<b>Chapter </b><b>26</b>


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    Caught off guard, Walter hit the sofa. ra also fell backward andnded on the ground.


    The lounge’s lights were voice–activated. Lights came on suddenly. Everything became visible, including their disarray.


    ra, breathless from the , choked. Having gone hungry the whole day, her stomach felt ufortable. She covered her mouth and heaved.


    Walter turned livid. Did his disgust her that much? So ra still couldn’t forget that person. Her were reserved for that man.


    Walter felt as though someone had doused him in ice water. “Get lost!” he roared, his eyes bloodshot.


    “Sure.” ra quickly stood up from the floor and fled the lounge.


    After being together for three years, ra understood him well. Walter was going to explode. When she gave birth prematurely three years ago, he was the same. ra still didn’t understand why. She was the one who had fallen down the stairs and almost died, and Marlie was kept in an incubator. Walter threw a huge temper at her then and proceeded to ignore her. Now, Walter found someone new.


    Nevermind. Since they were divorced, she shouldn’t dwell on the past. ra left hurriedly.


    She returned to her hotel andy on therge bed weakly. Calming down, she regretted her actions. She wanted to have a good chat, to understand what Walter wanted, and how she could get Marlie back. However, she messed things up. She felt anxious.


    Her lips felt hot. ra touched them. She could still taste him. She was confused. Why did Walter her? He had never done it before. Not even during . Why was today different? Did he mistake her for Tamara?


    ra felt disgusted. She ran into the bathroom and turned on the tap to rinse her mouth. As the water flowed, she hesitated. It was her first . ra still loved Walter. She was reluctant to erase any trace of him.


    ‘What is wrong with me? He has someone else, but I can’t let go of him,‘ ra thought. Dejected, ra returned to bed and wrapped herself in a nket, but she couldn’t sleep. After tossing and turning, she dozed off briefly in the early morning.


    The next day, ra woke up even more anxious. She wandered around the hotel for most of the day, taking several showers to stay awake, but she still couldn’t think of any solution.


    She picked up the phone several times to call Walter but chose not to. Even if the call went through, what would she say? Walter was undoubtedly still angry.