Chapter 189

• As the lights went out, Gavin let out a quiet sigh of relief and settled back onto the sofa. The room was shrouded in silence, a stillness that seemed to stretch endlessly as he waited for Liza to appear.
• Minutes ticked by, but the sound of her footsteps never came.
• He lowered his head, his expression unreadable in the darkness, but the faintest hint of disappointment crossed his features. Her earlier words echoed in his mind—how their marriage was nothing more than an agreement, a pretense in front of others, leaving them as little more than strangers when alone.