Fuller. She’s probably related to someone…”

 

I couldn’t hear the rest of their conversation after exiting the shop. As I was carrying the stuff, I couldn’t help but heave a sigh.

When I returned to the fast-food restaurant, Ashton and Rachel had left.

I guessed they probably left due to work. Although I felt dejected, I still comforted myself silently that work was more important than accompanying me.

As I didn’t come here by car, I called a cab to return to the villa.

The night had fallen when I finally arrived at home.

Meanwhile, Flora happened to have just finished preparing dinner. Since she had to go home, she talked to me for a while and left.

I decided to check up on Summer first. She already had dinner and was playing with Lego bricks attentively. Upon seeing me, she said, “Mommy!”

The next moment, she continued playing with it.

I didn’t want to disturb her and returned to my bedroom.

Initially, I thought that Ashton wasn’t at home. Once I opened the door, someone said coldly, “Why didn’t you answer my call?”

He seemed to be holding in his anger.

he said. The next moment, I checked my phone and realized that it was turned

was standing in the balcony and

slowly to glance at me and

box in my hand and looked at him smilingly. “I bought some clothes that are different from your usual

squinted and continued to glare at me. I guessed he was probably pissed off

it? I swiped

Shortly afterward, he said tiredly, “It’s okay. Get some

increasingly didn’t understand him. Before he left, I couldn’t help but ask,

and didn’t turn around. Meanwhile, the bedroom was dimly lit with

“What is it?”

putting down the clothes in my hand. “Are you angry because I’m not good enough? Please

looked at me with slight anger and said, “No, you did well

I knew

you think we are not like a husband and a

you think a husband and a wife should look

silence was perhaps better at

Meanwhile, I felt that if we always chose silence over conversation whenever problems arose, we would push ourselves further

I gave it some thought and said,

as if he was not as irritated

be okay as long

cold-eyed stare and asked, “Will it be okay just because

“Scarlett, do you think the problems won’t exist as long as

was rendered

bed. Let’s choose not to speak to each other,” He said rudely before leaving

my lips and stared at the bag on the floor for quite some time before going to

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