Chapter 294 A Sense Of Disquiet

I really couldn’t understand why Michael would do such a thing.

Time ticked by, and the two of them finally exited the restaurant about a little over an hour later.

Emma looked blissful as she took Michael’s arm while he remained expressionless. I couldn’t read his mind.

The duo climbed into the car and drove off. However, they weren’t heading toward Birchwood.

Watching as his car drove further away, I sprinted after him for a short distance. Alas, a human was no match for a car.

The corners of my mouth curved into a bitter smile.

Was my happiness a mere illusion? Does he really love me?

I started making my way home forlornly. Vivid images of them together kept replaying in my mind. A burning desire to know exactly why they were meeting each other seized me.

After what seemed like hours, I halted in my tracks and rummaged out my phone to call Michael.

It rang for an eternity before his alluring and low voice drifted out from the other end of the phone. “What’s the matter? Are you not in bed yet?”

His voice was still as gentle as ever, and I couldn’t hear anything different at all. The calmer he sounded, the deeper I fell into the icy abyss.

“Where are you right now?”

Suppressing the tremor in my voice, I did my utmost best to sound calm and collected.

be home in no time. Rest earlier if you’re

the more tender, and I could even imagine

hadn’t seen him with

I’ll be hanging up,

emotions back, so I hurriedly hung

had the impulse to confront Michael. I wanted to hear his explanation, yet I was afraid of

he’d take the initiative to come clean with me. From the look

I arrived home over an hour later, Michael still wasn’t back. Despite having no inkling of where he went with Emma or what they did,

fear might turn out to be true. Emma was an exceedingly beautiful woman, and she outshone me

was truly afraid that he couldn’t control

tired. I could

stepped into the house, I merely threw him a placid glance because I didn’t

tell you

I was still awake, he cradled my face

I would never reject him. However, my mind was running amok

my face to the side, I dodged his kiss. At that very moment, my expression was cold and

his gaze was tinged with disgruntlement as he

to the room

by his chagrined gaze, but I didn’t want to say a

bedroom without

Michael’s brows deepened. His eyes remained fixated on my back

on the bed, I stared at the ceiling blankly. My mind was filled with images of Michael with Emma together. I wondered if he had

coursed through me. Clutching the covers tightly with both hands, I couldn’t help hammering my head

footsteps, I immediately closed my eyes and feigned sleep. I

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