Chapter 20
With a frown, Jared stared straight into my eyes with his obsidian deep-set ones. He was contemplating whether I was being truthful.
I did not fret. I sat quietly as he tried to gauge me.
Hilal
After some time, he finally spoke. “Sure.”
“Thank you, Dr. Crest.” It was always a pleasure to deal with smart people. Just throw them a look and they would have gotten the gist of it.
After the waiter had served our food, he shot a glance at me again. “Has Ms. Stovall always downplayed your brilliance this way?”
I chuckled at his remark. “Oh, you flatter me. It’s just a small trick to protect myself. Besides, Ashton and I are really not meant for each other anyway. This is a really bad time to have the baby.”
He had a few bites, seemingly pleased with my answer. “When do you plan to leave?”
I was taken aback and locked eyes with him. My plan was to deal with the baby and divorce Ashton. As for leaving J City, I really had no inkling as to where I should be headed at the moment.
He had even gotten the last step of my plan correct.
I paused for a moment, putting down the utensils in my hands. “Maybe in two months’ time. I haven’t decided on the place.”
“Why don’t you consider Q City? I think you’d fit in perfectly there.” He put down his utensils and wiped the corners of his mouth. Maybe he was done eating.
JUNI
I actually found Q City to be a good suggestion and nodded. “Yes, maybe I should consider that.” Even though Q City was modest in comparison with J City, the pace of life there was slower. If I were to choose someplace where I would spend the rest of my life, Q City was actually a viable option.
of me. We walked out of the restaurant together and I said,
would treat
at a loss for words
and I should be heading home. He suddenly asked when he reached
tomorrow,” I turned around and
our actions if
“Does Ashton know?”
to let
albeit making
own car. I figured it was best not to comment about it. I drove back to
downstairs and did not get off as I took the divorce papers that
ever put a knife to my neck. Never
terms in the event of a divorce. He had promised me the villa and
he had been thinking that I had only gotten together with him because of all these,
for some time, I finally penned
was all dark. I changed into slippers and reached out to turn on the lights. To my surprise, there was a man sitting in the living
dark eyes. I could not discern what
him and said slowly, “Why didn’t you turn
tone was icy,
headed right into the kitchen afterward and said, “I’ll
done at the hospital today. Why should I care? He was about to leave anyway. What did it have to do with me if he were
been someone whom I cared about for such
felt a chill down my spine after I was dane cooking. I turned around and was greeted by his cold, hard
at me. Somehow it felt different today… It felt complicated. I
like talking to me. So, I kept my mouth shut and cooked ramen for
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