Chapter 294

The car ride was dead silent. After dropping Ian off at the mall, they headed straight home. Dominic hadn’t expected Louise to be this distant after he’d been away for so long. Not even a trace of happiness showed on her face—it was like he was just another person on the street. The night of their fight, around 4 a.m., Ryan had called saying something big had gone down at the Ashbourne branch and Dominic had to fly out ASAP. He'd packed in a rush and gone to the bedroom to say goodbye, but seeing Louise fast asleep, he couldn’t bring himself to wake her. Thinking it wouldn’t be long before he saw her again, he’d just kissed her forehead and left. Worried she wouldn’t take care of herself while he was gone, Dominic had Ryan bring Jane over in the morning to look after her. Only then did he feel okay leaving. During those days overseas, he really wanted to call her. But the mess over there left him no breathing room. There were times when he missed her so much he'd reach for the phone, o