Ex-husband's Sweet Trap novel Chapter 10

Henry could hear every word of Luz's conversation with Declan in the enclosed space of the car. His face was clouded over at their sweet and lingering words.

Henry stepped on the accelerator and sped up, which made Luz jump.

She turned and saw Henry light a cigarette with one hand, his expression dark.

"Declan, I'll talk to you when we get home." Luz quickly hung up the phone and grabbed the handle over the door.

She had always been afraid of the way Henry drove.

There was dead silence in the car. It was so quiet that one could almost hear a needle drop.

After a while, the man's cold voice sounded in the car. 

"Luz, do you know how long you've been away?"

Luz was silent.

After a long while, she replied, "Seven years."

"2555 days and four hours!"

Henry corrected her as he puffed out some smoke from his lips. The smoke lingered in the car and around Luz, which made her choke slightly.

She coughed.

Henry glanced at her and said coldly, "Did you come back because Declan's career is stable in North City now?"

"How long I've been gone and why I came back doesn't matter."

Luz frowned, offended by his sarcastic tone. She returned with a similar tone of sardonicism, "It's really none of your business, Mr Maynard."