NovelEnglishChapter 118 A Bitter Argument Michael opened his mouth to say something, but his phone vibrating on the bedside table interrupted him.
He thought, "Who would be calling at this hour?" He turned on the bedside lamp, furrowing his brow as he sat up in bed.
Glancing at the phone screen, he pressed the answer button.
"Yeah, okay, I got it." Not many people would call him at this tof night.
Chloe's first thought was Lucy.
After hanging up and preparing to get out of bed, Chloe becmore certain that it was Lucy.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe frowned and asked coldly, "Was that Lucy on the phone? Are you leaving now? Are you not afraid Admas will get angry?" She thought, "He used Admas to tieand act with him for a year.
Yet he could go see Lucy anytand anywhere.
There was no such truth!" Chapter 118 A Bitter Argument 2/5 Michael heard her question and turned to her, saying, "I am not leaving, just going downstairs to get something." He thought, "I had only answered a phone call, yet she managed to imagine so much herself?" Chloe's eyes were scrutinizing until the bedroom door was knocked on.
He got out of bed to open it, taking something from a servant, and then he walked back in.
Only then did Chloe clearly.see that he was holding sdaily necessities and sluggage she had left at Lotus Manor.
"I will be staying with Grandpa for a while, so I asked someone to send over sof the things you usually use," he explained kindly, which made Chloe feel uneasy. "I do not need your pretense right now." Chloe thought, "He was not unable to think about these details; rather, he had been unwilling to address them for the past three years.
The more he treatedwell now, the more carefully he cared for me.
It only remindedof how humbled I felt in the past three years." Chapter 118 A Bitter Argument Hearing her nonchalant tone, Michael also felt somewhat helpless.
"Could you not speak so aggressively?" "Then why do you not find someone who does not talk too aggressively?" Chloe was quite irritated.
3/5 She thought, "Now he was criticizingfor not speaking nicely enough?" "You know very well that is not what I meant. There is no need to pushaway like this." He had been unaware of the things Lucy had done to Chloe before, which had indeed led to misunderstandings.
But now that he knew, he was making every effort to compensate Chloe.
Even if they were to divorce, they could at least live peacefully together this year.
Chloe sneered and smirked.
"Michael, everything between us now is crystal clear. So let's not waste effort on useless things." Michael's face instantly darkened upon hearing this.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmChapter 118 A Bitter Argument He thought, "What did she mean? Was she trying to distance herself from me? 4/5 I had gone out of my way to be good to her, only for her not to care at all?" Things had reached a point where Michael could not bear to share a bed with her anymore.
He did not care whether Admas would discover anything tomorrow and just slammed the door and left.
Chloe could not wait for him to leave.
As soon as he did, she took over the entire bed and slept soundly.
In the past, she would always be affected by his mood, but now she realized that no one mattered more than herself.
Early the next morning, Chloe cdownstairs feeling refreshed, only to see Michael sitting at the dining table with a stern face. Admas sat beside him, also looking displeased. It was obvious that Admas knew what happened yesterday.
However, Chloe pretended not to know and took her seat at the dining table.
Admas quickly changed his expression and kindly asked how she had slept the night before. Chapter 118 A Bitter Argument "It was fine. I just do not know when Michael left," she said, pursing her lips deliberately, looking somewhat aggrieved.
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