Once Cast-Off Wife Now Untouchable Queen novel Chapter 31

Chapter 31 Make Do

Tyrone silently stared at Aella for a long time before finally getting up to take a shower.

The next morning, Aella woke up in his arms.

Disgusted, she pushed herself out of his embrace and reached for her phone.

It was already past eight. Thursday. Yet Tyrone hadn’t gone to work.

She figured he must have come home late last night after looking after Zera.

As she set her phone down, Aella noticed something new on her left wrist–a bracelet.

Firushed,

It looked familiar. Then she remembered, it was the same piece she had seen at a charity auction just last week.

Startled, she reached to unclasp it.

But before she could, Tyrone wrapped his arms around her from behind, stopping her.

Aella struggled. His hold only tightened.

Her back pressed against his chest. A thin layer of their pajamas separated their skin, but the warmth between them was real.

Tyrone held her hands and admired the bracelet on her wrist.

His deep, husky morning voice sounded lazy and magnetic. “I bought this the night you tried to end your life,” he said. “I went to that auction. This bracelet is one of a kind–there’s no other like it in the world.”

Aella turned her head to look at him.

So that night, he wasn’t meeting Zera and her son. He had gone to buy this bracelet for her.

Their eyes met. Tyrone lowered his head and kissed the corner of her lips. The touch jolted Aella awake. She pushed him away immediately.

None of this changed the truth. He was already back with his first love. And that woman had given him a son.

Aella slipped into the bathroom to wash up. Tyrone followed.

At the double sink, her toothbrush was plain white. His was green.

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Her cup was disposable. His was an old coffee mug he usually kept in his study.

There were no matching towels, only disposable face wipes.

Finished

Tyrone glanced down. His slippers were the spare gray ones kept for guests. Aella wore her pair, bright yellow cartoon ones she had bought herself.

He stared into the mirror, at their reflection.

Ever since the night Aella had smashed everything in the house, their marriage had been reduced to this–two mismatched toothbrushes, a coffee mug and a throwaway cup, a pair of guest slippers and silly cartoon ones.

Two words summed it all up: make do.

Tyrone finished brushing his teeth and washing his face. He handed Aella a clean towel. “I’m not going to the office today,” he said. “I’ll go with you to the supermarket to pick up some supplies.”

Aella pulled out a face wipe for herself and turned away. “I don’t need anything. If you do, buy it yourself.”

She only took two steps before Tyrone grabbed her by the waist.

In one swift move, he lifted her onto the bathroom counter.

He stood between her knees, blocking her from moving away.

Looking straight into her eyes, Tyrone asked quietly, “Look at us. Do we even seem like a married couple anymore?”

Aella met his intense gaze without flinching. “Isn’t this what you wanted?” she said coldly. “A wife at home keeping up appearances, and your little adventures outside?”

Right then, Tyrone’s phone buzzed on the counter.

He glanced at it, turned off the screen, and placed it face down again.

Aella sneered coldly, “Don’t worry. I’ll never look at your phone ever again.”

Tyrone stared at her empty, numb expression. Slowly, he pulled her into his arms.

“Aella,” he said softly, “can we stop doing this to each other?”

She closed her eyes to hide the hurt inside. Her voice was steady but heavy. “You’re right. This isn’t how a marriage should be.”

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FEN

Finished

If only she hadn’t loved him so much back then. If only she hadn’t insisted on marrying him against all reason. Maybe she wouldn’t be in so much pain now.

Tyrone loosened his hold and brushed his fingers across her cheek.

She opened her eyes, meeting his gaze again.

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