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Luke was absolutely seething. He glared daggers at the back of Scarlett\u2019s head as if trying to burn holes through her skull with the intensity of his stare.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even though she had already rationalized Vincent\u2019s earlier intervention, Scarlett found herself unable to stop turning his words over in her mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How much genuine acceptance had there really been in his defense of her?\u00a0<\/p>\n
But then again, what remained between them now was barely worth quantifying.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The car window was partially lowered, allowing a cool night breeze to circulate. Combined with the lingering effects of the beer she had consumed, Scarlett\u2019s head began to feel increasingly heavy and clouded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No matter how much she obsessed over Vincent\u2019s motivations, it ultimately felt pointless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Resigning herself, she decided to cease the mental gymnastics. She leaned back against the headrest, closed her eyes, and feigned sleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The alcohol was beginning to affect her more strongly, causing her to frown slightly and even cough a little.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent heard her cough. He glanced sideways, noted her pallor, and silently pressed the button to raise her window.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing the window hum shut, Scarlett opened her eyes slightly. Her gaze fell upon the darkened glass, where she could just make out Vincent\u2019s reflection.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was focused intently on the road ahead, his profile sharp and handsome-still possessing the same captivating features that had once made her fall for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even now, the sight of him could make her heart flutter faintly. But the sensation was fundamentally different now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the car came to a stop at a red light, Vincent turned to study Scarlett again. She was leaning against the window, and the arm exposed to the night air showed goosebumps-likely from the chill.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent unfastened his seatbelt and leaned across, draping his jacket carefully over her legs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett looked down at the garment, then pushed it away with polite detachment. \u201cThank you, but I\u2019m not\u00a0<\/p>\n
cold.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As she spoke, she slid the jacket completely off her legs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The traffic light turned green. Vincent offered no verbal response, didn\u2019t argue, nor did he retrieve his discarded jacket.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing he made no move to reclaim it, Scarlett simply folded the jacket neatly and placed it on the console\u00a0<\/p>\n
between them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t touch it again for the remainder of the journey.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Vincent noted Scarlett\u2019s altered behavior but kept his observations to himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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There was a time when merely being allowed to hold his jacket would have filled her with joy for weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, she seemed entirely indifferent to anything associated with him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Soon, the car pulled up before the Stewart Manor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucy, who knew Vincent had gone searching for Luke, had been waiting anxiously by the entrance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her face finally relaxed into a smile when she saw the car arrive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She opened the rear passenger door, and upon confirming Luke was safe and unharmed, she released an audible sigh of relief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She reached out and ruffled his hair affectionately. \u201cYou little rascal, getting bold enough to ignore your brother\u2019s and my calls now, are you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Luke swatted her hand away irritably. \u201cStop messing up my hair.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucy rolled her eyes and was about to retort when she noticed several faint red marks on Luke\u2019s cheek.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLuke, what happened to your face?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She reached out to examine the marks, but Luke slapped her hand away. \u201cGot bitten by a dog.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His tone was dripping with resentment. Without another word, he stormed into the house.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucy stood bewildered, casting a helpless glance toward Vincent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Given Vincent\u2019s temperament, it was entirely plausible he had disciplined Luke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Vincent had indeed struck him, Lucy privately thought Luke might have deserved it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent offered no explanation. He simply instructed Lucy, \u201cGo inside and keep an eye on him. Ensure he doesn\u2019t attempt to leave again tonight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucy didn\u2019t dare press for details. \u201cUnderstood, Vincent.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Only after they had entered did Scarlett finally exit the vehicle..\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had consumed the beer rapidly, but its effects were already diminishing just as quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, Scarlett felt significantly more clear-headed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stepped out and walked directly toward the house, completely failing to notice that Vincent had extended a hand as if to assist her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent\u2019s hand remained suspended in the air for a moment, his fingers curling slightly before he let it fall back to his side. A soft, cold laugh escaped him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett proceeded directly to her assigned room. Vincent first went to check briefly on Luke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Vincent finally entered their shared bedroom, his eyes immediately fell upon a blood-stained tissue\u00a0<\/p>\n
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lying on the bedside table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was momentarily taken aback. Scanning the room, he noticed the bathroom light was illuminated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He walked over, forgetting to knock, and pushed the door open.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The room was filled with steam. Scarlett stood at the bathroom vanity, wrapped only in a towel that left her shoulders and legs exposed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She possessed a naturally excellent figure-slender yet toned, the kind that would draw admiring glances even from other women.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was bent forward, applying lotion to her skin. The towel provided minimal coverage across her chest, and Vincent froze momentarily at the sight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett caught his reflection in the mirror and straightened up abruptly. \u201cWhat do you need?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her voice was icy, devoid of the warmth and softness it once held for him. She was all sharp edges now, like a defensive hedgehog raising its quills.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent couldn\u2019t see any visible injuries on her, but he inquired nonetheless, \u201cI noticed a bloodied tissue on the table. Are you hurt?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett replied dismissively, \u201cIt\u2019s nothing significant. I\u2019ve already addressed it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The minor injury had occurred when her finger had snagged on Luke\u2019s earring during their earlier altercation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Awakened Housewife Ignore Betrayer\u2019s Begs\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silent Dreams Never Die \u2014 Author: John Miller 103 \u00a0 Chapter 103 The Unspoken Distance\u00a0 Finished\u00a0 Luke was absolutely seething. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-impossible-condition-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27467\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}