The Lies Behind Her Marriage novel Chapter 11

**Chapter 11: Comfortable?**

Comfortable?

Serena felt as if her heart had leapt into her throat when she bolted upright in bed. The sudden realization that Nathaniel was lounging beside her sent a jolt of panic through her. “Nathan! Why are you here? And why am I here?” she exclaimed, her voice tinged with disbelief.

They were ensconced in their matrimonial home, in the very bedroom that had once been a sanctuary for their shared life as a couple.

This was the last place in the world Serena wished to find herself.

Nathaniel, however, remained unfazed. With a tranquility that infuriated her, he reached for the lamp and flicked it on.

The soft, golden glow flooded the room, illuminating Nathaniel in his casual pajamas.

Serena’s breath hitched in her throat, a mixture of confusion and dread swirling within her.

He appeared nothing like the distant, cold CEO who had turned his back on her. Instead, he resembled the man she had woken up to every morning for four long years, a ghost of the past that sent a sharp pang through her heart.

As he ran a hand through his tousled hair, his voice emerged steady and calm. “You fell asleep in the car and wouldn’t stir. I had to carry you inside. Even the rain couldn’t wake you.”

Serena blinked, her throat constricting painfully. “You—why am I wearing different clothes?”

His response was nonchalant. “We both got drenched in the rain. I had to change you,” he replied, as if nothing had shifted in their world.

Fists clenched tightly at her sides, she shot back, “You shouldn’t have brought me here.”

“Where else would I take you? This is your home,” Nathaniel frowned, his expression darkening.

Outside, the rain lashed against the windows, and thunder rumbled ominously. Yet, all Serena could perceive was the relentless thudding of her own heart, a drumbeat echoing the unspoken tensions between them, a chasm neither dared to cross.

“This is not my home anymore!” she retorted, her voice rising in intensity. “This is a home built on lies!”

With an emphatic gesture, she pointed at herself. “I’m already living with Alice. I’ve even enlisted an agent to help me sell this house!”

She noted the way Nathaniel’s brow furrowed, his jaw tightening, and his eyes narrowing in disbelief. He stood, arms crossed defiantly against his chest, challenging her words. “Sell the house? Why would you want to sell it? It’s in a prime location! This place was designed with your needs in mind. I left it for you to live comfortably, even without me!”

Serena’s eyes widened in shock at his words. Was he truly serious? Disbelief washed over her, and a bitter laugh escaped her lips.

“Oh, how very thoughtful of you, Mr. Thorne! I had no idea you still possessed a heart!” she shot back, her voice laced with sarcasm.

“Do you think comfort is merely about marble floors and prime locations?”

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