Chapter 8 Marital Strife

Hannah had been this way with Jacob for the past twenty years, as though she wanted nothing to do with him apart from her daughters.

Jacob used to be extra patient with her during their first few years of marriage, and he would often coax her. But as time passed, all that remained by then were endless squabbles and cold glances.

Seeing the way her parents interacted with each other, Michaela retracted her gaze.

When did this begin?

It probably started when Dad got busier with work after making more connections. He went from rarely coming home for dinner to not even coming back at all. They seem like they just hate each other now.

Does love always fade away with time?

Michaela subconsciously tightened her grip on the steering wheel to the point that her knuckles turned white. Even so, she didn’t seem to feel any pain.

bought this piece of

next few years getting the best architects and designers to establish the mansion, indicating how much they

and was the perfect place to live in.

this time, she had conflicting feelings going

Lingards spotted Zack’s parents exiting their Lincoln. The couple, who noticed that Michaela’s family had arrived, glanced

“Mr. and Mrs. Xander!”

vehicle, Michaela hopped down and greeted her future

the younger woman’s hand with affection before turning to Jacob and Hannah apologetically. “You’re both here too? Seriously, what on earth is Zack up to at

Yvonne was rather

come over at once. It was after seeing the Lingards here, too, that she realized the situation wasn’t as simple as she thought

her inside the mansion was something she would

“We also rushed over after getting a call.

What could ever happen?” Having concealed his wrath the moment he alighted the car, Jacob was

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