Chapter 23N
“Your favorite truffle pasta. Kai pretended to be natural, pointing to the dinner on the table, his voice soft as if coaxing a sulking child. “I made it myself.”
I gave a faint smile. “Mr. Lockwood, are you personally poisoning me now?“N
His face froze. He suddenly grabbed a fork and stuffed his mouth full. “See? Not poisoned.“N
The gesture was so absurd, it sent chills down my spine.N
This man, who once insisted all his utensils be sterilized silverware, was now acting like a madman trying to prove he wouldn’t hurt me “Just sign it. I pushed the divorce papers toward him. “While I’m still willing to talk to you.“N
I looked at him as if he were a stranger. “Once you sign, I’ll leave.“N
“Kai, I came back to get divorced. You should’ve received the prenup, too. Can’t we just end things peacefully?”
Kai suddenly laughed.
He knelt on one knee by the bed. This once arrogant man now looked up at me with a humble plea in his eyes. “Carolyn, can we start over? I’ve already dealt with Florence and I’ll find the best doctors in the world for Scott’s hand.”
“Kai,” I interrupted him. “Do you remember what I said on our wedding day?“N
His expression went blank for a moment.N
“I said, if you ever stopped loving me, please tell me directly.” I slowly pulled my hand away. feelings little by little.“N
Thunder crashed outside the window, illuminating his bloodless face.N
“I was just misled, I made a mistake. I won’t do it again, Carolyn, please just give Kai’s voice was pleading, repeatedly apologizing to me.N
me one mor
After I finished speaking, I tried to get out of bed, but my legs felt weak and I stumbled, Kai him away fiercely.N
“Don’t touch me!” I trembled all over, but my eyes were bone–chillingly cold. “Do against the sulfuric acid pool, but also the last bit of my feelings for you.“M
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The rain was deafening. Kai suddenly remembered that snowy night many years ago, when the church entrance and kissed him. “Mr. Lockwood, I’ll be in your care for the rest of Now, I felt disgusted just looking at him.N
How did it come to this?
you chose the cruelest way, crushing my
chance, okay?“M
ly reached
out to
help, but I pushed
wasn’t just Scott’s hand that was pressed
I, in a thin wedding dress, stood on tiptoes at my life.”
He desperately clutched my hand, murmuring, “Carolyn, you’re just mad right now. You can’t leave me. Scott needs his father, right? I really know i was wrong. I’ll do whatever you want, but we can’t divorce.“N
“Just stay home and calm down. I’ll wait for you to come to your senses.“N
He said, ‘Calm down,” but what he really meant was house arrest.N
“I’m going to shower, okay?” He hugged me briefly, then stepped out and locked the door behind
Kai thought locking the doors and windows would trap me.
He forgot that I was the project director for the Lockwood Corp for seven years. I’d personally handled countless crises, including his shady business deals.
I knew this villa better than he did.
In the kids‘ room, Scott was curled up in bed, sleeping restlessly.
I gently brushed his hair and felt under his pillow for the children’s smartwatch.M
Sebastian had prepared this before we returned to the country. It looked like an ordinary
emergency button inside.!
“Mommy?” Scott groggily opened his eyes.
“Baby, do you remember the safety code Uncle Sebastian taught you?” I whispered.N
He nodded, his eyes surprisingly bright in the dark.
The sound of water in the bathroom stopped.
but it had satellite tracking and an
I quickly stuffed the paper with the password written on it into Scott’s shoe sole and kissed his forehead. “Tomorrow, when you go for a walk with the bodyguard, press the red button on the side of the watch.“W
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