Chapter 61Marinel's POV THE NEXT DAY, I decided to take the morning off to spend more time with Clayd. After what happened with Moana, I couldn’t shake the heavy feeling in my chest. But Caldwill insisted I rest, even though he had hospital rounds.“I’ll be back before lunch,” he said, kissing my forehead. “Stay home. Rest. Be with Clayd.”I nodded, pretending to be okay. “Be careful.”By midmorning, Clayd was napping, and I was curled up on the couch with my planner when my phone rang. It's an unknown number.I answered without thinking. “Hello?”A familiar voice hissed from the other line.“You just can’t stop, can you?”I stood up immediately. “Moana?”“Stay away from Caldwill.”I swallowed hard. “I’m not doing anything wrong. I’m his wife. I’m the mother of his child. I have every right to be here.”“Don’t play the victim. You’re manipulating him using that child. You walked away once. Why do you think you can come back now like nothing happened?”“I didn’t walk away!” I snapped
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