Chapter 44 044 +25 Bonus 044 HER eyes widened until they almost popped. Her chest heaved as she leaned forward across her thighs, her palms pressing hard into the polished wood. “You what?” she asked, her voice laced with shock and fury “You want to be a wife? To someone

Chapter 43 043 +25 Bonus 043 ADRIAN returned home, his steps dragging as if each one carried the weight of a thousand bricks. The door creaked open and closed behind him, and the silence of the house pressed in on him like a suffocating blanket. He moved slowly into the

Chapter 42 042 +25 Bonus 042 SHE got up from her kneeling position, the phone slipped off her hand and fell with a lazy thud on the bed, as she kept on screaming. “Jesus, Jesus!” She continued screaming, her voice sharp, gged, as though the very air had betrayed her.

Chapter 41 041 041 +25 Bonus THE kitchen smelled faintly of garlic and thyme as Amelia hoved about, rinsing dishes and wiping down the counter. The day had been long, her body weary, but the silence in the house was heavier than the chores in her hands. She sighed, tying

Chapter 40 040 +25 Bonus 040 THE silence had stretched too long. Weeks of icy looks, clipped sentences, and cold shoulders had hardened the walls between Adrian and Amelia. No matter how many times be knocked on that invisible door with apologies, gifts, or the soft words he rarely ever

Chapter 39 039 +25 Bonus 039 CLARA sighed heavily, her shopping bag dangling loosely from her wrist as she halted in her tracks. Amlap already sensing something at alert, had stopped walking too, staring at her friend with wide, expectant eye 4, Then Clara spilled it. “Well… according to Leonard,”

Chapter 38 038 +25 Bonus 038 HER breath hitched the moment her eyes landed on him. Her husband stood there in all his glory, rich, handsome, hot, well-built, muscled, fresh. A gentleman, through and through. His head was lowered, his broad shoulders slightly slouched, and his hands were shoved deep

Chapter 37 037 +25 Borius 037 ADRIAN lay on the plush couch in Vivian’s sitting room, his arm draped over his eyes, his mind heavy with a storm of thoughts. The evening had started with laughter and drinks at his office, his friends had filled the air with noise, banter,

Chapter 36 036 CLARA pushed the glass door open, the faint chime above announcing her exit. The cool breeze of the hospital corridor brushed against her face, but it did nothing to ease the heaviness in her chest. Her heels clicked softly against the tiles as she walked, but her

Chapter 35 035 +25 Bonus 035 ADRIAN walked out of his office and into the lounge, his steps dragging as though his shoes were weighted down. In his hand was a half-finished glass of red wine. It had been two days since the disaster of Hazel’s award ceremony, and Amelia,

Chapter 34 034 +25 Bonus 034 THE evening light spilled lazily into the coffee shop of the mall, casting warm amber shades over the glass walls and polished floor. Outside, the sky was painted with strokes of purple and orange as the sun bowed to the night. Inside, the low

Chapter 33 033 +25 Bonus Vivian’s face shifted then, her fear slowly fading into confusion, her brows knitting together. “Well, I didn’t plan for this to happen,” she said, her voice trembling but defensive. Adrian ignored her words entirely. He pulled on his shirt in a rush, tugging it into

Chapter 32 032 RIGHT on the bed, beneath the heavy duvet, Adrian lay fast asleep, his breathing deep and heavy. Beside hirn, Vivian was curled up, her brown powdery face relaxed in slumber. Adrian stirred, his body shifting restlessly before his eyes fluttered open. He blinked a few times, disoriented,

Chapter 31 031 +25 Bonus 031 IN the car, Adrian had just pulled up in front of Vivian’s apartment. Both of them were tipsy, their laughter breaking into soft sighs as the exhaustion of the night weighed on them. Adrian gripped the wheel tighter, blinking hard to stay awake. Vivian

Chapter 30 030 +25 Bonus 030 THE lounge next to the pool was glowing under blue glittering warm lights, the air rich with laughter, the clink of bottles, and the pounding rhythm of music spilling from the tannoy speakers. The table Adrian, Vivian, Leonard, and Jakes occupied was littered with

Chapter 29 029 +25 Bonus 029 AMELIA stood by the sink, her hands deep in soapy water, rinsing off the last of the dinner plates. The kitchen was quiet except for the soft clink of glass against porcelain and the steady trickle of water. Her mind was already racing ahead

Chapter 28 028 +25 Bonus 028 THE lounge buzzed with soft music and the clinking of glasses as Adrian leaned back in his seat, a proud smile stretching across his face. The guys had just gathered for their usual evening hangout, their glasses half-filled, the table already littered with peanuts

Chapter 27 027 +25 Bonus 027 CLAIRE unlocked the door to her new boyfriend’s apartment with the spare key he had given her just last week. She smiled faintly, adjusting her bag strap over her shoulder, humming softly as she stepped into the sitting room. But the moment her eyes

Chapter 26 026 425 Bonus MRS. Harlow had barely dropped the phone when her voice tore through the house, sharp and thunderous. “This girl! Claire! You won’t kill me the way you killed your father. You made me a widow, and now you want me to join my husband in

Chapter 25 In “Hands Trembled Before Goodbye,” the story begins with Amelia engaged in her morning routine, preparing their home while Adrian is in the bathroom. The tranquility is disrupted when Adrian’s phone vibrates, revealing a call from the automobile repairer. Amelia’s curiosity leads her to inform Adrian, but he