Zoe checked her notifications. It was Liam. He sent over a document and asked her to print it. Putting her phone aside, she raised her eyes and wanted to continue her conversation with Mason.

However, he was already on his way upstairs. He said nonchalantly, “We’ll continue this after I come back.”

It was warm in spring, but she felt cold all over.

He was her husband and yet he was acting so aloof towards her. She said softly, “You kept saying that I don’t treat you the way a husband deserves, Mason. Well. Have you been treating me with the respect a wife deserves?

“You can say that you’re getting together with Gabriela and the other ladies because you wanted to rile me up. However, I think you know very well what Lilith’s role is in our marriage. Now, you’re going to take a flight to be with her and I can’t even have a minute to say something to you.”

He stopped in his tracks. After a brief moment, he leaned over and looked at her quietly, “What did you want to tell me?”

She was