turned off her iPad and gracefully stood
intended to head to her home office on t
noticed the heavy silence of the estate f
get to her office, she had to pass dir
uest suite, Cordelia's footsteps slowed
ly. Her breath cau
moan leaked through the
umble of Julian's voice. The words were in
her sides. Her fingernails bit painfully into
the suite made her flinch. The physical reali
open and expose them right then and there. She reminded herself
he took a deep, silent breath. She contin
shut the door quietly but firmly,
from the bottom drawer. She meticulously logged the date, time
ng fabric swatches for her studio. She completely
office door handle rattle
the notebook under a
she cal
white shirt and dark slacks. His dark hai
jected an aura of casual dominance, completely
ir. A wave of deep disgust churned in her stomac
is throat, break
unwell lately, Cordel
plied neutrally. "Why wo
tly. He leaned close
n asking about children lately," he asked with a probing, hypocritical
her past-life pregnancy, the pain, and her subse
ontact. Her voice wa
I am
nd through his damp hair,
heir," Julian stated. "It's your duty a
g irony of his infidelity. He trea
acity of a man asking his wife for a baby just hou
n. She tapped it rhythmical
," Cordelia said. "Perhaps you should
ght the subtle jab. His posture stiffene
s tone dropped to a da
ertility issues out
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