Chapter 0187
“What did you say? Nicholas sat up straight at the mention of Claudia’s name. He grabbed the voice recorder the
bed before glaring at me. “What happened to Claud
rown on the Explain!”
“Nothing much,” I said wearly. “Just like I said, she’s at the police
station.”
“Ariana, what will it take for you to leave Claudia alone”
Nicholas’s anxious tone made me want to laugh, so I did. Td like to know what it will take for you to leave me alone too. Let me put it another way, if you divorce me. I leave Claudia alone
Looking at Nicholas my vision suddenly blurred. “Well? Do you agree?”
He calmed down and laughed along with me. His voice was cool. Since when are you in a position to negotiate with me? Get out!”
I nodded. It felt as if I was sleepwalking through hell. As I closed the door, I caught a glimpse of Nicholas hunching over the voice
recorder.
He was so eager. Had he ever been that anxious because of me? could not remember, Closing my eyes, I turned away. It did not matter, so I did not want to think about it.
As I got into a cab, I wondered why I had come today. What gave me the courage to think I could have the upper hand with Nicholas?
Biting my lip hard, I barely noticed when the driver called out to me Only when he nudged my shoulder did I snap out of it and give him my apartment’s address.
To distract myself, I pinched the webbing between my thumb and finger until it turned bloodlessly pale. Only physical p could make me forget the pain in my heart for now.
When we arrived, I stared blankly at the windshield. I did not even realize we had stopped. The driver leered at me. “What’s wrong. sweetheart? No money?”
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