Semua Bab MY HUSBAND LOVED ME TOO LATE: Bab 31 - Bab 34

Sophia paused at the door, the two staff members hovering awkwardly beside her, waiting for her to move, uncertain whether to physically guide her further or wait for her to walk on her own."One more thing, Lucas." Her voice had changed entirely now, cold and steady, all traces of tears vanishing as quickly as they'd appeared, replaced by something calculated and precise. "Before I go, you should know something.""I don't want to hear anything else from you," Lucas said, exhausted, though he didn't move to physically stop her from speaking."You will want to hear this." Sophia turned back slowly, a small, knowing smile curling at her lips despite everything, despite the humiliation of being escorted from a house she'd spent months trying to claim as her own. "Emma and I aren't so different, you know. We both wanted things you weren't giving us. The only difference is she was smarter about hiding it."Lucas's jaw tightened, his hands curling slowly into fists at his sides. "That's not

Emma found Lucas in the kitchen the next morning, staring into a cup of coffee he hadn't touched, the same posture she'd walked in on countless mornings before, the same tired shadows beneath his eyes that had become familiar over the past weeks."You're up early," she said carefully, still adjusting to being back in this house, in this fragile new peace that felt like it could shatter at the slightest wrong word spoken between them."I couldn't sleep." Lucas looked up at her, exhaustion carved deep beneath his eyes. "Emma, I need to ask you something."Something in his tone made her stomach tighten with dread. "What is it?""Daniel Hayes." Lucas set his cup down slowly, his hands not quite steady. "I got a message last night. From an unknown number. It said he's been at your hotel every night this week."Emma stared at him, disbelief and hurt colliding all at once, the accusation landing harder than she expected. "You're bringing this up now? After everything that happened last night