Chapter 25\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan walked over and wrapped his arms around Vivian\u2019s waist from behind. Her body stiffened, and she frowned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d she asked coldly, pulling away from his embrace.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His expression darkened. He lowered his voice and was mindful not to disturb Eleanor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAm I not allowed to come?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian took in his cautious look and let out a dry laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan\u2019s face hardened as he cut straight to the point.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou had the villa renovated without telling me. We\u2019re about to get married. When relatives come for the wedding, where are they supposed to stay?\u201d he asked impatiently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019d gone back to the villa earlier that day. Seeing the renovation underway, he\u2019d asked the workers and learned that the owner had ordered it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Vivian realized Logan still hadn\u2019t figured out she\u2019d sold the villa, she was quite relieved.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAt a hotel,\u201d she said. \u201cBaymoor has plenty of them. That\u2019s more than enough.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her reply was casual, almost indifferent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan stood there in silence, staring at her with a frown.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian knew the look well. It usually came right before his temper flared. This time, she didn\u2019t bother accommodating it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe villa is in my name. It\u2019s my personal property. How I handle it has nothing to do with you. You\u2019re overstepping.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His expression turned icy. \u201cWe\u2019re about to get married. Don\u2019t I deserve to know when you\u2019re renovating our marital home?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian met his gaze, and she spoke sharply. \u201cSince when does a decent family use the bride\u2019s personal property as the marital home?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan stared at her intently. \u201cTake a look at yourself. You\u2019re being petty. If this bothered you, you could\u2019ve said something earlier. I could\u2019ve bought another villa for the wedding. It\u2019s not like I can\u2019t afford it. Renovating without a word just puts me in an awkward position.\u201d Vivian smiled faintly. \u201cYou haven\u2019t been back in a long time, right? That\u2019s why you didn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 25\u00a0<\/p>\n
notice the renovation started ages ago. That\u2019s not on me.\u2018\u00a0<\/p>\n
A flicker of discomfort crossed his eyes. \u201cWork\u2019s been hectic lately, so\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo need to explain,\u201d she cut in. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
He paused, studying the indifference in her eyes, then sighed. \u201cI know you\u2019re still upset about Sloane. I\u2019ve already fired her. She\u2019ll never have the chance to appear in front of you again. Stop being angry, okay? This is exhausting for both of us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian stayed quiet for a few seconds before responding, \u201cIf you find it exhausting, we can break up. I\u2019ve told you before, I don\u2019t necessarily have to marry you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her calm, effortless tone made Logan\u2019s nerves snap taut. He could tell her words weren\u2019t empty threats.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A flicker of unease passed through him. He wanted to pull her into his arms, but the phone rang at that exact moment. His face darkened as he pulled it out, declined the call, then frowned when it rang again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian looked at him coldly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A trace of unease flashed through his\u00a0<\/p>\n
eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt might be an urgent call from the office. Let me answer this,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u2019d heard too many lies lately, so his latest attempt at deception barely registered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian\u2019s eyes were cold. She gave him a brief glance, then looked away and went back inside after tidying up the yard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan stepped aside to take the call, his expression tense. His gaze flicked toward her from time to time. Seeing that she wasn\u2019t paying attention, he finally lowered his voice. \u201cNothing serious, right? Don\u2019t worry. I\u2019ll be there soon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 25\u00a0 Logan walked over and wrapped his arms around Vivian\u2019s waist from behind. Her body stiffened, and she frowned.\u00a0 […]<\/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":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-i-cancel-the-engagement-and-level-way-up"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332","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=332"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":368,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332\/revisions\/368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}