door closed, the silence i

was clearly weary. He rubbed his temples, his hand resting on the steering whee

fears: he saw this as no

ture, she stared ahead, her voice barely a whisper, "Sh

head sharply, h

defined. Once, Linda had been completely captivated by

unfastened his seatbelt with a s

r locking echoed in

wards the villa's entrance. The light illuminated her back, straight

ish a cigarette before exiting

had begun, cold

, made no attempt to coax her back. He changed into his pajamas and

lways seeking his warmth from behi

sunlight streame

sed a hand to shield hi

drifted up fr

ring the dining room. Usually, Linda would

in Shane. He rose and headed t

pped dead in

suitcase

e. Sure enough, several of h

business attire. He quickly washed and, while fastening his watch,

left early this morning with her suitc

for her!" Sh

at the table to consume his usual

rawn to the new

nally eye-catching. Shane stared at them for a long time before qu

stly, "Madam left wit

his phone and dialed Secretary Esther,

ng up after a few

ice deceptively calm, "Also, find out where Lind

Esther w

's impossible! Mrs. Linda loves you so m

ponse was to dis

, his appetite completely gone as

.

ouse, where Beatrice was prepari

a, Beatrice's co

for men to stray occasionally. That Maria looks so pathetic and has a limp... I even inq

am I even gaini

the pigeon soup into a thermos, "I'm g

continued

u're getting a divorce! Linda... Maybe you should reconsider. Even if you really can't live with him, how wi

ghtened the lid

Selling the wedding rings will cover half a year of Dad's medical bills and my bro

ed up in L

ething she had never considered selling

was tak

agement but still disagree

, Linda and Beatrice pr

reatment, although he remained disheartened, const

stpone mentioning t

attending physician

icine, was a leading expert in neurosurgery. Tall (1

glanced at Linda and sugge

ooked s

was holding and said softly to her

ere in a qui

ness, Harold offere

l directors, and we unanimously recommend customized rehabilitation for Mr. Adams to maximiz

0 dollars was an

she responded, "We'll pr

e file and looke

ach other for a long time

the terrace outside her bedroom illuminated with small stars ev

m, "Harold, will

ed seeing her wedding three years ago when he returned to Washington.

ting her coldl

k when a cold voice cut

as S

Shane looked like he had come straight from the office. The cr

pproach

int of casualness, he said,

and, smiled subtly, and shook

rip and glanced at L

ion simmered bet

eating a scene with Shane in front of Dr. Harold,

ve a slig

Shane toward the

e no longer felt compelled to ingrat

a's slender wrist, trapping her between himsel

ad looked at Linda was the

da's face, noticing how

husky, asked, "What

Shane tightened his grip, pres

lose, a stark contrast bet