Watching You Burn In Regret novel Chapter 223

Back at Rippling Gardens, Seren went to her studio to practice her fundamentals. When she finally looked up from her work, two hours had passed. She instinctively reached for her phone and saw two new messages from Lennon.

[Just checked into the hotel, Mrs. Crestwell. The cook will be over before dinner. Let her know what you’d like to eat for the next few days.]

[Missing my Mrs. Crestwell.]

[Okay.]

After sending her reply, Seren took a photo of the painting she had finished last night, *A Night at Duskwood Mountain*, and sent it to him.

[The studio wall is a bit bare. I was thinking of having this framed to hang in here. What do you think?]

Since the house was their marital home, she felt she should ask his opinion on something like hanging a painting.

[Why not hang it in the bedroom? *From dawn to dusk, year after year.* The sentiment is perfect, and we could see it first thing every morning.]

Seren’s ears burned. She had secretly wanted to hang it in the bedroom all along but had suggested the studio, worried he might see through the hidden sentiment in her art. But he had seen it instantly. Her cheeks grew hot as she typed back a simple “Okay.”

Beyond her surprise and fluster, there was a spark of an indescribable joy—the joy of being understood. She could feel herself falling more and more for Lennon.

She used to be able to go a whole day without looking at her phone, indifferent to any messages she might receive. Now, the first thing she did after finishing her practice was check to see if he had texted.

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