Chapter 202

When he said he didn’t trust her, it didn’t matter how she explained—it was like talking to a wall. He kicked her out, left her to suffer, and when she finally fell sick, he suddenly felt bad and came crawling back with apologies. So she was just supposed to forgive him now? Nope. Not happening. She was done playing that game. “I’m tired. I want to sleep,” Ariella Rios said, pulling her feet out of his hands. It was obvious she was brushing him off. That hit Lucian Sterling right in the chest. But she was sick, and he didn’t want to push it, so he awkwardly got off the bed. “Alright, rest then.” “Just call me if you need anything.” He shuffled over to the desk and opened up his laptop, pretending to dive into work. He hadn’t caught a wink of sleep all night, and now staring at that pile of boring documents, the drowsiness hit hard. After handling a few files, he leaned back in the chair and dozed off, soft snores coming from his direction. Ariella, on the other hand, couldn’t sleep a b