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.

with a client. I’ll be home in no

voice turned all the more tender, and I could

when he smiles. It’s mesmerizing. If I hadn’t seen him with Emma tonight, I would be moved by his tenderness. Now, however, I

I’ll be hanging up,

back, so I hurriedly hung up before

a brief moment, I had the impulse to confront Michael. I wanted to hear his explanation, yet I was

was hoping that he’d take the initiative to come clean with me. From

no inkling of where he went with Emma or what they did, I didn’t dare mull it

was an exceedingly beautiful woman, and

I was pregnant. I was truly afraid that he couldn’t control himself and hooked up with

passed before he finally came home, looking a tad tired. I could smell the stench of alcohol

threw him a placid glance because I didn’t quite know what to say

you

to me. Upon seeing that I was still awake, he cradled my face to

reject him. However, my mind was running amok with

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

and his gaze was tinged with disgruntlement as he

to the room

by his chagrined gaze, but I didn’t want to say a single word to him right

bedroom without

brows deepened. His eyes remained fixated on my back as I entered the bedroom, seemingly contemplating

filled with images of Michael with Emma together. I wondered if he had regretted choosing me over

about it, the greater the torment that coursed through me. Clutching the covers tightly with both hands, I couldn’t help hammering my head a few times to force myself to stop thinking

creak from the opening door pierced the room as Michael came in. When I heard his footsteps, I

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