Alice placed the cup on the table and wrapped her arms around Joshua’s shoulders. She gently let out a soft exhale next to his ear. “I thought you said you don’t have work to do tonight?“

Joshua’s brows furrowed. This interaction was normal for every couple, but somehow, her behavior annoyed and even repulsed him. Perhaps it was because they had been apart for too long, or perhaps something had changed.

Joshua contemplated for a moment before finally removing her arms from his shoulder. Alice gaped at him in shock. Joshua did not seem to notice this and instead picked up the cup and took a sip.

After a few more drinks, he regained his composure. “Alice, you should go to bed now. I wanted to finish up some work…“

Alice frowned and shot him an exasperated look. “ Joshua, do you think your work is more important than me? Ever since I returned, you’ve never even spent any quality time with me! I thought we used to be very close. Why did you change?“

Joshua immediately frowned. He squinted and looked up at her. “Do you really think we used to be…close?“

immediately shifted her gaze elsewhere and

“I didn’t treat you well

couple. At that time, Luna had insisted on marrying him, much to everyone’s disapproval. He had also defied his parent’s arranged marriage with Hailey Walter and insisted

mistake and discovered his true feelings for her. He had spent the last six years shadowed in his guilt of mistreating Luna, but it was at this moment he found out that Alice did not

about this. He was not sure if she was lying to herself or that he put too much blame on himself. He rubbed his brows. The guilt and regret he felt in his

her arms around his

their

she panted rapidly. This was the night that she would become Joshua Lynch’s woman. This

she had waited

lights created a romantic atmosphere. Joshua gently tilted Alice’s chin upward and forced himself

felt no different than before. Just as they were about to take things to the next level, he stopped

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