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.

was a threat to her

and the news of Miles Hawthorne’s death fully circulated, others would come to

as the root of the problem wasn’t dealt with, Chloe Reed would

have

Reed turned

voice sounded from behind her. "You’re coming here

Reed stopped and looked back at

said coolly, "This is part

Chloe Reed fell silent.

away and left his

she’d gotten something out of

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

a shower to calm her nerves, Chloe Reed

he wasn’t in

Staring up at the familiar ceiling, the composure she had just found began

was their

lived in this room

many memories, both

to think about any of it; her

door opened. Walker Grant walked in, laptop in hand. He was still in his work clothes,

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

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