Chapter 147 Step Aside

• Things didn’t improve in the days to come; our conversations remained strained, and I even considered moving to the guest room temporarily. Despite having the social committee to keep me busy, I felt lonelier than ever.
• I tried my best to be content with my situation, spending countless hours with Cora. I even arranged her files and set her office in immaculate order for her. By this time, she started getting suspicious and prying into my private affairs.
• I had an answer for everything, even for Mrs Myllet, with whom I often had tea. Life in the public eye as Moll had its own identity, away from Paul. But the loneliness remained.