Chapter 1176

"Yeah, Mom asked me to take Mary shopping for a couple of outfits for an upcoming event." Terence set the shopping bags down on the couch, his expression steady and composed. Maryanne called out a casual "Hey, Chantelle" and flopped onto the sofa. She was only here as a human shield, so her job was just to sit there and keep quiet. Chantelle gave her a glance, then turned back to Terence. "You're so busy with work you don't even have time for me, and yet you have time to take her shopping?" Terence had already come up with an excuse. "Mom hasn't been feeling well these past couple of days, so I—" But Chantelle didn't want to hear it. "The other day I asked you to go shopping with me, and you said you were too busy with work. But now you can squeeze out time for her?" Terence fell silent. "I'm your wife! Even if you had to carve out time, that time should be spent with me!" Chantelle had always felt a distance between them. Even though they shared a bed every night, it was like s