Chapter 37\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sloane felt so wronged that she was on the verge of tears. She called Logan, wanting him to come back, but he didn\u2019t answer her call.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After replacing all the locks, Vivian calmly cooked herself dinner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With Diana staying with Sloane, Logan finally managed to get away and went to see Vivian.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He tried to use his key to open the door, only to find that the lock wouldn\u2019t turn no matter\u00a0<\/p>\n
how hard he tried.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After several attempts, Logan realized that Vivian had changed the front door lock.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why would she change the lock for no reason? It didn\u2019t take much thinking to know that it was\u00a0<\/p>\n
to keep him out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had already humbled himself so much, even bringing Diana to try to appease Vivian. Yet, Vivian was still treating him like this.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan\u2019s temper flared, and he knocked hard on the door in frustration. \u201cVivian! Open the door!\u00a0<\/p>\n
11\u00a0<\/p>\n
The neighbors on either side were irritated by the noise. One of them opened the door and shouted a couple of complaints.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKeep it down! My kid is doing homework!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan couldn\u2019t bring himself to argue with the neighbor and quieted down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But he didn\u2019t leave. Instead, he stood at the door and took out his phone to call Vivian.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian didn\u2019t answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After ten minutes or so, Logan\u2019s patience was completely worn out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Still, he suppressed his anger and closed his eyes briefly. Then, he knocked again. it\u2019s Logan. Please open the door for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEleanor,\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had accompanied Vivian home after work to visit Eleanor several times before. At this hour, she definitely wouldn\u2019t be asleep yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The elderly woman cared about her reputation and didn\u2019t like being discussed by the neighbors. She would certainly open the door for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inside the house, Vivian listened to Logan calling out as she sat silently at the dining table. Her\u00a0<\/p>\n
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eyes slightly reddened as she took bites of her food.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her grandmother would never open the door for anyone again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
The child doing homework next door couldn\u2019t concentrate because of Logan\u2019s shouting. Finally, the neighbor flew into a rage, yanked open her door, and stood there glaring at Logan. \u201cShe\u2019s been dead and buried for over ten days already! What are you shouting out here for? Are you crazy?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan\u2019s hand froze mid\u2013air, then stiffly dropped down. \u201cWhat did you say?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The neighbor had seen Logan a few times before and knew he was Vivian\u2019s boyfriend. The neighbor frowned at Logan\u2019s blank, shocked expression. \u201cThe old lady passed away over ten days ago. You didn\u2019t know?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan stood rooted to the spot, his expression filled with shock and confusion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He hadn\u2019t known. No one had told him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He carefully replayed the recent times he\u2019d come looking for Vivian. The bedroom door had always been tightly shut, and there was a memorial portrait hanging in the main hall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suddenly, everything made sense. No wonder Vivian refused to forgive him, no matter how much he lowered himself and tried to comfort her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had once told him that in this world, Eleanor was her only family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eleanor\u2019s death must have devastated her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And what had he been doing during that time?\u00a0<\/p>\n
At that moment, he realized he had been in a neighboring city. For a whole week, he\u2019d used a business trip as an excuse to take Sloane around to a few places for fun.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan stood there stiffly, regret flooding his gaze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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