The Divorce That Brought Us Back novel Chapter 105

Maloney hadn't meant to snoop.

The words on the screen simply jumped right into his line of sight.

He only caught the very last message that popped up.

He didn't see the previous context.

Regardless.

He had to pretend he hadn't seen it.

Nora frantically fumbled to lock her screen.

Dead silence filled the car.

"Nora," Maloney broke the silence first. "Don't you have something to explain to me?"

Nora ducked her head, muttering softly, "What do you want me to explain?"

Throwing it back at him.

The girl had more than one secret weighing on her conscience.

She wasn't sure which one she was busted for, so she refused to volunteer an explanation, terrified of confessing to the wrong crime.

She only moved if she was pushed.

If he didn't push hard enough, the emotional knot would just sit there until they tripped over it again.

It had been a while since Nora had thrown this kind of awkward tantrum.

A few days ago, Maloney had accidentally torn one of her dresses. She had grumbled and complained for half the day, telling him to warn her next time so she could change into something cheaper.

What was the fun in warning her? Maloney had instantly transferred millions of dollars into her account, telling her to stop being so cheap.

That had made her so angry she nearly jumped up to hit him.

She had yelled that the ruined dress was part of a matching set she shared with Cassidy and Jasmine for their girls' nights. It was out of print, impossible to repurchase. It wasn't about the money, and she certainly wasn't cheap; it was entirely his fault for always acting like a brute.

In the end, Maloney had pointed out that since Jasmine left her family, she probably couldn't retrieve her old dresses anyway, so they might as well buy a brand-new set of matching outfits.

That had hit the right chord.

She instantly stopped being mad.

So, it wasn't that she refused to speak up every time she was unhappy.

Nor was she unreasonable.

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