Marrying my secret admirer after my husband's fake death novel Chapter 187

Noticing the way she kept dodging his gaze, Justin lingered in the doorway of the bathroom, calling her name. “Edith.”

“Yeah?” she replied, but didn’t look up, her eyes fixed stubbornly on the floor.

A sly smile played at the corners of Justin’s mouth. “What’s wrong? Can’t look at me?”

Edith pressed her lips together. There was no way she’d let him get the upper hand. She lifted her chin and met his eyes head–on–though, try as she might, her gaze kept flickering downward.

“Where are you looking, exactly?”

Catching herself, Edith quickly forced her eyes back up. “Nowhere. I was just checking to see if you wrapped that towel tight enough. Wouldn’t want it falling off and getting a cold or something.”

She wasn’t sure if everyone got this chatty when they felt guilty, but she definitely did.

Justin couldn’t stop the laughter tugging at his lips. It took him a moment to compose himself before he finally replied, “Alright, Mrs. Hawksley, I hear you. I promise I won’t

catch a cold.”

Honestly, with the way summers got in Northcrest, if someone managed to catch a cold just because their towel slipped, it’d be a miracle–or maybe a ghost story.

Once Justin’s silhouette disappeared through the bathroom door, Edith let out a frustrated sigh and splashed the water in the tub, berating herself for not being able to control her wandering eyes. That had been a close call.

Meanwhile, out in the hallway, Justin let his smile unfurl, no longer bothering to hide

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Adorable–absolutely adorable.

A few seconds of quiet passed before the phone started ringing again.

Justin glanced at the charger, spotted Edith’s phone, and picked it up. The number was unfamiliar.

These days, mystery numbers were almost always scams or telemarketers.

He answered anyway.

A man’s voice–familiar, unmistakable–came through the line.

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Chapter 187

Justin knew that voice. He knew it too well.

“Edith, I heard you’ve been picking up some art gigs lately. Is it to support that useless husband of yours? How did you end up in such a mess? I told you, you should’ve listened to me and not married that man. I told you I’d take care of your dad’s situation, didn’t I? Now look what you’ve done. You’ve ruined your future!”

The man on the other end just kept ranting.

Justin’s patience wore thin. He cleared his throat pointedly. “Ahem.”

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