Chapter 200

It was a shame Anthony couldn’t see that.

She just wanted to keep pretending she was asleep.

Suddenly, Anthony’s phone rang.

Frustrated, she rolled over and returned to her side of the bed.

Anthony declined the call before sitting up.

Under the glow of a dim wall lamp, the room was filled with a light aroma of essential oils.

Anthony knew she was awake. He didn’t rush her.

It was better to learn the past from her than from others.

It would be objective and straightforward.

Genevieve turned and sat up, drawing her hair up casually. Some stray locks fell, making her look sleepy and

languid.

Her features were gentle and beautiful in the soft glow.

She simply sat in silence. After a long while, she sighed, and her shoulders started to tremble inadvertently.

Perhaps this was the breaking point for her. When she recalled a specific moment from the past, she no longer

wanted to contain her emotions.

Stunned, Anthony looked up to see her crying.

“Genevieve, why are you cryingenue

  1. it. If you don’t want to tell me, then don’t,” he said.

It didn’t seem like Anthony had any experience consoling a woman. The confusing situation at hand sent him

into a panic.

He froze when his hand touched Genevieve’s face..

His hand was wet with her tears..

She wasn’t pretending.

Anthony’s heart sank.

The next second, Genevieve pushed him away, disgusted by his touch, and got up from the bed.

sobs, she said, “You can easily find out what happened, can’t you? Just ask someone else. I feel no remorse for you. When my love for you was at its

life!”

her tears at the thought of

was no way

back on

want to act anymore. All she wanted was

suddenly hysterical.

jumped

body seemed to have lost all of

felt a dull pang in

She wasn’t acting.

words had brought on strong feelings of agreement and

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push him away and staggered outside. “Go away. I changed my mind. I don’t want to be with you

being

leave. Don’t be angry, and don’t come out in case you catch a cold.

brushed her forehead. He was reluctant and

I won’t hurt you,” he uttered.

shoved out the door before it was slammed shut.

believe his nonsense.

couldn’t

memory.

its spots. She no longer held any

as he stood outside the room, listening to the restrained and muffled crying inside.

filled his chest, suffocating him.

quite a while before turning around and

the master bedroom was Goldie’s territory.

toys and clothes were everywhere. It was leading a life

had begun to itch.

his allergy had kept him from

searched around the room but couldn’t find any allergy

ask him to

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too concerned about her to leave now.

she had only kicked him out of the bedroom, not the house.

had taken him

claim innocence for everything he’d done.

wondered if he had truly treated

nothing for her, why did he have such an intense and long–repressed fondness

couch in

Genevieve wasn’t coming out, Goldie moved

regarded Anthony as the

shake its shiny blond coat beside him.

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