Chapter 19 Weariness

Ian didn't press Evelyn any further. "We'll be heading back to the Sheffield residence for a family dinner tomorrow night," he said instead. "Be ready to leave together. I'm feeling a little tired, so I'll be heading upstairs to rest first." With that, he turned and went upstairs without looking back. As such, he didn't notice the pleasant surprise on Evelyn's face at all. Ever since Sophia's departure, he'd been sleeping in the second bedroom under the excuse of work. Even he wasn't sure when he'd started developing an aversion to Evelyn's constant attentiveness. During this period, she would always seemingly unintentionally show up in the second bedroom, tentatively wearing revealing nightclothes. No matter how humbly she attempted to ingratiate herself to him, he would always turn down her advances with the excuse that he was busy with work. Sophia, on the other hand, would never have behaved like this. He thought back to the time when they had just gotten married. In the