Chapter 334

Conrad suddenly stopped in his tracks. The quiet alley was dead silent, except for the wind and the sound of two people breathing hard. A few seconds later, he slowly turned his head and looked at Calliope, his gaze deep and unreadable. Then he hooked up one side of his lips in a half-smirk, voice low and rough with a clear undertone of sarcasm. "You can't even recognize your own husband?" Calliope's pupils shrank. She blurted out, "It's really you?!" A mix of anger and betrayal exploded inside her like a pressure cooker blowing its lid. But before she could fully react, his next line dumped a bucket of ice water on her head. He let out a cold laugh, sarcasm thick in his eyes. "If I were your husband, you'd be dead a dozen times over." Calliope was completely stunned. She froze on the spot, whatever fury had started building instantly swapped out for a wave of confusion crashing over her. She stared blankly at the man's retreating back, her mind totally blank. Conrad took a few more st