《Married To My Sister’s Man: Becoming Strangers Again》全部章節：第 51 章 - 第 60 章

EUDORAThe loud ring of my landline dragged me out of the creative haze I always fell into whenever I painted.With a quiet sigh, I set my brush down on the easel tray and wiped my fingers on a cloth before making my way across the room. I already knew who it was. Very few people dared interrupt me while I was working.Aria was one of them.Orion was the other.Picking up the receiver, I pressed it to my ear.“Hello, Aria?”“There’s someone here to see you.”I frowned slightly, already reaching behind me to untie the strings of my paint-stained apron “Who?”“Mrs. Nelson.”My fingers paused midway through the knot “Camellia is here to see me?”“Yes.”A dry laugh escaped me.Of all the people I had expected to hear about today, Camellia Nelson was not one of them.“Well,” I muttered as I resumed untying the apron, “let her in.”I hung up the phone and stood still for a moment, wondering what could possibly bring her all the way here.Curiosity eventually won.After removing the apron, I

ORION Caught off guard by my blatant arrogance, she stared at me for a moment, blinking slowly as if trying to decide whether I was serious or simply insane. Her fingers tightened around the stem of her wineglass. “I can have hotel management throw you out of this place.” she threatened coldly, her eyes narrowing into slits. A faint smile tugged at the corner of my lips. “I think the hotel values its investors a lot more than a random woman who merely reserved a table for lunch.” The confidence in my voice made her expression falter. “You’re an investor here?” That wasn't why I was here, so correcting her assumption wasn't necessary. “Eudora. I heard you paid her a visit at the gallery.” I leaned slightly forward. “What exactly was the purpose of that meeting?” She released her wineglass and folded her arms across her chest. “Tell me something first,” she replied. “Are you an enemy of Eudora's or one of her admirers?” “That’s not the answer to my question.” I deadpanned. “Let's

ORION“I’ve been thinking about moving away.”My eyes shifted from Ariel, who was laughing happily with her friends a few feet away, to Eudora.“Are you running away because of Desmond and Camellia?” I asked bluntly.Keeping her eyes on Ariel, she released a long, tired sigh before slowly shaking her head. “No, I’m not running away. I’m protecting my daughter.”“Sounds exactly the same to me.”The thought alone irritated me. The fact that she was considering leaving the life she had built…leaving me, made my jaw clench.She turned away from Ariel and looked at me.“Desmond has shown up,” she said softly. “Camellia has shown up too. And sooner or later, her parents will find me as well.”She paused for a moment.“If they keep appearing one after another, it’s only a matter of time before they discover the truth about Ariel.”The fear in her voice was subtle, but I heard it.“You can’t hide forever,” I clasped my hands together tightly, stopping myself from reaching for her. Every insti

DESMOND “Why are we stopping here?” Mum asked slowly as she peered through the car window at the small restaurant sitting by the roadside.The moment she got a proper look at the building, her face twisted into a deep frown of disapproval.“Please don't tell me this is where you're planning to take us for lunch,” she said, sounding personally offended by the idea.Beside her, Mrs. Dawson leaned forward and glanced out of the window as well. Her reaction wasn't much different.Her eyebrows immediately knitted together.“I have to admit,” she said carefully, “I didn't take you for someone who would choose a place like this to eat.”I bit back a smile.Neither woman looked impressed.From the outside, the restaurant wasn't exactly the kind of place people would brag about visiting. The building looked old, the paint was fading in several places, and the sign hanging above the entrance had clearly seen better days.“Her food is amazing,” I said, stretching the truth a little. I have neve

ORIONPulling up outside Eudora’s house, I killed the engine but remained seated behind the wheel, my eyes instinctively drifting toward her bedroom window.I stared at it for several long seconds, wondering if she was already asleep.It was well past eleven at night. Most people would be in bed by now, especially after a long day. Yet here I was, sitting in my car like a nervous teenager.The moment my plane landed, I had driven straight here from the airport without stopping anywhere else.I just wanted to see her.God, I missed her.The past few days felt far longer than they should have. No matter how busy I kept myself, thoughts of Eudora kept finding their way back into my head. Her smile. Her laugh. Even the stubborn way she argued with me.Resting my forearms on the steering wheel, I lowered my head and released a slow breath.Should I go inside?Would she even want to see me?The last time things hadn’t exactly ended on a good note. We had argued, and knowing Eudora, there wa