N paused as she was about to pick up some food, then looked down. “There’s nothing I want.”


    Earlier this year, rk had promised to take time off to celebrate her birthday with an ind vacation, something she had always wanted to do. Only a few monthster<b>, </b>it seemed he hadpletely forgotten about it. This was just as well–it would make it easier for her to deal with him without any unnecessary feelings of sympathy.


    “Then I’ll have to think carefully about what to get you. If there’s anything you want, you can always tell me.


    “Sure.”


    After dinner, rk told N to watch TV on the sofa while he cleaned up the dishes. Previously, when they wanted some alone time, they would give the service staff a few days off, and N would cook herself.This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org .


    N nodded and left. In the past, she would have taken pity on him for being tired after a day’s work and cleaned up herself. Now, she no longer felt that way.


    After cleaning up and wiping down the table<b>, </b>rk washed his hands in the kitchen before sitting down


    next to <b>N</b>.


    She scooted over a bit to create some distance between them and turned to him. “Now that we’ve had dinner, when are you nning to leave?”


    rk looked at her helplessly. “N, I just sat down. Since the night you didn’te home, we haven’t had a proper conversation. If this continues, the problems between us will only grow bigger.”


    There was a sh of sarcasm in N’s eyes at rk’s emotional plea. The only solution to their problems,


    from the moment he cheated, was divorce.


    “What do <b>you </b>want to talk about?”


    “My cheating was definitely my fault. How long do you n to punish me?”


    The uncertainty of not knowing when N might forgive him was too torturous for rk. He <b>wanted </b>a


    timeline.


    N’s hands tightened slightly at her side, and she looked down. “I said I don’t know. Maybe when I no longer love you, I won’t care about this anymore.”


    A wave of bitterness washed over rk. He would rather she hate him forever than stop loving him. At least if she hated him, it would mean she still thought about him.


    After a long silence, he stood up and left quietly.


    it was only when N heard the door close that she rubbed her teary eyes. Why <b>did </b>he have to act so affectionate now, after cheating on her? No matter what he did, they could never go back to how things


    were.


    Suddenly, her phone rang, interrupting her thoughts. Seeing it was Genevieve, she quickly answered.


    “Genevieve, is there any news about what happened this morning?”


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    “Yes, it’s basically clear. Someone did switch thebels of the dilute sulfuric acid and concentrated sulfuric acid.”


    N bit her lip. “Who was it?”


    “Mabel.”


    “As expected.”


    After the explosion this morning, N’s first suspect had been Lu. However, Lucia wouldn’t be foolish enough to do it herself, so it had to <b>be </b>herckey.


    “<b>I </b>called to ask how you want to handle this. Do you want to call the police or settle it privately?”


    N raised an eyebrow. It seemed Genevieve preferred to settle it privately. Otherwise, she would have just called the police without asking her opinion. It was just that N hadn’t <b>done </b>anything to Mabel, yet thetter <b>had </b>tried to ruin her face….


    Thinking about this, N said coldly, “Call the police.”