Our Anniversary, You Chose Her – I Chose Divorce

Chapter 520: Let Her Sleep in the Marital Bedroom

They were close, yet the air around them felt heavy and oppressive.

Walker Grant slowly put down the drawing paper. Seeing her calm, detached expression felt like having a bucket of cold water dumped over him.

’It’s always like this.’

’Just when he thinks, full of hope, that their relationship might be thawing, she mercilessly douses him with cold water, forcing him wide awake.’

’This current peace was just a mask for the transactional nature of their arrangement.’

’Their relationship wasn’t harmonious at all.’

She was willing to compromise, to agree to his conditions and stay by his side, only because he could help her.

’He really wanted to be selfish, just for once.’

’Forget the investigation.’

’Then he could just keep deceiving her with lies. If he did that, wouldn’t she stay by his side for good?’

But the thought was fleeting; he dismissed it almost immediately.

Vera, was a threat to

William Quinn was gone and the news of Miles Hawthorne’s death fully circulated, others would come to kill

of the problem wasn’t dealt

sighed. "You don’t have to remind me every

turned

the door, his flat voice

and looked back

is part of the

Chloe Reed fell silent.

looked away and left

least she’d gotten

now knew of Miles Hawthorne’s superior—the person suspected of wanting her

shower to calm her nerves, Chloe Reed pushed open the

wasn’t in the

covers and getting into bed. Staring

room was their master

had lived in this room ever

held too many memories, both

didn’t want to think about any of it; her immediate

get up, the door opened. Walker Grant walked in, laptop in hand. He was still in his work clothes, looking as if he planned to

looked at him and asked, "Aren’t we getting