Chapter 210 Cautious to the Bone
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Aella walked to the bed, grabbed her pillow, and turned to leave–but Tyrone blocked her way.
He took the pillow out of her arms, his voice low. “I had the bed in the next room taken out.
She froze for a beat. “If you’re taking this bed, I’ll sleep on the couch.”
Her tone was firm. His face darkened.
Both hands gripped her shoulders, his eyes complicated–somewhere between restraint and pleading.
He said, “Aella, I know I did things you can’t forgive, but we’re still husband and wife. Are you really planning to keep living like this?”
She let out a sharp, bitter laugh. “Tyrone, if I’d slept with another man and had his kid, would you still tell me, all calm and righteous, that we’re husband and wife?”
Her anger broke loose, hot and shaking. “You cheated. You keep a woman and a child outside this house. You refuse to divorce me, but won’t even let me lose my temper. I’ve already swallowed everything—what more do you want from me?”
He saw her unraveling and forced himself to bend.
He stepped closer, pulling her into his arms, his palm rubbing soothing circles down her back.
He said quietly, “Aella, I’ve already apologized. I deleted every contact with Zera. Can’t we just turn the page and start over?”
She shot back, “You think apologizing makes it all go away?”
They stared at each other in silence, air caught tight between them.
After a long moment, his tone softened. “Even if you can’t forgive me right now, we’re still married. And married people don’t sleep in separate rooms.”
He added, “I promise I won’t touch you. Not until you want me to. But sleeping apart? Forget it.”
Seeing that he meant it, she didn’t argue.
When Tyrone dug in, he was immovable.
Aella’s face hardened; she climbed onto the bed without a word.
He went to shower.
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Ten minutes later, the mattress dipped behind her.
Feeling his weight near, she closed her eyes, feigning sleep.
He’d definitely seen what she’d “set up” in the bathroom earlier.
If her guess was right, he’d come back to confirm it for himself–to see if she was really on her period.
Half–asleep, she felt his hand move tentatively across her side.
She didn’t flinch, waited it out, until he finally rolled off the bed. Only then did she exhale.
He was cautious to the bone. He must’ve noticed every detail she’d planted.
Lesson learned. She’d have to tread carefully for the next few days.
Late that night, on the balcony, Tyrone stood alone–his shadow melting into the dark.
The disappointment in his eyes was almost visible.
He smoked one cigarette after another, silent for a long time.
The next afternoon.
After leaving Webster Manor early, Aella went with Sayer to the racing club to blow off steam.
An hour later, in the Winter Group’s executive office-
Tyrone scrolled through social media and stopped cold on a video from Brad’s feed.
Two cars–red and blue–shot down the track side by side.
The red car surged forward, then spun in a perfect drift, stopping nose–to–nose with the blue
one.
Cheers exploded around the track. The driver’s door opened.
Aella stepped out in a red–and–white racing suit, hair spilling down her back as she lifted off her helmet.
Sayer caught her around the waist and spun her in circles while the crowd went wild.
Under the lights, with that suit hugging her curves, her smile was dazzling–like a red rose in
full bloom.
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Noel, standing nearby, glanced at his boss staring at the screen in a daze and wisely looked
away.
Well, damn.
Mrs. Winter is stunning.
No wonder the man refused to divorce her.
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