Michael didn't even bother answering, pressing the red disconnect button directly. Silas stared down with dark eyes at the small trace of red staining the white bedsheet.
Thinking back carefully, it seemed he had taken the initiative last night. Still, she was the one who came knocking on his door; losing what was most precious to a woman was simply her taking a lesson!
Meanwhile, Evelyn walked down to the maple grove on the estate. Looking at the two rows of young maple trees stretching for over a full kilometer, her mood grew tangled and complex.
The last time she and Michael had walked through a maple forest together was back in Canada. They had been so deeply in love then...
Even this small grove of maple trees had been planted specifically for her by him.
The autumn sky was brilliant and blue. In a few years, as these maples grew full and lush, their leaves would canopy over the blue sky completely.
