Brittany studied his carefree expression, but the doubts in her heart hadn't completely vanished. Yet, when she caught his tender eyes, she swallowed her questions back down.
Maybe she was reading too much into it. He was just an ordinary office worker—how could he be tangled up in something like that?
Adrian, seeing her let it go, quietly let out a relieved breath. He nonchalantly tucked his phone into his pocket. "Honey, stay put, alright?" he said, leaning down to brush a gentle kiss against her forehead. "I'll pick up something for dinner. I'll be back soon."
With that, Adrian turned and left, pulling the door shut behind him.
A strange, unsettling feeling bubbled up inside Brittany—something she couldn't quite put into words. Her gaze drifted downward, falling on the floor near th
