Chapter 31

A rose-pink sunrise trickles in through the window, gradually bringing her awake. She glanced at Ahmad, beaming.

“You’re up already?” She slurred, trying to keep her eyes open. She was still sleepy. He nodded as he flashes her a half smile.

“Hope you slept well.” He said, moving closer to her face. He looks into her eyes as she draws close to him, cupping his cheeks with her warm palms.

“Hmm?” He hummed, still waiting for her to answer his question.

It didn’t actually matter how she slept, what mattered was knowing she still had control over her husband and things were going to be back to normal. Not after that fiery intimacy they had last night. She moved in for a kiss but he moved back and picked up his phone that was ringing

 “Hey, Layla…” He briskly glanced at Hidayah at the same time her facial expression soured. A look of great bitterness swept across her face.

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