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A smile tugged at Alya\u2019s lips. \u201cMr. Storm, wait for me. I\u2019m coming to drink with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla spun the wheel and smoothly backed the car out of the lot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Time to drink.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy rushed home. What greeeted him was an empty living room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLaura!\u201d he roared.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Startled, Laura ran out from the kitchen. When she saw Troy\u2019s dark, terrifying face, she froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was the first time she\u2019d ever seen Troy this angry.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla had really pushed him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere is she?\u201d he snapped. \u201cSpeak!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMrs. Winston came by, took her things, and left,\u201d Laura stammered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe didn\u2019t say anything else?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2026 she did.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTell me!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Laura was on the verge of tears. \u201cShe\u2026 she said she won\u2019t be coming back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy\u2019s face went pale with rage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
+5 Free Coins\u00a0<\/p>\n
The pressure in the room dropped so sharply it was suffocating. Laura had never seen him like this.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think she really meant it,\u201d she mumbled, trembling. \u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on with her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy clenched his fists.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t know either.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the past, even if she left after a fight, she\u2019d be back in a day or two. Always.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This time was different.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy didn\u2019t care that deeply about Ayla. But back in the car, the way she had lost control, hitting and biting\u00a0<\/p>\n
him-that had shaken him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For the first time, he found himself curious about what she was really feeling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And then, just like that, she got out of the car.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The way she yanked the handbrake and took control of the wheel-smooth, precise, confident.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She clearly knew how to drive well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
100\u00a0<\/p>\n
45 Free Coins\u00a0<\/p>\n
He suddenly remembered all those times over the past three years when she\u2019d driven. She was a good driver. He\u2019d just never noticed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And now, one question after another about Ayla began to surface in his mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Laura hadn\u2019t heard him say anything in a while. She looked up. Her heart still heavy from Ayla\u2019s departure, she hesitantly asked, \u201cMr. Winston, is Mrs. Winston really going to divorce you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy flinched at the word \u201cdivorce\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had never taken it seriously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla had mentioned divorce so many times, but she always came back. He had been absolutely sure of it. She didn\u2019t need coaxing. She always came back on her own. That had been their pattern for the past three\u00a0<\/p>\n
years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But what if this time she meant it?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The thought hit him like a truck.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For the first time, Troy realized he wasn\u2019t ready for divorce.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His hands clenched at his sides. Joints cracking. The sound sharp in the silence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was stunned by his own thoughts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He wasn\u2019t ready to divorce Ayla?\u00a0<\/p>\n
How ridiculous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He despised her. He should be thrilled she wanted to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If she could actually walk away, he\u2019d even give her some credit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Laura didn\u2019t get a reply. Troy simply turned and left. His face showed no emotion, just the usual calm indifference.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But was it real?\u00a0<\/p>\n
He used to be indifferent because he didn\u2019t care.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But now? Now he was angry.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Laura thought about it. She honestly hoped Ayla would come back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If they didn\u2019t divorce, maybe Troy wouldn\u2019t be so angry.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Then again\u2026 Skyla wasn\u2019t so bad either.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ugh, the affairs of the wealthy. Definitely not something she should get involved in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
100\u00a0<\/p>\n
+5 Free Coins\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla reached the bar Draven had mentioned as fast as she could. She followed the room number and was surprised to run into Bria.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After offending Draven and coughing up ten million dollars as an apology, Bria had fled with Renee to Tayvara for vacation, mostly to avoid him. She had only just returned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She frequented this bar, but didn\u2019t expect to run into Ayla right after landing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla wasn\u2019t the type to indulge in fun or luxury. She\u2019d rather hole up in the kitchen cooking, which, frankly, made her kind of dull.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But today, something was different. Her usual distant look had softened, and there was even a flicker of brightness in her eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Which could only mean one thing-Alya was in a good mood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And if Alya was in a good mood, Bria definitely wasn\u2019t.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAyla,\u201d Bria sneered. \u201cIf Troy finds out you\u2019re here at a bar hiring male dancers, you\u2019re finished.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla smiled. Perfect. Time to settle a score. \u201cPlanning to tattle to Troy again?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou made me pour red wine all over myself. I haven\u2019t forgotten. And I know you\u2019re scared I\u2019ll tell him. Now that I\u2019ve got dirt on you, you think I\u2019m letting you off easy?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla gave a cold laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bria\u2019s bullying had always been so bold because Troy never cared enough to stop her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Troy had corrected her even once-just one time-like Draven would have, even if not harshly, even just to say she was wrong, Bria wouldn\u2019t be this arrogant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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