Till Bodies Do Us Part のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 51 - チャプター 58

Ivan's POVThe second the question left her mouth, I knew the conversation wasn't going to end well. She sat across from me with a stiff posture, someone who wasn't close to her would not have noticed it.But I did. Over the past weeks, I had gotten better at reading her mood — when she's angry she get loud, she talks too much whenever she's embarrassed and right now, I could tell she was nervous.Over the past few weeks, I'd gotten better at reading her moods.Without anyone telling me, I knew she was overthinking things. “Nothing is going to happen.”The expression on her face alone, was enough to tell me she hated that answer. "What do you mean nothing is going to happen?""It's exactly what the words means.""That's not reassuring in anyway.” She was not going to let this go. "What kind of reassurance do you need, Ava?”"Maybe one that involves a plan."“Look at me.” I pulled her chin up to face my eyes. “Olivia might just be calling our bluff, you can never tell.”“That's the r

Ava's POVOlivia's question was not difficult, it was the way she asked it, like she already knew the answer.I could not blame her, a woman's intuition was always right. It almost felt like she was sitting somewhere laughing at the wife Ivan had married. Laughing at me.Trying not to lose in this women's game, I straightened my back as my grip on the phone tightened. "My wife doesn't have to put me up to anything."The next sound I heard from the phone was that of her laughter, in a way I found annoying even though ignoring it was a choice I had.“The last time I checked, no one made a joke you might find funny.”“Forgive me,” a chuckle followed as she paused for a second. “You sound very defensive.’“Believe whatever you want to.” I said, rolling my eyes and wishing she was here in person, to see me doing it.“You know what, I think I'd rather have you continue.” She let out a whistle. “I have a feeling you have much more than just that to say to me.”There was a teasing note in her

Ivan's pov.After the funny incident with the photographer, no one needed to tell us to head back in.It felt a bit safe because my mother was not at home, because she would have definitely given us an earful before going on about how she was suspicious about us.I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the bed, because Ava had drained every bit of energy. The sound of my phone vibrating on the nightstand woke me up, it had been going on long enough to become part of my dream.Maybe that was why I avoided it until Ava threw a pillow at my head. “Your phone has been screaming for hours, husband.”Even with sleepy eyes, I could still detect the sarcasm that was oozing from her when she said the word ‘husband’ in my deep morning voice.I caught the pillow against my chest and opened one eye. The view in front of me was breathtaking, but I had to force myself back to reality. There was no way I could envision something romantic with this woman.Because there she was standing by the bed, wear

Ava's pov.I had discovered that there were two kinds of boredom, the first one was harmless. Maybe because it was all about lying in bed and watching Ivan work on my foundation issues.He had been unusually quiet after what I showed him last night, and I took it as his way of dealing with it.“I need to check out some things at the foundation in person, I'll be back as soon as I can.” He said as he slipped into the same flats he wore yesterday and picked up the car keys.“You know sooner or later, you'll have to give up those flats for heels,” I teased him. “Are you sure about driving?”“Yeah, I'm fine,” the brat said, ignoring my first concern.He walked out the door before I could say anything else, his fashion sense was improving although it was no where close to mine. I sighed as I turned to look around the empty house. The second kind of boredom was dangerous, it involved having nothing to do when something was clearly wrong. “Why is he so calm about this?” I asked myself. “If