Chapter 1855

Since the day Mavis took the pill in front of Nathaniel, she had been intentionally avoiding him. Even though Nathaniel noticed it, he took no action. Mildred had long sensed something was wrong between them. For the past two weeks, one would leave early and return late, while the other did the opposite, seemingly coordinating their schedules to avoid each other. Despite being married, they acted like strangers. Mildred wanted to talk to them separately, but one claimed to be too busy with work, and the other would disappear into the study as soon as he got home, leaving her no chance to intervene. One evening, Mavis came home to pick up some contracts for her latest project and ran into Nathaniel, who had just returned from work. Their sudden encounter was awkward. Mavis stepped aside to let Nathaniel pass on the stairs. Just as Nathaniel was about to retreat to the study, Mildred called out from downstairs, "You're both home! Perfect timing, let's sit down and have