Semua Bab THE REMARRIED HEIRESS : Bab 141 - Bab 145

CATALINAThe air in the house has been thick enough to cut with a knife for days. Days. Dante and I haven't talked for days.It's like he's a ghost walking through the rooms, and honestly, that's exactly how I'm treating him. He talks, but his words bounce off me. He tries to meet my eyes, but I'm suddenly fascinated by a speck of dust on the ceiling or the intricate pattern of the floorboards.I move around him, not through him, but as if he simply isn't there. When he asks about dinner, I might grunt, point vaguely at the fridge, or just keep chopping vegetables as if he never spoke. If he touches my arm, I tense and subtly shift away, pretending I'm reaching for something just out of grasp. It’s exhausting, this silent treatment, this constant performance of indifference, but the anger is still a hot coal in my chest. He knows why. He just… isn't doing anything about it. So, neither am I.He knew I didn't want to see Karen around here, so I heard from Abby that Karen was staying i

DANTEIt’s 10:43 p.m., and the office is finally quiet.The lights in the conference room have gone out one by one as if they were little dying stars. All that’s left is the soft buzz of the aircon and the glow of my monitor reflecting off the glass. The team’s done for the night, another twelve-hour day trying to resolve the issue with the postponed project because of the recent events. That shouldn’t have happened in the first place. The crisis team handed me a thick stack of reports. I've read every page, and I still feel like I’ve missed something. But it’s not the mess at the company that’s weighing on me. Not really.It’s her.‘But it's what you made me feel, Dante.’The pain, disappointment, and sorrow in her voice echoed in my head. Even hearing those remarks from her made me feel like shit.I made her feel like she’s not important to me. Really? After all I did? After all I have been through for her, to win her, to protect her, to keep her by my side. And yet, she doesn't fe