r left the office
while Eleanor stayed by th
lled up in front of her. Kevin ste
got into
edar. Adrian sat on the opposite side with a tablet resting on his lap.
t in, he looked up a
hair pulled into a neat ponytail. She looked fresh and understated-a worl
?" he asked. His voice was richer and more reso
Eleanor smoothed the hem of her dr
o cook?" Adrian said, se
right side of his face, marked by the
k ever so slightly. It was an entirely subconscious react
d the small movem
to the air. He turned away and spoke in a distant tone. "If
her reaction might have hurt him.
ng, she leaned
toward him, and his bo
ek with her fingertips. Her movements were careful, and her eyes remained fixe
k then," she said softly, her vo
at Adrian's side t
his face. He had seen it all-shock, pity, sympathy, people aver
touch his scar with such gentle h
d in his bones-a dull ache that never quite went away. Now, under her gentle to
ago," he replied. His voice soun
y would I change my mind? I'm the one who put that wedding ring on your finger, and I'm th
s though she were re
d on her face for a moment. In the dim lig
s and eventually stopped in fron
ign was stylish, and every piece of furniture looked like a work of art. Yet the entire pla
frowned slightly. "It feel
mself to her side
n kitchen. After opening the double-door refrigerator, she found it stocked wit
A housekeeper comes every two days to restock eve
few vegetables and a piece of beef, then s
her eyes crinkled at the corners. "Adrian, do
completely natural, and the distan
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