Wife You Discarded is a Billionaire's Crush novel Chapter 165

Liliana hadn't smiled in front of Cedric in a long time.

Especially not a genuine smile like that.

Cedric tried to recall, and realized she had hardly smiled at all since she returned.

He remembered her smiling during their two years of marriage, but those smiles had always been tinged with a cautious desire to please.

Inside the car and inside the house felt like two different worlds.

She carefully replied to Douglas's message. She always seemed to be saying 'thank you' to him.

But if not 'thank you,' she didn't know what else to say.

It took her a long time to craft her response.

[I'll see it through to the end. You keep up the great work too, Douglas!]

Douglas loved design, but he also had the Sewell family business to manage.

Juggling the family company while pursuing his own dream was undoubtedly difficult.

After sending the message, Liliana put her phone back in her pocket and got out of the car.

The bright moonlight enveloped her as she walked toward the house.

With every step, the smile on her face faded a little more.

By the time she entered the villa, her small, delicate face had resumed its usual world-weary expression.

Liliana walked through the foyer and immediately saw the man standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, smoking.

"I'm sorry I'm late."

She had arranged with Erma that she wouldn't need to come on weekends.

Yesterday, a Saturday, the Dowager Forrest had been out, so there was nothing to do at the old residence, and Erma had come over to cook.

Erma wasn't supposed to come today, but here she was, returning so late without having made dinner.

Cedric took a deep drag from his cigarette, the swirling smoke obscuring his handsome features.

It also concealed the storm brewing in his eyes, but it couldn't hide the formidable aura emanating from him.

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