Chapter 10<\/p>\n
When\u00a0Caleb\u00a0stood\u00a0before\u00a0Sydney,\u00a0the\u00a0harsh\u00a0edge\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0demeanor\u00a0faded.\u00a0He\u00a0softened\u00a0visibly,<\/p>\n
though\u00a0an\u00a0unreadable\u00a0shadow\u00a0lingered\u00a0behind his\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0back.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0took\u00a0half\u00a0a\u00a0step\u00a0back\u00a0and\u00a0spoke\u00a0softly.\u00a0\u201cHave\u00a0you\u00a0eaten\u00a0yet?\u00a0Nancy\u00a0made\u00a0dinner-\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSydney,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0cut\u00a0in,\u00a0his\u00a0voice\u00a0tight\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0chose\u00a0his\u00a0words\u00a0carefully.\u00a0\u201cAbout\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0online\u2026\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0what\u00a0it\u00a0looks\u00a0like.\u00a0I\u00a0can\u00a0explain.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMm.\u00a0I\u00a0believe\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0replied\u00a0calmly,\u00a0without\u00a0hesitation.<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0froze.\u00a0He\u00a0had\u00a0always\u00a0known\u00a0Sydney was\u00a0obedient,\u00a0but\u00a0this\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0a\u00a0scenario\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0prepared\u00a0for.<\/p>\n
Before\u00a0coming\u00a0home,\u00a0his\u00a0friends\u00a0had\u00a0told\u00a0him\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0doomed.\u00a0No\u00a0woman,\u00a0no\u00a0matter\u00a0how\u00a0gentle,\u00a0would\u00a0stay\u00a0silent\u00a0after\u00a0learning\u00a0her\u00a0husband\u00a0had\u00a0cheated.<\/p>\n
But\u00a0Sydney\u00a0did\u00a0not\u00a0cry.\u00a0She\u00a0did\u00a0not\u00a0scream\u00a0or\u00a0slap\u00a0him.\u00a0Nothing.\u00a0That\u00a0calm,\u00a0almost<\/p>\n
perfunctory\u00a0trust\u00a0twisted\u00a0something\u00a0inside\u00a0him.\u00a0Something\u00a0was\u00a0wrong.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0frowned,\u00a0and\u00a0a word\u00a0surfaced\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0mind.\u00a0\u2018Indifference.\u2018<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0did\u00a0not\u00a0care.\u00a0She\u00a0did\u00a0not\u00a0care\u00a0whether\u00a0he\u00a0cheated\u00a0or\u00a0kissed\u00a0another\u00a0woman.\u00a0Her\u00a0face<\/p>\n
showed\u00a0no\u00a0emotion.\u00a0She\u00a0looked\u00a0as serene\u00a0as\u00a0ever.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0grabbed\u00a0a\u00a0coat\u00a0casually.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0heading\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0hospital\u00a0to\u00a0check\u00a0on\u00a0Grandma.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0suddenly\u00a0felt\u00a0something\u00a0slipping\u00a0away.\u00a0Without\u00a0thinking,\u00a0he\u00a0reached\u00a0out,\u00a0gently\u00a0caught\u00a0her\u00a0wrist,\u00a0and carefully\u00a0probed,\u00a0\u201cSyd, aren\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0even\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0angry?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0blinked,\u00a0slightly\u00a0surprised.<\/p>\n
Being\u00a0the\u00a0Hampton\u00a0family\u2019s\u00a0daughter\u2013in\u2013law\u00a0was\u00a0no\u00a0easy\u00a0task.\u00a0She\u00a0thought\u00a0this\u00a0calm\u00a0reaction\u00a0would\u00a0ease\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0mind.\u00a0But\u00a0no,\u00a0it\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0relief\u00a0he\u00a0sought.\u00a0He\u00a0wanted\u00a0her\u00a0anger.<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
5:34\u00a0AM\u00a0Sun\u00a024\u00a0Aug<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a010<\/p>\n
23170<\/p>\n
+15 BONUS<\/p>\n
As he waited\u00a0anxiously,\u00a0she\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0him\u00a0calmly\u00a0and\u00a0asked\u00a0slowly,\u00a0\u201cIf\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0angry,\u00a0would\u00a0you\u00a0cut\u00a0ties\u00a0with\u00a0Penelope?\u201d<\/p>\n
Caleb\u2019s\u00a0expression\u00a0faltered.\u00a0After\u00a0a\u00a0beat,\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cSydney,\u00a0believe\u00a0it\u00a0or\u00a0not,\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0really\u00a0nothing\u00a0going\u00a0on\u00a0between\u00a0us.\u00a0After\u00a0my\u00a0birthday,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0have\u00a0her\u00a0move out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0you?\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0asked,\u00a0looking\u00a0him\u00a0straight\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0eye.<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0frowned\u00a0in\u00a0frustration.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0mean?\u00a0Of\u00a0course\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0stay.\u00a0This\u00a0is\u00a0our\u00a0home.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0added,\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0to\u00a0emphasize,\u00a0\u201cSydney,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0your\u00a0husband.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCal,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0faint\u00a0smile,\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0asking\u00a0where\u00a0your body\u00a0would\u00a0be.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0asking<\/p>\n
where\u00a0your\u00a0heart\u00a0is.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0froze.\u00a0In\u00a0that brief\u00a0pause,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0gently\u00a0pulled\u00a0her\u00a0wrist\u00a0free\u00a0and\u00a0walked out.<\/p>\n
By\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0Sydney reached\u00a0the\u00a0hospital,\u00a0Dorothy\u00a0was\u00a0already\u00a0asleep.\u00a0She\u00a0left\u00a0again,\u00a0driving\u00a0aimlessly\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0night\u00a0like\u00a0someone\u00a0without\u00a0a\u00a0home.\u00a0No,\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0just\u00a0like\u00a0that\u2014she<\/p>\n
truly\u00a0had\u00a0nowhere\u00a0to\u00a0go.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0was\u00a0nearly\u00a0midnight when\u00a0she\u00a0returned.\u00a0The\u00a0villa\u00a0was\u00a0silent.\u00a0Nancy\u00a0had\u00a0left\u00a0the\u00a0foyer\u00a0light\u00a0on\u00a0for\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
Passing\u00a0the\u00a0second\u2013floor\u00a0study,\u00a0she\u00a0noticed\u00a0light\u00a0spilling\u00a0from the\u00a0cracked\u00a0door.\u00a0Low\u00a0voices\u00a0came\u00a0from\u00a0inside.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0heated\u00a0argument.\u00a0Then,\u00a0unmistakably,\u00a0Penelope\u00a0started\u00a0crying.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0looked\u00a0away,\u00a0pretending\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0notice. She\u00a0returned\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0room\u00a0and\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0long,\u00a0comforting\u00a0hot\u00a0shower.<\/p>\n
As\u00a0she\u00a0sat\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0bed\u00a0drying\u00a0her\u00a0hair,\u00a0the\u00a0mattress\u00a0behind\u00a0her\u00a0dipped\u00a0under\u00a0added\u00a0weight.\u00a0A\u00a0large\u00a0hand\u00a0gently\u00a0took\u00a0the\u00a0hair\u00a0dryer\u00a0from\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0stiffened\u00a0immediately.<\/p>\n
To\u00a0outsiders,\u00a0she\u00a0and Caleb\u00a0were\u00a0the\u00a0picture\u2013perfect\u00a0couple\u2013polite\u00a0and\u00a0harmonious,\u00a0never<\/p>\n
2\/3<\/p>\n
3.34\u00a0AM\u00a0Sun\u00a024\u00a0Auy<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a010<\/p>\n
91%\u00a0<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
fighting.\u00a0What\u00a0no\u00a0one\u00a0knew\u00a0was\u00a0how\u00a0little\u00a0intimacy\u00a0they\u00a0shared.\u00a0Caleb\u00a0had\u00a0always\u00a0kept\u00a0her\u00a0at\u00a0a\u00a0distance.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0took\u00a0her\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0recognize\u00a0the\u00a0difference\u00a0between\u00a0\u201cbusy\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cavoidant.\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0once\u00a0thought\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0overwhelmed\u00a0with\u00a0work,\u00a0too\u00a0tied\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0spend\u00a0time\u00a0with\u00a0his\u00a0new\u00a0wife.\u00a0Maybe\u00a0that\u00a0explained\u00a0why\u00a0he\u00a0always\u00a0slept\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0study.<\/p>\n
Now,\u00a0as\u00a0his\u00a0fingers\u00a0moved\u00a0through\u00a0her\u00a0hair,\u00a0drying\u00a0it\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0second\u00a0nature,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0panicked.\u00a0She\u00a0stood\u00a0abruptly\u00a0and\u00a0created\u00a0some\u00a0distance\u00a0between\u00a0them.\u00a0Facing\u00a0him,\u00a0she\u00a0blurted,\u00a0\u201cDo\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0something\u00a0you\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0to\u00a0me?\u201d<\/p>\n
His\u00a0behavior\u00a0was\u00a0so\u00a0unlike\u00a0him\u00a0that she\u00a0could\u00a0not\u00a0help but\u00a0question\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
\u201cSyd.\u201d\u00a0Caleb\u00a0switched\u00a0off\u00a0the\u00a0dryer.\u00a0After\u00a0a\u00a0moment\u00a0of\u00a0hesitation,\u00a0he\u00a0met\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0and\u00a0finally\u00a0said\u00a0what\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0come\u00a0to\u00a0say.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0need\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0a\u00a0public\u00a0statement\u00a0online\u00a0to\u00a0help\u00a0clear\u00a0things\u00a0up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Not\u00a0interesting\u00a0at\u00a0all<\/p>\n
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