Samuel pushed away her hand, which had climbed onto his shoulder, and loosened the tie she had tugged. But the heaviness in his chest didn’t go away. In fact, it seemed to press on his heart, making him feel increasingly uncomfortable.
It was as if something important had been torn away from him.
He grabbed the car keys and walked out without looking back, tossing over his shoulder, “I’m going home for a bit.
Jennifer’s goal was to become Samuel’s rightful wife, not to collect a few purses.
She quickly followed after him. She wrapped her arms around his waist from behind, gripping his shirt tightly,
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unwilling to let go.
Samúel was already feeling suffocated. He had no patience for this and snapped, “Let go.”
“No.” Jennifer knew he stayed with her because she gave him something Isabella never did–submissive
sweetness.
Her fingers slid down his shirt to his belt, tapping it lightly and teasing him. “After tomorrow, you’ll have plenty of time for her. Stay with me today.”
Jennifer noticed Samuel didn’t say anything and assumed her tactic had worked. Growing bolder, she pouted and said, “Just the thought of you being with another woman makes me insanely jealous. There’s no way I’m giving you up to her.”
A cold laugh was his only response.
In the past, whenever Jennifer said something like this, Samuel would always feel a mix of affection and pity for her. He would then shower her with even more money to make up for it. But today, she dragged Isabella into the conversation, and that changed everything.
He roughly pulled her hand away, turning to face her with a serious expression. “She’s not just some other
and it’s not your place to speak about her.”
woman. She’s my wife ?
Isabella was his biggest weakness. She was also the one thing he wouldn’t let anyone mess with.
Jennifer reluctantly pulled her hand back, muttering under her breath, “I didn’t even say anything bad about her. Is it wrong to be jealous? You never used to be this cold and distant.”
“Enough.” He snapped, the anger clear in his tone. “If you’ve forgotten, I’ll say it again. Get this straight— Isabella is my wife and my beloved. No matter what happens, my feelings for her won’t change!”
It was a cruel thing to say at this moment.
Jennifer cursed him inwardly for being a hypocrite and putting on a facade. But on the outside, she didn’t show a thing. Instead, she put on a pitiful expression and said, “I understand.”
“Good.”
Samuel answered in a detached manner, then turned and left without a second glance. He didn’t even bother to check her reaction. He didn’t think he needed to care about her feelings.
If he was tired of her, throwing some money her way would shut her up. All he needed to do was keep her away from Isabella.
What Samuel didn’t know was that Jennifer wasn’t idle. As soon as he left, she pulled out her phone and started typing.
[Mrs. Grant, I thought it over. Since I’m pregnant, I can’t do it too often anyway, so I’ll let you have him these next few days. Consider it something to hold on to–after all, you’re getting older. If you let him go, you probably won’t find another man willing to marry you.]
Jennifer didn’t forget to attach the screenshot of the money Samuel had just transferred to her, then added, [Since he bought me a gift to make up for it, I’ll give him to you for one day.]
After sending the message, she deleted all traces of it from her phone.
Meanwhile, Samuel drove at top speed, making sure to be careful. Maybe it was because he hadn’t been back here in a while, but as he stood outside the gate, an inexplicable sense of unease suddenly washed over him.
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