Too Late To Love Me I Already Left With His Twins (Lydia and Dave) novel Chapter 125

Just this heavy, dull weight in my chest.

I closed the messages.

Put the phone back exactly where it was.

By the time Lara returned, I was already composed.

“Sorry about that,” she said. “Client issues.”

“Of course,” I replied.

I didn’t ask.

What was the point?

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She left a few minutes later.

at there for a While after she was gone

Just… sitting.

Marcus.

I almost laughed.

Of course.

Of course.

I picked up my phone.

Stared at his contact.

Didn’t call.

Didn’t text.

Nothing. 1

Because what exactly was I going to say?

Hey, are you secretly getting divorced while telling me you’re free?

No.

If he wanted me to know…

He would have told me.

I leaned back in my chair.

Closed my eyes for a second.

They showed me something.

A gift.

Excited.

I looked at it.

Didn’t react.

“We’ll check it later,” I said.

I couldn’t do this right now.

I tucked them into bed.

Listened to their small conversations.

Answered their questions.

Normal.

Everything felt painfully normal.

Then I went to my room.

Closed the door.