Chapter 74. Broken Ties

“From friends to lovers, and now, we are back to being strangers.”

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Johann’s POV

As soon as we arrived at the lake house, my wife went straight to Grandpa’s room and asked me not to join.

I waited in the bedroom where we stayed on Grandpa’s birthday. I couldn’t help but worry. It’s been an hour since she went there.

I stepped out of the balcony and lit my cigarette to relieve my stress.

“What’s taking her so long? Did she really say it to Grandpa?” I asked myself while constantly walking in circles.

A little later, the door swung open and I saw her with bulging eyes.

“Hey, what’s wrong? Did Grandpa g-get mad at you? Did h-he…”

I couldn’t get my sentences straight but she seemed to understand what I wanted to say.

“You’re smoking? Will you put that away, I hate that smell,” she pinpointed and refused to answer my question.

Instead, she handed over the small vault she was holding, “Here, Grandpa said you know