Chapter 314

Next morning, Riyana woke up, grabbed her bag, and walked straight out. No good morning. No glance. No pause at the door. She didn’t even know why she was acting like this, but something inside her was refusing to slow down. Her chest felt tight again. Not anger this time. Fear. A quiet, crawling fear that sat somewhere deep and refused to leave. Last night kept replaying in her head. Jabco standing in that bar. His arm around another woman. The way his voice sounded softer with her. That image had carved itself into her mind, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t push it away. She told herself she didn’t care. She told herself their marriage wasn’t normal anyway. But her heart didn’t listen. By the time she reached work, she was already exhausted. She sat at her desk, opened her laptop, and forced herself to focus. Lines, colors, schedules. Anything that wasn’t him. She was halfway through replying to an email when her phone vibrated on the table. She frowned slightly and gla